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Researchers monitoring a "firehose" of public tweets found signs of increasing toxicity—before Elon Musk reversed bans on Trump and other divisive figures. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Following the collapse of FTX, a group of volunteers has gathered to try and salvage Serum. But the work is far from straightforward. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Algorithms that create art, text, and code are spreading fast—but legal challenges could throw a wrench in the works. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Disinformation researchers have spent years asking Twitter to remove toxic and fake posts. After Elon Musk’s staff cuts, there’s hardly anyone to talk to. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Covid lockdowns prompted a surge of new cyclists. But the trend has faltered in places that didn't build bike-friendly infrastructure. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The company once claimed that ride-hail services and robotaxis would make personal cars obsolete. Mounting losses have prompted a rethink. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Unlike the old days of replying to someone’s tweet, brands now poke back at their consumers on social media. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Authoritarian countries around the world want to suppress criticism and public opinion. Can this new Twitter fight back? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Twitter’s new CEO also leads Tesla, SpaceX, and startups working on tunnel digging and brain implants. His social media project will make it harder to juggle them all. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The chaos engulfing the platform provides an opportunity to reclaim control of your online life, without logging off for good. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The social media company's failed projects required thousands of staffers who swelled the ranks and never left. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The US and Europe can learn a lot from startups that are nimbler, more digitized, and potentially better at serving underserved people. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A new report finds that municipal agencies in Washington deploy dozens of automated decision systems, often without residents’ knowledge. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

China’s Muslim minority used to have its own budding cluster of websites, forums, and social media. Now that’s been erased. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In dispensaries, cash is king—and it's a nuisance for business owners and buyers. Fintech players are entering the fray. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The ride-sharing giant is trying to end a yearslong battle by offering EU cabbies aggressive financial incentives. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Ford and Volkswagen sank nearly $4 billion into developer Argo. Now, amid wider signs of slow progress in autonomous tech, they're shutting it down. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Digital Markets Act will force big tech platforms to break open their walled gardens in 2023, says the EU's new ambassador to Silicon Valley. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Investors have got the hots for "generative AI" that can make text and images. But so far, the hype runs ahead of the business results. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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