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Carjackings Are Up—and Gig Workers Are Getting Victimized
A DoorDash driver named Jeffrey Fang was returning to his minivan in San Francisco after completing a delivery last week…
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Microsoft’s Big Win in Quantum Computing Was an ‘Error’ After All
Whatever happened, the Majorana drama is a setback for Microsoft’s ambitions to compete in quantum computing. Leading computing companies say…
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The Digital Divide Is Giving American Churches Hell
For Clay Scroggins, preaching on Zoom was never part of the plan. As lead pastor at Buckhead Church in Atlanta,…
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Beijing’s Ban on Clubhouse Won’t Deter Some Listeners
China blocked the audio app Clubhouse on Monday after a remarkable few days in which it brought together people from…
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Would You Trade a Bitcoin for a Tesla?Â
For a brief moment on Sunday, before Tesla said it had invested $1.5 billion in bitcoin and planned to let…
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A Historic Union Vote Gets Underway at Amazon
It might be the most tracked shipment in Amazon history: 5,800 mail ballots are being sent out to the union-eligible…
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Finally, an Interesting Proposal for Section 230 Reform
By the end of last year, there were few better symbols of bad-faith politics than Section 230 of the Communications…
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Jeff Bezos Doesn’t Have Time to Be CEO of Amazon
Hi, folks. On Tuesday, the groundhog streamed some video and decided to sell his life rights for a flick about…
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There Are Spying Eyes Everywhere—and Now They Share a Brain
One afternoon in the fall of 2019, in a grand old office building near the Arc de Triomphe, I was…
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How Censorship Can Influence Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is hardly confined by international borders, as businesses, universities, and governments tap a global pool of ideas, algorithms,…
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