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Jun 17, 2022 • 10min
Why It’s Impossible to Rent a Car Right Now
From Avis-Budget to Hertz, traditional rental companies are struggling to restock their fleets. Now peer-to-peer upstarts are scrambling to fill the gap.
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Jun 15, 2022 • 6min
Coinbase Offered Them Dream Jobs—and Then Took Them Away
Hundreds of prospective employees have been left adrift, including some who were counting on the position for their visas.
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Jun 14, 2022 • 6min
Axon’s Taser Drone Plans Prompt AI Ethics Board Resignations
The company has backed down on its proposal to address school shootings, but the damage was already done.
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Jun 13, 2022 • 6min
Bolt Loaned Employees Thousands to Buy Stock—Then Laid Them Off
At least one employee borrowed $100,000 from the company—and now has just 30 days to pay it back.
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Jun 10, 2022 • 8min
Google's Russian Empire Faces an Uncertain Future
After filing for bankruptcy, Google could withdraw from Russia or antagonize the country's regulators from overseas.
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Jun 9, 2022 • 8min
Satellites and AI Can Help Solve Big Problems—If Given the Chance
Traditional hurdles stand in the way of ambitious plans to use imagery to help feed people, reduce poverty, and protect the planet.
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Jun 8, 2022 • 9min
This Is What Flying Car Ports Should Look Like
It might be years before flying cars take to the skies, but designers and engineers are already testing the infrastructure they’ll need to operate.
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Jun 7, 2022 • 9min
As Bitcoin Falters, Crypto Miners Brace for a Crash
Electricity costs more, Bitcoin is worth less. What can possibly go wrong?
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Jun 3, 2022 • 5min
Companies Are Hacking Their Way Around the Chip Shortage
The supply chain issues have no end in sight, so manufacturers are being forced to improvise.
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Jun 2, 2022 • 7min
Elon Musk’s Twitter Plans Would Mean Less Free Speech for Many
The platform has a history of standing up to governments. Its billionaire suitor wants to follow their rules to the letter.
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