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The Incredible Shrinking Car Dealership
Few people love car dealerships. They’re stressful and sprawling, and it’s hard to shake the feeling that someone is getting…
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Why It’s So Hard to Count Twitter Bots
Automated accounts have become more sophisticated and complex in recent years. Many fake accounts are partly operated by humans, as…
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The US Has a Plan to Document Human Rights Violations in Ukraine
The US government has said it will fund data-gathering on the conflict in Ukraine. In addition to laying the groundwork…
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Adam Mosseri Says He Wants Big Tech to Give Up Control
So you’re saying that you could have done it earlier, but it was good to wait for blockchain because no…
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The US Military Is Building Its Own Metaverse
On May 10, two fighter pilots performed a high-altitude proto-metaverse experiment. A few thousand feet above the desert of California,…
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Widely Available AI Could Have Deadly Consequences
The researchers warned that while AI is becoming more powerful and increasingly accessible to anyone, there is nearly no regulation…
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US Courts Are Coming After Crypto Exchanges That Skirt Sanctions
Cryptocurrencies have long been seen as the Wild West of money transfers, but few online payment and money transfer platforms…
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Feds Warn Employers Against Discriminatory Hiring Algorithms
As companies increasingly involve AI in their hiring processes, advocates, lawyers, and researchers have continued to sound the alarm. Algorithms…
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Amazon Has Too Many Warehouses. Now Sellers Are Paying More
In Suzhou, China, online toy shop owner Cameron Walker relies on Amazon to ship nearly a million packages for his…
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The Bad Times Are Coming for Startups
Last week, the employees of Cameo, a startup that sells personalized videos from celebrities, gathered for an all-hands meeting. The…
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