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Oct 26, 2020 • 8min
Here's What Google Does Illegally, According to the DOJ
In an antitrust suit, the Justice Department claims the company uses exclusive deals with device makers and browser makers to prop up its near-monopoly on search.
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Oct 23, 2020 • 8min
‘Do Not Track’ Is Back, and This Time It Might Work
California’s privacy law says businesses must respect universal opt-outs. Now the technology finally exists to put that to the test.Â
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Oct 22, 2020 • 8min
Behind Anduril’s Effort to Create an Operating System for War
The company, launched by Oculus cofounder Palmer Luckey, is building software to connect multiple Air Force systems—allowing officers to act more quickly.
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Oct 21, 2020 • 10min
Does the House Antitrust Report Mean That Tech Is Evil?
Plus: a plan to break up Microsoft, anonymity on the internet, and a baffling balcony address.Â
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Oct 20, 2020 • 6min
Just as Tech Looked Serious About Diversity, Trump Intervenes
The Labor Department last week questioned Microsoft’s stated goal to double the number of Black leaders in the company.Â
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Oct 19, 2020 • 8min
Facebook Tweaked Its Rules, but You Can Still Target Voters
Political strategists say they combine information from multiple databases to identify the people they want to vote—and not vote.
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Oct 16, 2020 • 7min
College Going Virtual Means Reaching Young Voters Online. Good
More potential young voters are on social media than enrolled in college full time.Â
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Oct 15, 2020 • 10min
Facebook Finally Slowed Down—When We Needed It to Move Fast
Plus: Mark Zuckerberg’s own words, the personification of the internet, and Burger King’s whopper of an ask.
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Oct 14, 2020 • 8min
AI Can Help Patients—but Only If Doctors Understand It
Algorithms can help diagnose a growing range of health problems, but humans need to be trained to listen.
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Oct 13, 2020 • 4min
Tesla's Latest Numbers Put Growth Concerns to Rest
The company's Q3 report exceeded analysts' expectations, but its stock still fell about 3 percent in Friday morning trading.
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