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A couple's quest to stop a rare disease before it takes one of them

A couple's quest to stop a rare disease before it takes one of them

Twenty years. That's how long two grad students, Sonia Vallabh and Eric Minikel, think they have before a deadly disease envelops Sonia's brain. The Massachusetts couple is now racing to find a cure.
by Rae Ellen Bichell

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IQ2 debate: Tech companies, private data and law enforcement

IQ2 debate: Tech companies, private data and law enforcement

A new debate from the Intelligence Squared series. Four experts debate if tech companies should help law enforcement gain access to your private digital data. Perhaps it could prevent or solve crimes, or protect national security. But isn't personal data supposed to be private?
by MPR News Staff

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Eager to burst his own bubble, a techie made apps to randomize his life

Eager to burst his own bubble, a techie made apps to randomize his life

Suddenly aware of repetitive feedback loops in his life, Max Hawkins created apps that decided where he should go, what strangers' parties he should attend, even how he should spend Christmas.
by Alix Spiegel and Micaela Rodríguez

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How vulnerable are our elections to hacking?

How vulnerable are our elections to hacking?

A recently leaked NSA report says Russia's military intelligence agency launched a hacking attack before Election Day 2016 on a U.S. company that provides voting services and systems.
by Kerri Miller, Marcheta Fornoff and Elizabeth Shockman

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