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Sep 1, 2022 • 8min
The Climate Bill Is Poised to Electrify Delivery Vans and Trucks
Tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act could transform how goods get to stores and consumers by incentivizing US business owners to buy zero-emission electric vehicles.
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Aug 31, 2022 • 6min
Get Used to Startups Trying to Reinvent Housing
WeWork’s controversial cofounder Adam Neumann is not the only entrepreneur to see opportunity in the generation of Americans unable to buy homes.
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Aug 30, 2022 • 6min
Raising Startup Funding Used to Be Easy—Not Anymore
In recent years investors greeted founders with generous checks and warm smiles, but now CEOs seeking cash encounter cold shoulders.
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Aug 29, 2022 • 11min
Babylon Disrupted the UK’s Health System. Then It Left
The AI-powered online doctor app is ditching its controversial NHS contracts as it focuses on the US market.
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Aug 26, 2022 • 11min
How to Stop Robots From Becoming Racist
Algorithms can amplify patterns of discrimination. Robotics researchers are calling for new ways to prevent mechanical bodies acting out those biases.
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Aug 25, 2022 • 11min
Ethereum's 'Merge' Is a Big Deal for Crypto—and the Planet
One of the most influential cryptocurrency projects is set to finally ditch proof-of-work mining.
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Aug 24, 2022 • 7min
Algorithms Can Now Mimic Any Artist. Some Artists Hate It
A new generation of AI image tools can reproduce an artist’s signature style. Some creatives fear for their livelihoods.
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Aug 23, 2022 • 10min
Spyware Scandals Are Ripping Through Europe
The latest crisis that rocked the Greek government shows the bloc’s surveillance problem goes beyond the notorious NSO Group.
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Aug 22, 2022 • 11min
Colleges Are Already Ditching Income-Share Agreements
The financial aid model more closely associated with coding boot camps has made its way to traditional universities. Now it's coming under scrutiny.
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Aug 19, 2022 • 8min
Smiling Dogs? Horses Made of Clouds? Captcha Has Gone Too Far
Users face increasingly impossible challenges to prove they are not bots.
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