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Metaverse Landlords Are Creating a New Class System
Although Decentraland is among the most popular blockchain-based virtual worlds, it’s far from the only of its breed: Somnium Space,…
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Quantum Startups’ Stock Market Dreams Are Decohering
At the end of September, Rigetti reported $212 million in assets and a net loss of $49 million for the year to…
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The Collapse of the UK’s Electric Vehicle Champion
Britishvolt was meant to be the UK’s answer to Tesla. By 2024, it was supposed to be producing hundreds of…
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Big Tech’s Layoffs Highlight How the US Fails Immigrant Workers
Tens of thousands of people have been laid off at Amazon, Meta, Salesforce and other once-voracious tech employers in recent…
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Life as a 21st-Century Trucker
1 When Jay LeRette preaches the Word, he transforms from a mild Midwesterner—one who loves country gospel, rides a horse…
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Twitter Is a Megaphone for ‘Sudden Death’ Vaccine Conspiracies
Graham led research in November and early December that found Covid misinformation surged on Twitter after the platform lifted its ban…
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Algorithms Allegedly Penalized Black Renters. The US Government Is Watching
Two years ago, Mary Louis submitted an application to rent an apartment at Granada Highlands in Malden, Massachusetts. She liked…
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Lina Khan’s Plan to Liberate US Workers
“I am dubious that three unelected technocrats have somehow hit on the right way to think about noncompetes and that…
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ChatGPT Has Investors Drooling—but Can It Bring Home the Bacon?
When ChatGPT—the ingenious, garrulous, and occasionally unhinged chatbot from OpenAI—was asked this week how much the company behind it is worth, its…
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How Airports Catch Illicit Radioactive Cargo
Arktis’ detectors can also be installed in doorways or used in luggage-handling locations. They work entirely passively but are different…
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