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Nov 20, 2020 • 10min
Apps Are Now Putting the Parole Agent in Your Pocket
The pandemic has stirred interest in smartphone software for remotely monitoring parolees and people on probation. But the approach has raised alarms.
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Nov 19, 2020 • 7min
The US Government Will Pay Doctors to Use These AI Algorithms
The artificial intelligence programs can diagnose eye disease in diabetics and complications in stroke patients.
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Nov 18, 2020 • 7min
These Factory Robots May Point the Way to 5G’s Future
Manufacturing, mining, and delivery firms, among others, are exploring building their own high-speed wireless networks with the new standard.
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Nov 17, 2020 • 6min
Who’s Still Covered by California’s Gig Worker Law?
Uber and Lyft led a ballot measure that exempts them from AB 5. But millions of janitors, retail workers, and others are still covered by the statute.
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Nov 16, 2020 • 7min
With Its Own Chips, Apple Aims to Define the Future of PCs
Intel processors are on their way out, replaced by home-grown designs, which will give the Mac maker more control of its destiny.
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Nov 13, 2020 • 8min
The Future of McDonald's Is in the Drive-Thru Lane
The fast food chain is radically rethinking what the Golden Arches experience looks like, from a new loyalty program to more high-tech drive-thrus.
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Nov 12, 2020 • 8min
One Clear Message From Voters This Election? More Privacy
Ballot measures were approved in California to restrict commercial use of user data and in Michigan to require warrants for searches of electronic information.Â
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Nov 11, 2020 • 7min
With $200 Million, Uber and Lyft Write Their Own Labor Law
Following a well-funded campaign, California voters approved Proposition 22—allowing gig economy companies to keep treating workers as independent contractors.
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Nov 10, 2020 • 9min
It's Hard to Escape Facebook's Vortex of Polarization
Suggesting other news sources only reinforces users' political beliefs. Another study finds that quitting the social media giant leaves people less informed.
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Nov 9, 2020 • 10min
WFH or Work at the Office—More Tech Employees Can Now Choose
The “hybrid workplace” is Silicon Valley’s latest buzzword, as tech companies start giving people more options for how and when and where they get stuff done.
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