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Tiny Estonia Beats the U.S. on E-Voting Nov 04, 2013

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The tiny Baltic nation of Estonia puts the United States to shame when it comes to electronic voting (not to mention marinated eel served cold and teaching little kids to code.)

Safety Nets: Broadband & Wifi in a Post-Sandy World Oct 30, 2013

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This week New Tech City looks at New York's internet connectivity a year after Sandy knocked out communications for so many New Yorkers.

Who Is Jeff Bezos? And What is Amazon? Oct 28, 2013

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He wants to find in a cheaper way to get to outer space. He’s building a clock that ticks once a year, moves its "century hand" once every hundred years and chimes once a millennium. Oh, and he’s also the CEO of the world’s largest online retailer, Amazon. He is Jeff Bezos.

Coffee and E-Cigarettes Oct 23, 2013

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No heavy subject matter this week. Instead, we're diving into two subcultures that have been transformed by tech: Coffee and cigarettes. If you've never heard of a burr grinder or cartomizer, this podcast is for you.

Freelance Nation: “The Greatest Economic Transformation in Human History”? Oct 16, 2013

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More and more micro-entrepreneurs are using online services like Etsy, Kickstarter, Uber and Lyft to create their own jobs. Welcome to the new DIY economy.

When the FBI Knocks: A Techie’s Moment of Truth Oct 09, 2013

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The recent revelation that companies like Google and Facebook routinely hand over data about users' digital communications to the National Security Agency has many Americans wondering whether everything they do online is being tracked by the government.

How Twitter Created Connections But Drove the Founders Apart Oct 04, 2013

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As Twitter's lawyers prepare to take the company public, they aired some of the company's financial dirty laundry in a regulatory filing this week, confirming that the social media service continues to lose money.

Mutated Code and the Amish Algorithm Oct 02, 2013

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Two groups of people that shy away from many technologies — Amish and Mennonites — are actually on the cutting edge when it comes to genetics.

Obamacare and the Biometric Bracelet Experiment Sep 25, 2013

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It’s Obamacare-time!

NYC Tech: Who’s Your Daddy? Sep 18, 2013

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Mayor Bloomberg likes to take credit for transforming New York City into the second biggest technology economy in the country. Does he deserve it?