Sony's Amy Pascal Steps Down In Aftermath Of Cyber Attack
Audie Cornish talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Ben Fritz about Amy Pascal. The Sony co-chairman will stay at the company to launch a new production venture.
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FCC Chairman Wheeler Backs Regulating Internet As Public Utility
The Federal Communications Commission has received 4 million comments on "net neutrality." On Wednesday, the FCC chief laid out what he calls "the strongest open Internet protections ever proposed."
FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg To Step Down
The head of the Food and Drug Administration has been on the job for six years and presided over such controversial decisions as relaxing age restrictions on the Plan B contraceptive.
Sundance Festival Opens Doors For Minority Filmmakers
The festival has become a launching pad for emerging filmmakers of color who face challenges in historically white, male-dominated Hollywood.
'America's Bitter Pill' Makes Case For Why Health Care Law 'Won't Work'
Journalist Steven Brill's latest book critiques the Affordable Care Act, which he calls "unsustainable." In the next few years, "something is going to snap," he says. "We cannot pay for this."
Stuck In Traffic? It's Likely To Be Worse In 30 Years, Report Says
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx talks about the challenges facing America's transportation system, and why he says the country needs to invest much more in it.
Amy Pascal Out As Sony Pictures Chairman
The studio said she will launch a new production venture within Sony. Her departure comes shortly after the studio was hit by a cyberattack — one that exposed employee data and Pascal's emails.
Dude, Why Is There A Cow In The Back Of Your Cab?
Author Chris Guillebeau has visited every U.N.-recognized country in the world. He's seen taxi-riding cows, a Mongolian version of Uber and a strong entrepreneurial spirit in the poorest of places.
Ross Ulbricht, Accused Of Operating Silk Road, Is Convicted Of Drug Charges
A New York jury took a little more than three hours today to convict the San Francisco man linked to the shadowy online marketplace that had been labeled the eBay of the drugs trade.
FCC Proposal Would Regulate Internet Like A Public Utility
Supporters of the move say it's the best way to guarantee so-called net neutrality. Opponents believe meddlesome regulators will impose intrusive new rules on Internet service.