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Amazon’s ‘Safe’ New Robot Won’t Fix its Worker Injury Problem
The introduction of Proteus comes 10 years after Amazon’s acquisition of Kiva Systems, which became Amazon Robotics. Kiva robots carry…
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Cruise’s Robot Car Outages Are Jamming Up San Francisco
Around midnight on June 28, Calvin Hu was driving with his girlfriend near San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park when he…
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E-Scooter Rentals Aren’t as Green as You Think
As a balmy spring evening descended on western Paris, I needed to make my way across town to my apartment,…
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FaZe Clan Is Going Public—Just as the Creator Economy Shifts
FaZe Clan is a powerhouse that’s on track to do the unthinkable for an esports organization: go public as a…
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Tech Companies Will Cover Abortion Travel—but Not for All Workers
Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and Uber also rely on large pools of TVCs or gig workers and have announced abortion travel…
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The Digital Divide Is Coming for You
When Debbie Gainsford checked in at an Ibis hotel in Aldgate, London, to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers on…
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Crypto’s Free Rein May Be Coming to a Close
Lawmakers in the US and Europe are considering ways to regulate crypto and crack down on money-laundering and other illicit…
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Autonomous Drones Could Soon Run the UK’s Energy Grid
“We’re moving into a future where these drones will fly themselves all over the countryside,” McKenna says. “But the long-term…
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Gorillas’ Retreat Signals a Reckoning for Delivery Apps
Gorillas is not the only rapid-delivery app that has been affected by these issues. “Rising inflation and the deteriorating macroeconomic…
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What, Exactly, Is the Metaverse Standards Forum Creating?
Rather than focusing on what the metaverse means in a future-prediction sort of way, the Metaverse Standards Forum is designed…
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