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Mar 9, 2021 • 10min
Clubhouse Is Booming. So Is the Ecosystem Around It
A wave of startups, features, and tools has sprung up around the popular audio app. And some are looking to cash in.
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Mar 8, 2021 • 8min
Gig Workers Gather Their Own Data to Check the Algorithm’s Math
Drivers for Uber, Lyft, and other firms are building apps to compare their mileage with pay slips. One group is selling the data to government agencies.
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Mar 5, 2021 • 9min
The UK Is the Latest Country to Tighten the Screws on Uber
The country's highest court ruled that the 25 drivers who filed a lawsuit should be considered workers and entitled to minimum wage and vacations.
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Mar 4, 2021 • 7min
How Planes Keep Flying After an Engine Catches Fire
A Boeing 777 shed huge chunks of metal over a Denver suburb over the weekend—but wasn't in danger of going down itself.
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Mar 3, 2021 • 6min
Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Is Now Armed—in the Name of Art
A group of meme-spinning pranksters attached a paintball gun to the dynamic robot to make a point about the automated future.
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Mar 2, 2021 • 5min
A Second AI Researcher Says She Was Fired by Google
Margaret Mitchell was the co-leader of a group investigating ethics in AI, alongside Timnit Gebru, who said she was fired in December.
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Mar 1, 2021 • 7min
The AI Research Paper Was Real. The ‘Coauthor’ Wasn't
An MIT professor found his name on two papers with which he had no connection. A different paper listed a fictitious author by the name of "Bill Franks."
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Feb 26, 2021 • 8min
How Covid Gums Up the Court System
Videofeeds sometimes fail, defense attorneys can’t confer with clients, and witnesses have a hard time reviewing documents.Â
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Feb 25, 2021 • 6min
A New Artificial Intelligence Makes Mistakes—on Purpose
A chess program that learns from human error might be better at working with people or negotiating with them.
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Feb 24, 2021 • 7min
Carjackings Are Up—and Gig Workers Are Getting Victimized
Drivers, often unfamiliar with a neighborhood, leave cars running while dropping off food. Opportunistic thieves lie in wait.Â
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