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Jul 6, 2020 • 8min
5G Was Going to Unite the World—Instead It's Tearing Us Apart
Divisions over technical standards and the role of China's Huawei are jeopardizing the rollout of superfast connections.Â
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Jul 3, 2020 • 5min
An Ohio City's Campaign Got More People to Buy Electric Cars
In just three years, Columbus managed to exceed its goal of more than 3,200 new BEVs and plug-in hybrids .Â
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Jul 2, 2020 • 7min
A New Card Ties Your Credit to Your Social Media Stats
Founded by Instagram and finance alums, Karat wants to be the black card in every influencer’s wallet.
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Jul 1, 2020 • 6min
European Football Clubs Are Turning to AI for an Assist
Software company Acronis has been storing the data of the best and brightest teams. Now, it wants to use that to help them win games.
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Jun 30, 2020 • 5min
How ‘Sustainable’ Web Design Can Help Fight Climate Change
To cut the carbon, programmers are cutting the code. Call it green programming.
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Jun 29, 2020 • 6min
A Survey of New Cars Finds More Tech Means More Problems
US carmakers fare well in JD Power's annual survey of new vehicle owners. Tesla gets poor grades on a small sample.Â
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Jun 26, 2020 • 7min
Baidu Breaks Off an AI Alliance Amid Strained US-China Ties
The search giant was the only Chinese member of the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence, a US-led effort to foster collaboration on ethical issues.Â
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Jun 25, 2020 • 9min
The Therapist Is In—and It's a Chatbot App
Companies rush to offer digital help for psychiatric disorders, after the FDA relaxes its rules amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Jun 24, 2020 • 8min
Apple Threatens to Move Basecamp's New Email App to Trash
Scrutiny of Apple’s App Store policies heats up as the company heads into its annual software conference.
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Jun 23, 2020 • 8min
A Bill in Congress Would Limit Uses of Facial Recognition
Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM say they want federal rules around the technology. Critics of the proposal, sponsored by four Democrats, say it doesn't go far enough.
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