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Aug 24, 2021 • 6min
Struggling to Recruit, Police Turn to Targeted Ads
The pandemic and the George Floyd protests have made recruiters’ jobs tougher. Now they’re tapping the behavioral profiling power of social media.
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Aug 23, 2021 • 7min
Biden Wants More EVs on Roads. What About Charging Stations?
The president called for 40 percent of new cars to be electric by 2030. But motorists still fret about running out of juice—even if it rarely happens.
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Aug 20, 2021 • 5min
John Deere Doubles Down on Silicon Valley and Robots
The farm-equipment giant is buying Bear Flag Robotics, which makes autonomous tractors, marking its second big tech buy in four years.
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Aug 19, 2021 • 7min
If YouTube Algorithms Radicalize Users, Data Doesn’t Show It
New research tracking people’s behavior on the platform found that most don’t go down those ever-deepening rabbit holes.
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Aug 18, 2021 • 8min
These Algorithms Look at X-Rays—and Somehow Detect Your Race
A study raises new concerns that AI will exacerbate disparities in health care. One issue? The study’s authors aren’t sure what cues are used by the algorithms.Â
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Aug 17, 2021 • 9min
Amazon's Massive GDPR Fine Shows the Law's Power—and Limits
It's the first significant GDPR ruling against Big Tech. But secrecy around the decision exposes the regulation’s flaws.
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Aug 16, 2021 • 8min
Facebook’s Reason for Banning Researchers Doesn’t Hold Up
The company says privacy concerns forced it to block access for a team of academics. Whose privacy, exactly?
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Aug 13, 2021 • 12min
China Cracks Down On Its Tech Giants. Sound Familiar?
Companies like Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent were once regarded with national pride. Now they’re being slapped with fines and other penalties.
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Aug 12, 2021 • 7min
The Pandemic Drives Cofounders to Couples Therapy
Startups are like relationships—at least that’s what some Silicon Valley therapists are pitching.
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Aug 11, 2021 • 7min
Toyota Whiffed on EVs. Now It’s Trying to Slow Their Rise
In a bid to protect its investments in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cells, the carmaker is lobbying against the transition to electric vehicles.
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