Jun 07 Watch To Combat Human Rights Abuses, California Company Looks to Computer Code A California company using high-tech tools to combat human rights abuses across the globe. Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch Apple Unveils New iCloud Music Service, but Privacy Issues May Lurk Steve Jobs returned to the public stage Monday to announce Apple's iCloud, a new online music storage service. Ray Suarez discusses the announcement with The Washington Post's Technology Reporter Cecilia Kang. Continue watching
May 20 Furry Robots, Foldable Cars and More Innovations from MIT's Media Lab We recently visited the Media Lab at MIT for our story on George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen's ebook, "The Great Stagnation." Cowen argues that the pace of innovation is stalling. We went to MIT for the counterargument. Here's a… Continue reading
May 18 Watch The Great Stagnation: Why Hasn't Recent Technology Created More Jobs? As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman reports on why more good jobs haven't been created in recent years. Can new technological innovations create widespread job growth as past generations have seen?… Continue watching
May 10 Watch What's Behind Microsoft's Decision to Buy Skype? Microsoft announced Tuesday it was purchasing the Internet telephone service Skype in a deal valued at $8.5 billion. Jeffrey Brown discusses the deal with The Washington Post's Technology Reporter Cecilia Kang. Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch Sony PlayStation System Hacking Incident Highlights Web-Security Gaps Ray Suarez discusses the Sony PlayStation data breach with Wired.com editor Kevin Poulsen. Continue watching
Apr 21 Share Your iPhone, iPad Location Maps The smart-phone world is buzzing over the fact that some iPhones store location data in your phones and keep a copy on the computers that sync with your devices. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch Autism Now: Julie Fisher Extended Interview As part of our Autism Now series, below is an extended transcript excerpt, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Julie Fisher, director of the Charter School for Autism in New York City, on treatment and schooling for children with… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch Autism Now: Jessie Mojica Extended Interview As part of our Autism Now series, below is an extended transcript excerpt, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Jesse Mojica, director of education policy for the Bronx borough president, on treatment and education for children with the disorder. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch North Carolina School Engages Tech Generation With Digital Learning Tools John Tulenko of Learning Matters, which produces education stories for the NewsHour, reports on a North Carolina school district switching from textbooks to all-digital learning materials. Continue watching