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Apr 13, 2020 • 5min
T-Mobile Swallows Sprint, Leaving 3 US Cellphone Giants
Consumer advocates fear that the deal will lead to reduced competition and higher prices. But regulators and a federal judge let it proceed.
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Apr 10, 2020 • 12min
Bernie Sanders Is Out—but He Transformed Campaigning For Good
Over the course of two presidential campaigns, Sanders showed how effective a digital-first movement could be.
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Apr 9, 2020 • 6min
The JavaScript Framework That Puts Web Pages on a Diet
Svelte, created by a graphics editor for the New York Times, has attracted a following among programmers who want their pages to load faster.
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Apr 8, 2020 • 8min
Delivery Apps Offer Restaurants a Lifeline—at a Cost
Social distancing rules have reduced many eateries to delivery and take out. But apps like Uber Eats exact a 25 percent toll on their shrinking revenue.
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Apr 7, 2020 • 6min
A Wearable for Opioid Patients Gets Retooled for Covid-19
It alerts staff when a patient’s condition changes, allowing people to be sent home and monitored remotely. Two hospital systems will begin testing it this week.
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Apr 6, 2020 • 8min
How Decades of Offshoring Led to a Mask Shortage in a Pandemic
US companies have shifted production overseas, especially to China. We got cheaper products. But now we can't make vital health care supplies.
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Apr 3, 2020 • 5min
Energy-Saving AI Is Coming for Your Office Thermostat
UC Berkeley's Costas Spanos thinks you should track your workers and hand over the lights and temperature controls to artificial intelligence.
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Apr 2, 2020 • 6min
Facebook Could Help Journalism by Making News Easier to Find
The social media giant gave $100 million to help local news during the pandemic, but still makes you hunt for trusted sources.
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Apr 1, 2020 • 6min
The Warren Campaign Is Gone—but Its Tech May Live On
The team developed its own software to coordinate volunteers and synthesize voter data. Now, it’s posting the code to GitHub.
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Mar 31, 2020 • 7min
Amazon's New 'Essential Items' Policy Is Devastating Sellers
Due to Covid-19, Amazon is only accepting certain supplies at its warehouses. Small businesses are already feeling the pinch.
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