Daily Report: Chasing Marty McFly’s Hoverboard by THE NEW YORK TIMES

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

For the last 25 years, garage tinkerers, physics professors and top engineers at Google have been trying to make one.

Published: October 21, 2014 at 4:00AM

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Daily Report: As Social Media Studies Proliferate, Experts Weigh Ethics Guidelines by THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Personal data on millions of people can now be analyzed by researchers without the subjects’ knowledge, posing an ethical problem.

Published: August 13, 2014 at 4:00AM

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Daily Report: Keeping Data Secure Is One Tough Job by THE NEW YORK TIMES

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

To combat the growing threat of online breaches, companies and governments are hiring chief information security officers — executives whose main responsibility is to make sure data systems are secure.

Published: July 21, 2014 at 4:00AM

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