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The US and EU are Teaming Up to Contain Big Tech
Are there areas where you think there can be more collaboration among regulators? We work very closely with our US…
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California Voted for Cheaper Uber and Lyft Rides. It May Have Hurt Drivers
In 2020, California voters approved Proposition 22, a law that app-based companies including Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash said would improve…
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It’s Time for Cities to Ditch Delivery Trucks—for Cargo Bikes
And when you factor in a van’s price, the cost of fuel, insurance, and depreciation, plus parking fines and congestion…
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The Joy and Dread of AI Image Generators Without Limits
Image generators like Stable Diffusion can create what look like real photographs or hand-crafted illustrations depicting just about anything a…
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Telegram Has a Serious Doxing Problem
Burmese influencer Han Nyein Oo rose to prominence in 2020, posting memes and gossip about Burmese celebrities on Facebook to…
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What Happens to Everything With Queen Elizabeth II’s Image?
The situation is somewhat different with postboxes. There are 115,000 of them around the UK and most carry the queen’s…
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YouTube’s ‘Dislike’ Button Doesn’t Do What You Think
YouTube says its systems are working as they’re meant to. “Mozilla’s report doesn’t take into account how our systems actually…
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Electric Vehicles Could Rescue the US Power Grid
But utilities will likely play the biggest role in ushering in a new era of electricity grids, says Max Baumhefner,…
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Neal Stephenson Named the Metaverse. Now, He’s Building It
Hi, everybody. Elizabeth is mourned, Ukraine is battling back, and new Covid vaccines are here. But this week will be…
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Banning Gas Cars Is Good, but It’ll Take More to Save the Planet
When a California pollution regulator voted last month to approve a rule banning new gas-powered car sales in the state…
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