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Instagram’s Teen Accounts aren’t really for teensInstagram’s Teen Accounts aren’t really for teens
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What to know about Meta’s new restrictions on young people’s social media use.

By Ellen Ioanes
Business & Finance
Is Nvidia stock overvalued? It depends on the future of AI.Is Nvidia stock overvalued? It depends on the future of AI.
Business & Finance

It has been a wild few days for Nvidia stock. But the hype isn’t dying down anytime soon.

By Nicole Narea
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Google’s new AI chatbot seems boring. Maybe that’s the point.Google’s new AI chatbot seems boring. Maybe that’s the point.
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The new tool, Bard, arrives six long weeks after Microsoft’s BingGPT release.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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Cambridge Analytica made “ethical mistakes” because it was too focused on regulation, former COO saysCambridge Analytica made “ethical mistakes” because it was too focused on regulation, former COO says
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“It felt like, well, once that was done, then we’ve done what we needed to do, and we forgot to pause and think about, ethically, what was going on.”

By Eric Johnson
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A former Amazon employee hacked the credit card data of 100 million AmericansA former Amazon employee hacked the credit card data of 100 million Americans
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New York state has launched an investigation into what happened at Capital One.

By Theodore Schleifer
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In 10 years, every “relevant” company will be a tech company, Stitch Fix CEO Katrina Lake saysIn 10 years, every “relevant” company will be a tech company, Stitch Fix CEO Katrina Lake says
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However, Lake says on Recode Decode, she still hopes there’s a future for retail stores that deliver an experience to visitors.

By Eric Johnson
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Google and Facebook have become “antithetical to democracy,” says The Age of Surveillance Capitalism author Shoshana ZuboffGoogle and Facebook have become “antithetical to democracy,” says The Age of Surveillance Capitalism author Shoshana Zuboff
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Silicon Valley has compromised our autonomy, Zuboff says: “They can take hold of our behavior and shift it and modify it in ways that we don’t know.”

By Eric Johnson
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It may be ‘data journalism,’ but Julia Angwin’s new site the Markup is nothing like FiveThirtyEightIt may be ‘data journalism,’ but Julia Angwin’s new site the Markup is nothing like FiveThirtyEight
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Rather than analyzing data that others have collected, Angwin says the new nonprofit will be collecting data sets about technology that don’t exist today.

By Eric Johnson
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Big data could ‘stop famines from ever happening again,’ says World Bank Group President Jim Yong KimBig data could ‘stop famines from ever happening again,’ says World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim
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“Famine by definition is large numbers of people who are starving to death. There’s no reason for that to ever happen.”

By Eric Johnson
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If they don’t want to lose their jobs to a machine, doctors will need to become compassionate ‘human connectors’If they don’t want to lose their jobs to a machine, doctors will need to become compassionate ‘human connectors’
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“AI Superpowers” author and former Google China president Kai-Fu Lee predicts that medicine will undergo radical changes in the next few decades.

By Eric Johnson
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The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica apology tour continues, with full-page ads in major newspapersThe Facebook-Cambridge Analytica apology tour continues, with full-page ads in major newspapers
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“I promise to do better for you,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg says in the ads.

By Eric Johnson
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Google, Amazon and Microsoft cloud businesses helped more than double spending on data centers last yearGoogle, Amazon and Microsoft cloud businesses helped more than double spending on data centers last year
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Artificial intelligence is forcing us to work harder to define human intelligence  — and to fight to defend itArtificial intelligence is forcing us to work harder to define human intelligence  — and to fight to defend it
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Think like nobody’s strapping a band around your head to collect information about your thinking.

By Irina Raicu
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2017 is already the biggest year ever for data center investment in the U.S.2017 is already the biggest year ever for data center investment in the U.S.
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It’s reached $18.2 billion so far this year.

By Rani Molla
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Even with all our gadgets, Americans are using less electricity than 10 years agoEven with all our gadgets, Americans are using less electricity than 10 years ago
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Electronic devices are getting smaller and more energy-efficient.

By Rani Molla
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Watch this university lecture on calling bullshitWatch this university lecture on calling bullshit
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You don’t have to be enrolled to tune into lectures on spotting bad information such as fake news and shoddy analysis of big data.

By Tess Townsend
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We all thought having more data was better. We were wrong.We all thought having more data was better. We were wrong.
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“Little data” is not exactly a sexy, attention-grabbing topic. But is more and bigger data really better?

By Bob O'Donnell
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Eric Schmidt: ‘Big data is so powerful, nation states will fight’ over itEric Schmidt: ‘Big data is so powerful, nation states will fight’ over it
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Google grabbed five major clients for its cloud business.

By Tess Townsend
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These University of Washington professors are teaching a course on bullshitThese University of Washington professors are teaching a course on bullshit
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Watch out, Big Data.

By Tess Townsend
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Data science is creating a tidal wave of opportunity for women to get into executive leadershipData science is creating a tidal wave of opportunity for women to get into executive leadership
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Gone are the days of trashing a female exec for her “leadership skills” without taking a closer look at her personal and financial-performance metrics.

By Daphne Kis
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Full transcript: Foursquare’s CEO Jeff Glueck and co-founder Dennis Crowley on Recode DecodeFull transcript: Foursquare’s CEO Jeff Glueck and co-founder Dennis Crowley on Recode Decode
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It’s all about “location intelligence.”

By Recode Staff
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The police will get better if we use data to treat them ‘as a human, not a robot’The police will get better if we use data to treat them ‘as a human, not a robot’
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U.S. Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil says the numbers about policing and excessive force point to a big problem in the dispatch system.

By Eric Johnson
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Techies should take a ‘tour of duty’ in government, says White House’s DJ PatilTechies should take a ‘tour of duty’ in government, says White House’s DJ Patil
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“We don’t call that a revolving door, we call it being a citizen,” Patil says on Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
Intel is paying more than $400 million to buy deep-learning startup Nervana Systems
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The chip giant is betting that machine learning is going to be a big deal in the data center.

By Ina Fried
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Internet of Things strategies are going from general to specialized and verticalInternet of Things strategies are going from general to specialized and vertical
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Qualcomm, Intel and Dell are among the companies moving toward enabling vertical-specific IoT solutions.

By Bob O'Donnell
Hollywood’s love affair with Big Data (before anyone knew what to call it)
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After the 2011 hit “Moneyball,” every major league front office employs a data-driven strategy to assemble their rosters.

By Prat Moghe
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Ford and Microsoft lead $253 million investment in EMC-owned PivotalFord and Microsoft lead $253 million investment in EMC-owned Pivotal
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The automaker is going from customer to part-owner.

By Arik Hesseldahl
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The Data DietThe Data Diet
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What a former Google’s scientist’s data-driven 40-lb. weight loss can teach about business.

By Ashutosh Garg
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Meet Zoe, a New Smart Home Hub That Lets You Control Your DataMeet Zoe, a New Smart Home Hub That Lets You Control Your Data
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The crowdfunded device by Protonet offers data security in an increasingly crowded smart home market.

By Patrick Sisson
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T-Mobile Tweaks Its ‘Binge On’ Video Data Plan, and YouTube Signs OnT-Mobile Tweaks Its ‘Binge On’ Video Data Plan, and YouTube Signs On
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Remember when John Legere called “bullshit” on the world’s largest video service in January? That was then.

By Peter Kafka
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Can You Put a Face to Big Data?Can You Put a Face to Big Data?
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Read the blurbs! Page through the coffee-table book! Watch the documentary!

By Tim Bajarin
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What America Eats on Valentine’s DayWhat America Eats on Valentine’s Day
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The top food orders for couples and singles on February 14.

By Vince Dixon
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Did Airbnb Purge Potentially Illegal NYC Listings Ahead of Its Own Data Dump?Did Airbnb Purge Potentially Illegal NYC Listings Ahead of Its Own Data Dump?
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Inside the charges made by a pair of researchers.

By Noah Kulwin
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EU Antitrust Chief Suggests Big Data Could Be Next Target in CrosshairsEU Antitrust Chief Suggests Big Data Could Be Next Target in Crosshairs
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Is big data next after Google?

By Mark Bergen
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Former Tinder CEO Payne Moves to DoorDash as COOFormer Tinder CEO Payne Moves to DoorDash as COO
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DoorDash was founded in 2013 and since then there has been a rush into the restaurant delivery space, including by rivals Postmates and Caviar.

By Kara Swisher
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Top Food Trends of 2015, According to the InternetTop Food Trends of 2015, According to the Internet
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It’s not just your imagination: Avocado toast was literally the trendiest food of 2015.

By Vince Dixon
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Beyond the Pill: Data Is the New DrugBeyond the Pill: Data Is the New Drug
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It’s time to integrate digital into health care.

By Michelle Longmire
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Verizon to Start Testing ‘Toll-Free’ Data in Coming DaysVerizon to Start Testing ‘Toll-Free’ Data in Coming Days
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So-called sponsored data plans have the potential for cutting customers’ bills, but have drawn ire from some Net Neutrality advocates.

By Ina Fried
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Forget China -- Google Has to Fight Off Alibaba on Mobile in IndiaForget China -- Google Has to Fight Off Alibaba on Mobile in India
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New data shows Alibaba’s UC browser is beating Google’s in its key growth market.

By Mark Bergen