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Nov 17, 2021 • 11min
The Metaverse Is Mark Zuckerberg’s Mobile Do-Over
Plus: Facebook’s Home flop, the trouble with Covid answers, and good and bad news from Gaia.
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Nov 16, 2021 • 9min
These Robots Follow You to Learn Where to Go
Burro makes carts that help growers of trees and vineyards with harvests. Meanwhile, the maker of Vespa scooters wants to carry your groceries.
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Nov 15, 2021 • 7min
These Philadelphians Created an App to Prevent Gun Violence
Two neighbors stepped up to use technology to protect their community, and now they're sharing how easy it is for others to do the same.
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Nov 12, 2021 • 7min
Google Staff Squirm as Remote Workers Face Pay Cuts
As more and more people switch to working from home, some are left counting the cost.
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Nov 11, 2021 • 7min
Even as China Cracks Down on Tech, AI Companies Plan IPOs
SenseTime and Megvii both include facial recognition technology among their offerings and do a lot of business with government agencies.
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Nov 10, 2021 • 7min
Facebook Drops Facial Recognition to Tag People in Photos
The social media company will delete data from images of more than 1 billion people.
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Nov 9, 2021 • 9min
These Companies Are Already Living in Zuckerberg’s Metaverse
The Meta dream envisages whole companies operating in a virtual world. Many made the switch years ago—with mixed results.
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Nov 8, 2021 • 11min
These Batteries Can't Power a Car—but They Can Light Up a City
Entrepreneurs are devising innovative ways to reuse spent electric vehicle batteries. One promising idea is storing power from solar and wind farms.
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Nov 5, 2021 • 7min
Facebook Is Going Meta
Mark Zuckerberg would like you to call his troubled company something else now.
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Nov 4, 2021 • 9min
This Group Pushed More AI in US Security—and Boosted Big Tech
The National Security Commission on AI included members from Oracle, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. Some of its recommendations are already federal law.
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