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Nov 14, 2022 • 8min
How to 'Quiet Quit' Twitter
The chaos engulfing the platform provides an opportunity to reclaim control of your online life, without logging off for good.
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Nov 11, 2022 • 5min
The Reason for Meta's Massive Layoffs? Ghosts in the Machine
The social media company's failed projects required thousands of staffers who swelled the ranks and never left.
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Nov 10, 2022 • 8min
Fintech in Latin America and Africa Is Breaking the Mold
The US and Europe can learn a lot from startups that are nimbler, more digitized, and potentially better at serving underserved people.
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Nov 9, 2022 • 7min
Algorithms Quietly Run the City of DC—and Maybe Your Hometown
A new report finds that municipal agencies in Washington deploy dozens of automated decision systems, often without residents’ knowledge.
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Nov 8, 2022 • 8min
The Strange Death of the Uyghur Internet
China’s Muslim minority used to have its own budding cluster of websites, forums, and social media. Now that’s been erased.
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Nov 7, 2022 • 10min
Cannabis Banking Startups Want to Make It Easy to Buy Weed
In dispensaries, cash is king—and it's a nuisance for business owners and buyers. Fintech players are entering the fray.
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Nov 4, 2022 • 8min
Uber Squeezed Europe’s Taxi Drivers. Now It Wants to Hire Them
The ride-sharing giant is trying to end a yearslong battle by offering EU cabbies aggressive financial incentives.
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Nov 3, 2022 • 6min
Ford Abandons the Self-Driving Road to Nowhere
Ford and Volkswagen sank nearly $4 billion into developer Argo. Now, amid wider signs of slow progress in autonomous tech, they're shutting it down.
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Nov 2, 2022 • 6min
Europe Prepares to Rewrite the Rules of the Internet
The Digital Markets Act will force big tech platforms to break open their walled gardens in 2023, says the EU's new ambassador to Silicon Valley.
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Nov 1, 2022 • 8min
AI's New Creative Streak Sparks a Silicon Valley Gold Rush
Investors have got the hots for "generative AI" that can make text and images. But so far, the hype runs ahead of the business results.
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