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A Wave of Startups Is Tackling Cow Burps and Other Climate Issues
“There’s a real belief that we can move at a pace that’s more similar to a software company,” says Brown,…
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Russians Need VPNs. The Kremlin Hates Them
But the war in Ukraine has also reignited a debate within the VPN industry about whether these companies offer a…
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New York Taxi Drivers Hated Uber. Now They’re Going to Help It
Uber has been especially squeezed in New York, because the city has since 2018 capped the number of ride-hail vehicles…
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The Supply Chain Crisis Is About to Get a Lot Worse
The supply chain is in chaos—and it’s getting worse. Air freight warehouses at Shanghai Pudong Airport are log-jammed as a…
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TikTok’s Black Box Obscures Its Role in Russia’s War
Ten days into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, TikTok announced it had suspended new posts from Russian accounts due to the…
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Google Fiber Workers Vote to Unionize
Retail associates at a pair of Google Fiber stores in Kansas City, Missouri have voted to unionize Friday, becoming the…
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Europe’s Digital Markets Act Takes a Hammer to Big Tech
Everyone thinks it’s normal to make a call without knowing which provider the other person is using, says MEP Paul…
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Crypto Goes to War in Ukraine
Hey, everyone. Among the first signs of spring: a climate-change-induced increase in pollen and a rising new Covid variant. Can…
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Labor Unions Face Historic Votes at Amazon
Bradley Moss is having a busy year. A consultant with union-avoidance firm The Burke Group, Moss has been paid by…
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Workers Are Trading Staggering Amounts of Data for ‘Payday Loans’
Argyle CEO Shmulik Fishman says the company can coach lenders on factors like consistency of work and upward trajectory. “Is…
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