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Jul 6, 2022 • 13min
China Is Racing to Electrify Its Future
The country wants electric vehicles to make up 40 percent of new cars sold by 2030—but first it has to figure out how to keep them charged.
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Jul 5, 2022 • 7min
This Warehouse Robot Reads Human Body Language
Machines that understand what their human teammates are doing could boost productivity without taking jobs.
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Jul 1, 2022 • 10min
Before Starbucks Baristas Had Unions, They Had Coworker Petitions
A platform called Coworker has helped effect change for nearly a decade. As the coffee chain’s workers organize, its role has evolved in kind.
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Jun 30, 2022 • 6min
Meta Made Millions From Ads That Spread Disinformation
The social media giant banned networks of fake accounts for promoting disinformation, spam, or propaganda—and kept the money it made from ads.
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Jun 28, 2022 • 8min
EV Charging Costs Penalize Urban Drivers
While suburban drivers can comfortably charge at home, those in low-income areas face higher prices—if they can find a station that works.
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Jun 27, 2022 • 7min
No One Knows How Safe New Driver-Assistance Systems Really Are
Tesla’s Autopilot and other automotive safety features are involved in plenty of car crashes. But thanks to spotty data, it’s still not clear how many, or what to do about it.
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Jun 24, 2022 • 10min
Sure, Crypto Is Crashing, but Everything Is Perfectly Fine
Cryptocurrencies are behaving exactly like the rest of the stock market, but the faithful say that's no reason to jump ship.
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Jun 22, 2022 • 10min
The Weak Argument Jeopardizing Tech Antitrust Legislation
Democrats are pumping the brakes on an ambitious Senate bill over long-shot concerns about content moderation.
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Jun 21, 2022 • 8min
LaMDA and the Sentient AI Trap
Arguments over whether Google’s large language model has a soul distract from the real-world problems that plague artificial intelligence.
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Jun 20, 2022 • 7min
How Ukraine Is Winning the Propaganda War
As the Russian siege drags on, Ukraine's media campaign has shifted from glorified myths to accounts of everyday bravery.
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