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Business

Here’s the company that makes those National Park and Smokey Bear signs

By Robert Garrova

June 23, 2017

Wood Product Signs and Rocky Mountain Aluminum workers posing with Smokey the Bear signs. — Courtesy Wood Product Signs and Rocky Mountain Aluminum

One woman started it out of a garage and now they make 25,000 signs and markers a year

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Business

Do open-space offices really make us more productive?

By Adriene Hill and Jana Kasperkevic

June 19, 2017

The new Apple Park campus in Santa Clara Valley comes with a great view, but will it lead to more collaboration and productivity? — Courtesy of Apple

In the world of open-space offices, we need to change how we talk about productivity.

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The Black Tapes

Do you believe in the supernatural? The bi-weekly podcast "The Black Tapes" explores unsolved cases and paranormal culture.

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Nancy by WNYC

Nancy, a podcast hosted by bffs Kathy Tu and Tobin Low, tackles stories about the LGBTQ experience. Learn more about it here.

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Economy

Make Me Smart: The Enforcer

By Molly Wood and Kai Ryssdal

June 13, 2017

A private security guard stands in front of Uber headquarters today in San Francisco. CEO Travis Kalanick announced plans to take a leave of absence. — Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The latest on Uber, plus FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny talks internet privacy and protecting the open internet.

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Tech

Codebreaker: Recognition

By Ben Johnson and Clare Toeniskoetter

November 16, 2016

A toddler who saved her mother’s life with Siri, a man whose mysterious ailment opened up a world of voice recognition technology and a dating service that wants to scan the faces of all your exes. Listen, decode, and decide: Can recognition software save us?

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"Lord Buckethead" tries to unseat Theresa May

A caped crusader known as "Lord Buckethead," who claims he's an intergalactic space lord, attempted to take votes away from U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May.

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Tech

Amazon is helping veterans find jobs in cloud computing

By Molly Wood and Clare Toeniskoetter

June 08, 2017

Veterans register for a job fair. — George Frey/Getty Images

The tech company's head of talent acquisition says she knows difficult it can be for a vet to find a civilian job.

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Tech

Uber's newest executive says its 'managers haven't been set up for success'

By Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes

June 07, 2017

Uber has hired Harvard business professor Frances Frei to make changes at a pivotal moment for the company.

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Economy

More than 500 infrastructure projects are pitched to Trump, who will favor private money and speed

By Tom Scheck, APM Reports

May 11, 2017

President Donald Trump uses a chart illustrating the complexity of gaining regulatory approval construction projects during an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building April 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. — Win McNamee/Getty Images

States, unions, campaign advisers and consultants flood the White House with proposals. The president’s pledge to cut regulations and his condition for funding – “If you have a job that you can’t start within 90 days ... it doesn’t help us” – risks leaving critical construction and repair behind.

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