Molly Wood
Host of Marketplace Tech radio show; formerly NYT, CNET. Sports and food tweeter. Space nerd. Semi-pro panel moderator. @marketplace.org
Writer2 stories / week
Do renters have the right to reject smart home technology?
Some tenants prefer to keep their apartments dumb.
Teen arrested over racist threat that closed Charlottesville schools
Police arrested a 17-year-old boy on Friday over a racist threat of violence pos...
Teenager Arrested in Charlottesville After Racist Online Threat Shuts Schools for 2…
A user on 4chan promised an “ethnic cleansing in my school” in a post that targeted black and Hispanic students.
What if social media treated extremist content like junk mail?
A former Facebook policy worker says platforms have a lot to lose if they don't crack down on misinformation.
Apple’s plan for its new TV service: Sell other people’s TV services
Apple’s TV plans, explained. (Spoiler: Apple isn’t taking on Netflix yet.)
Comcast launches Xfinity Flex internet streaming TV
Guess who's ready to help you cut the cable? Comcast.
"105: The Great British Break-Off" from Make Me Smart with Kai and…
The BBC's Ros Atkins tells us why we should care about Brexit.
For First Time Ever, a Woman Wins the Abel, the 'Nobel Prize'…
2019 Abel Prize winner Karen Uhlenbeck's "work has led to some of the most important advances in mathematics in the last 40 years"
Are you getting a fair trade for your data? Demystifying online privacy…
After a year of privacy scandals, consumers are beginning to realize that the volume of data tech companies collect on them exceeds what they could have imagined. What’s more, their info is sometimes…
Opinion | The U.S. needs to treat white supremacism as the worldwide…
The New Zealand shooting shows governments are confronting right-wing radicalism all wrong.
More extremists are getting radicalized online. Whose responsibility is that?
And what can social media companies do to intervene?
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A Conversation with Facebook's Chris Cox
Molly Wood talks to Facebook's vice president of product about privacy, selling data to advertisers, our differing opinions on the definition of opt-in, and of course, the Facebook movie.
104: A year after Cambridge Analytica, what have we learned?
The scandal made us think differently about Facebook. Here's what to do about it.
A Baltimore teen learns 3D printing through after-school technology workshops
Closing the digital divide, one kid at a time.
Landlords to Tesla: You’re Still on the Hook for Your Store Leases
Tesla’s plans to save money by closing most of its retail stores and selling all cars online face a big potential hurdle: Store landlords show no signs of giving the company an easy way out of its…
Apple may reveal its mysterious TV service on March 25, whether you…
It's been pouring $1 billion into TV projects for more than a year. We may finally find out why March 25.
NASA budget reveals even more reliance on private companies like SpaceX and…
The White House wants $21 billion for NASA, and the budget request reveals opportunities for private space companies to earn lucrative future awards, several industry analysts told CNBC.
The Data Economy Explained with Marketplace Tech's Molly Wood
Politics, Policy and Privacy in the Data Economy: What tradeoffs are we really making? User data is the currency of our modern tech economy. Many of us happily exchange our data for “free” services…
Some performers say "Fortnite" is stealing their dances and should share the…
Can you copyright a dance move?
"Drab 90's Nostalgia - It's a Thing 52" from It's A Thing…
Tom and Molly are back for some new things! Today, they're talking about 90s nostalgia via discovery TV (RIP Luke Perry), the phenomenon of fauxtography, olive drab jackets, Weezer, plus the sub-thing…
Alfonso Ribeiro Shimmies Away From Fortnite Lawsuit Over Carlton Dance
Getting a copyright for a dance move remains a murky issue.
From Grunt Style to “Warcore,” Civilians Are Embracing Military Fashion
Once, fashion only osmosed military looks after they had outlived their functionality. Now, in a time of endless war, heedless consumption, and great social stratification, all bets are off.
Zuckerberg's Privacy Manifesto is Actually About Messaging
It’s not about keeping you safe from Facebook’s data-hoovering efforts. It’s about competing with other messaging platforms.
