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The IRS Drops Facial Recognition Verification After Uproar
The Internal Revenue Service is dropping a controversial facial recognition system that requires people to upload video selfies when creating…
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Myanmar’s Fight for Democracy Is Now a Scrap Over Phone Records
In Myanmar, the phone records of pro-democracy activists connect them together like suspects on a cork board. When many of…
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How Telegram Became the Anti-Facebook
Since January 6, 2021, meanwhile, the app’s position among the Trump movement has continued to consolidate. Channels owned by far-right…
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A New Trick Lets Artificial Intelligence See in 3DÂ
The current wave of artificial intelligence can be traced back to 2012, and an academic contest that measured how well…
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After 3 Hours of Joe Rogan, I Have Thoughts
Plus: Neil Young’s Archives, signs of a collapsing economy, and a rude awakening for Facebook. Source link
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Battery-Powered Trains Are Picking Up Speed
A startup that came out of stealth last month has another idea: Parallel Systems wants to move freight using self-driving,…
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Germany Has Picked a Fight With Telegram
In December, around a dozen anti-lockdown protesters gathered together on a cobbled street in the eastern German town of Grimma.…
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The 4-Day Week Is Flawed. Workers Still Want It
When New York-based digital consultancy Elephant Ventures switched to a four-day workweek in August 2020, client partner Eric Harkrader got…
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A Fight Over the Right to Repair Cars Turns Ugly
Chie Ferrelli loved her Subaru SUV, which she bought in 2020 because it made her feel safe. So when it…
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Thousands of Planes Are Flying Empty and No One Can Stop Them
In December 2021, 27,591 aircraft took off or landed at Frankfurt airport—890 every day. But this winter, many of them…
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