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Next week is a big one in the tech world news: WWDC, Apple's developer conference, kicks off in San Francisco on Monday morning with a 10 a.m. (PT) keynote. And it's widely expected to be ... kind of boring?That's to hear some of the press tell it, anyway, based on rumors that there won't be any hardware announcements and only minor software improv…
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Trend alert! Communes are back!But not in the way you're probably thinking of. Group housing is a big trend among 20- and 30-somethings (although not exclusively), but this time around, they're calling it "co-living," and it comes with a twist: it's not just a lifestyle, it's a business model.Av from Marketplace
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This week's Dispatch is truly a dispatch from the field! I'm writing this now from New Orleans, where I've been attending the Collision Conference, a confab of startups, investors, marketers, journalists, assorted tech industry smart people and, as it happens, a surprising number of athletes and sport-related tech companies.…
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This week, Molly Wood looks at the use of social media in the aftermath of a natural disaster or terrorist attack. Facebook's Safety Check — a feature that enables users to report themselves as safe — has garnered criticism because of its selectivity, becoming activated after some events and not others. But it can be a powerful tool. Wood spoke wit…
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This week, Molly talked to basketball star Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors about water--the crisis in Flint, Michigan; digging wells in Africa. They also talked about the economics of his specialty: the 3-point shot. He was fresh from setting an NBA record the night before, for the most 3-pointers in a single season. That would be 300. h…
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This week, there's really only one story dominating the world of tech and business: the Apple v. FBI cage match. I took this opportunity to call up the always insightful Tom Merritt, host of Daily Tech News Show, to talk about what a watershed moment this is in the conversation between law enforcement and the tech community, but also what it means …
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This week, the CEO of the big unicorn startup (insert-tech-boom-cliche here) Zenefits got the unceremonious boot from his job, after allegations that the company has been letting unlicensed employees sell health insurance.http://www.marketplace.org/2016/02/11/tech/molly-dispatch-episode-2-zenefits-tv-prices-and-car-sharing…
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