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Oct 31, 2022 • 9min
A Chaotic Crypto Launch Reveals How Hard It Is to Beat Ethereum
When Aptos rose from the ashes of Meta’s Diem digital currency project, it aimed to be the fastest crypto network. Instead, it just angered its fans.
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Oct 28, 2022 • 7min
How Retail App Temu Lures US Shoppers With Mind-Bending Prices
The new ecommerce platform can beat Amazon on price by shipping direct from China. It’s already racing up the charts.
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Oct 27, 2022 • 8min
Apple’s App Review Fix Fails to Placate Developers
After bad press about its App Store rules, Apple added a way to challenge app rejections. Creators say projects still get blocked for no good reason.
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Oct 26, 2022 • 8min
The Quiet Insurrection the January 6 Committee Missed
A former congressman who helped the House select committee investigate the Capitol attack says the US is losing sight of the big picture.
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Oct 25, 2022 • 8min
High-Tech Cars Are Killing the Traditional Repair Shop
Many independent auto shops can’t afford the equipment needed to fix today’s complex vehicles. Prepare to wait longer for repairs.
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Oct 24, 2022 • 8min
Apple Is an Ad Company Now
Pushing more ads at users would compensate for slowing smartphone sales but risks annoying Apple fans—and antitrust regulators.
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Oct 21, 2022 • 9min
The Gig Law Causing Chaos in California Strip Clubs
Dancers say a law to protect people working at ride-hailing and food delivery apps has been used to undercut their livelihoods.
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Oct 20, 2022 • 7min
Amazon Workers Lose Another Union Vote as Management Digs In
Three warehouses have voted on joining the Amazon Labor Union, but organizers prevailed in only one—and the retail giant’s heavily funded opposition continues.
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Oct 19, 2022 • 10min
China’s WeChat Is a Hot New Venue for US Election Misinformation
Ahead of US midterms, activists are fighting falsehoods circulating in Chinese-language communities that they fear will distort the vote or suppress turnout.
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Oct 18, 2022 • 7min
Meta’s VR Headset Harvests Personal Data Right Off Your Face
Cameras inside the device that track eye and face movements can make an avatar’s expressions more realistic, but they raise new privacy questions.
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