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#55: 3D Printing, Free Speech, and Gun Rights

April 6, 2016

3D printing is revolutionizing manufacturing, but not without controversy. The technology has made printing guns in your home relatively easy and cheap using open-source code...


#54: Presidential Campaigns & Big Data

April 5, 2016

How much do the presidential campaigns know about you? Most Americans are probably aware that tech companies and intelligence agencies collect their personal information —...


#53: Don’t F@*# With My Call of Duty

April 1, 2016

Is the FCC f***ing with your Call of Duty? Could strict net neutrality regulation make online video gaming worse? The FCC’s Title II reclassification of...


#52: Regulating Airbnb

March 30, 2016

How friendly is your city to short-term rentals? As Airbnb, Home Away, and other home-sharing platforms grow in popularity, they run into a hodgepodge of...


#51: Netflix Wins Hypo(crite) Award

March 29, 2016

Last week, Netflix copped to deliberately downgrading its video quality for AT&T and Verizon customers for the past five years — without telling anyone. While...


#50: Regulators Gonna Regulate

March 28, 2016

You may not know much about the most important agency in Washington when it comes to regulating new technologies. The Federal Trade Commission, or FTC...