Business, Spoken

When Aptos rose from the ashes of Meta’s Diem digital currency project, it aimed to be the fastest crypto network. Instead, it just angered its fans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The new ecommerce platform can beat Amazon on price by shipping direct from China. It’s already racing up the charts. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

After bad press about its App Store rules, Apple added a way to challenge app rejections. Creators say projects still get blocked for no good reason. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A former congressman who helped the House select committee investigate the Capitol attack says the US is losing sight of the big picture. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Many independent auto shops can’t afford the equipment needed to fix today’s complex vehicles. Prepare to wait longer for repairs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Pushing more ads at users would compensate for slowing smartphone sales but risks annoying Apple fans—and antitrust regulators. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dancers say a law to protect people working at ride-hailing and food delivery apps has been used to undercut their livelihoods. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Three warehouses have voted on joining the Amazon Labor Union, but organizers prevailed in only one—and the retail giant’s heavily funded opposition continues. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Ahead of US midterms, activists are fighting falsehoods circulating in Chinese-language communities that they fear will distort the vote or suppress turnout. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Cameras inside the device that track eye and face movements can make an avatar’s expressions more realistic, but they raise new privacy questions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Infowars host now knows the cost of “free speech”—but does the landmark judgment signal a crackdown on disinformation? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Colleges and K-12 campuses increasingly monitor student emails, social media, and more. Here’s how to secure your (or your child’s) privacy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Working from home makes it easier to take on several full-time posts. The extra cash is nice—but simultaneous Zoom meetings can be tricky. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

An inquest found content on Pinterest and Instagram contributed to the 2017 death of Molly Russell. The sites say they’ve changed—with opposing strategies. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The company is losing huge sums of money on cookie-cutter homes—suggesting a fundamental weakness in the US housing market. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Tesla’s Optimus robot did not dazzle robotics experts and can't yet walk. But if the project delivers, it could give the company an edge in manufacturing. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Journalism Competition and Protection Act would allow publishers to finally bargain with Meta and Google. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Younger people seek answers on TikTok and Instagram—Google hopes to lure them back with more visual, infinite scrolling search results. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The company’s new smart gadget uses radar to track your breathing while you sleep. It’s part of Amazon’s plan to weave its products invisibly into your life. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The cutesy robot doesn’t do much now, but the company says it’s a step toward machines that understand your habits. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In the battle over Twitter’s future, the number of bots on the platform is a key issue. Problem is, nobody knows how to count them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Extreme content is spreading rapidly on the country's social networks, sparking fears of a violent uprising. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The company is going after cryptocurrency gambling—but will that be enough to satisfy concerned streamers? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Uber and Lyft spent millions promoting a controversial ballot measure. A new study suggests it has lowered driver wages. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Open source project Stable Diffusion allows anyone to conjure images with algorithms, but some fear it will be used to create unethical horrors. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

By 2035, the batteries in California’s zero-emission cars could power every home in the state for three days. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A new study shows that cycling packages the final few miles to their recipients isn’t just greener than using a van, but often quicker too. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Users try to control the video platform’s algorithm by giving content a thumbs-down, but Mozilla researchers say it’s not so simple. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

People must both drive less and switch to electric vehicles to reduce carbon emissions enough to avoid the worst effects of climate change. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A preliminary agreement prevented a total shutdown, but many supply chains still face delays and disruption caused by staff shortages. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Russian blockade and bombardments are cutting off thousands of tons of grain, threatening the food supply in countries that rely on wheat exports. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Peiter "Mudge" Zatko's allegations about the social media platform renewed a sense of urgency for lawmakers to rein in Big Tech. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In France, the gig economy platform welcomed thousands of immigrants during the pandemic, unions say. Now it’s deactivating them en masse. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The tech giants' corporate offices across the US Â drew demonstrations over an Israeli government cloud contract that opponents say could have military uses. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The US regulator is eager to end unfair use of artificial intelligence and commercial surveillance, but experts remain skeptical. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Blistering temperatures and the invasion of Ukraine have fed fears of global shortages—but some regions are suffering much more than others. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Startup incubator Y Combinator birthed big names like Airbnb and Stripe. Incoming CEO Garry Tan says he’ll tap the program’s alumni network to generate new tech giants. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The academic search engine’s policy on name changes is out of step with other search tools and publishers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

After two people were injured in the incident, Cruise blocked its robot vehicles from making left turns for several weeks before issuing a software update. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The region’s unified approach to energy predates Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but countries suffering from shortages may now have to watch gas flow past. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act could transform how goods get to stores and consumers by incentivizing US business owners to buy zero-emission electric vehicles. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

WeWork’s controversial cofounder Adam Neumann is not the only entrepreneur to see opportunity in the generation of Americans unable to buy homes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In recent years investors greeted founders with generous checks and warm smiles, but now CEOs seeking cash encounter cold shoulders. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The AI-powered online doctor app is ditching its controversial NHS contracts as it focuses on the US market. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Algorithms can amplify patterns of discrimination. Robotics researchers are calling for new ways to prevent mechanical bodies acting out those biases. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

One of the most influential cryptocurrency projects is set to finally ditch proof-of-work mining. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A new generation of AI image tools can reproduce an artist’s signature style. Some creatives fear for their livelihoods. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The latest crisis that rocked the Greek government shows the bloc’s surveillance problem goes beyond the notorious NSO Group. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The financial aid model more closely associated with coding boot camps has made its way to traditional universities. Now it's coming under scrutiny. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Users face increasingly impossible challenges to prove they are not bots. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices