Business, Spoken
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The Census Is Broken. Can AI Fix It?
Machine learning can help count people to deliver government funding and decide political representation, but the technology still makes mistakes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How Apple’s Monster M1 Ultra Chip Keeps Moore’s Law Alive
By combining two processors into one, the company has squeezed a surprising amount of performance out of silicon. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Race to Archive Social Posts That May Prove Russian War Crimes
Painstaking new techniques for archiving social media posts could provide crucial evidence in future prosecutions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
This Is How Twitter’s Edit Button Can Actually Work
The ability to edit tweets is coming—but it’s full of risks. This is how to do it right. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
After-Loss Tech Wants to Ease the Logistics of Death
A world of services has appeared to help act as digital death doulas for the bereaved. They show software's potential—and its limits. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
This Is How the Global Energy Crisis Ends
With future price rises baked in and some countries on the verge of rationing gas, things are going to get a whole lot worse before they get any better. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Europe’s Biggest Lithium Mine Is Caught in a Political Maelstrom
Europe wants to source EV materials within its own borders. But fierce opposition ahead of the elections in Serbia shows locals don’t trust mining companies. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Washington State Passed a Contentious New Gig Worker Law
Uber and Lyft have legally cemented the independent contractor status of ride-hail drivers. Now other states are on the horizon. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Wave of Startups Is Tackling Cow Burps and Other Climate Issues
The demand for tech to save the planet is driving a new boom in companies trying to cash in. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Russians Need VPNs. The Kremlin Hates Them
VPNs are divided between trying to help Russians stay connected to the global web and steering clear of Putin’s messy politics. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
TikTok’s Black Box Obscures Its Role in Russia’s War
Outside researchers can’t easily monitor how truth or lies circulate on the social media platform—raising concerns about its role in spreading misinformation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Supply Chain Crisis Is About to Get a Lot Worse
A seemingly endless supply chain crunch has fueled interest in tech that promises to track problems or predict where new ones might occur. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Europe's Digital Markets Act Takes a Hammer to Big Tech
The EU targets tech giants' walled gardens with aggressive new rules, but the smaller companies the DMA is meant to help are skeptical it will work. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Workers Are Trading Staggering Amounts of Data for 'Payday Loans'
Companies are offering interest-free advances to people with poor credit in exchange for detailed personal data. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
California’s Plan to Electrify Uber and Lyft Doesn’t Add Up
A 2030 target for electric vehicles to dominate ride-hailing is a lofty goal. But it’s the drivers, not the companies, who may have to foot the bill. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Why WhatsApp Survived Russia’s Social Media Purge
Russia has branded Meta an “extremist organization” and banned Facebook and Instagram. WhatsApp is a different story. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Coal Threatens a Comeback as the EU Pulls Away From Russian Oil
Europe's efforts to avoid Russian energy imports will likely trigger a short-term spike in coal, and environmentalists are concerned. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
China’s Gig Workers Are Challenging Their Algorithmic Bosses
Food delivery drivers are using platforms’ data-powered systems, mass WeChat groups, and unofficial unions to fight unfair conditions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Can an Online Course Help Big Tech Find Its Soul?
The Foundations of Humane Technology is an eight-hour class for Silicon Valley’s disillusioned workers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
On Depop, Sellers Are Pushing Shady Secondhand Pills
The popular ecommerce site is riddled with half-used packets of diet pills and harmful health supplements, highlighting the need for tougher regulation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Activists Are Reaching Russians Behind Putin's Propaganda Wall
Apps like Tinder, Google Maps, and Telegram give activists a way to share what's really going on in Ukraine—for now. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How a New Digital Dollar Could Shake the US Financial System
The Biden administration is looking into a government-issued digital currency. The implications would be profound. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Great Tech Hub Exodus Didn't Quite Happen
Two years into the pandemic, US tech jobs remain concentrated in a handful of coastal hubs. But a new set of cities is gaining ground. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Problem With Big Tech's Wartime Push Against Putin
Plus: Silicon Valley’s response to Snowden, stories that shift reality, and a culmination of catastrophes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
In Ukraine, Online Gig Workers Keep Coding Through the War
The country is a large supplier of contract labor through platforms such as Upwork and Fiverr. The ongoing crisis with Russia exposes weaknesses in that system. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
High Above Ukraine, Satellites Get Embroiled in the War
While the Russian invasion rages on the ground, companies that operate data-collecting satellites find themselves in an awkward position. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Today's Startups Are Flush With Cash—and Watching Every Penny
Investors have poured money into startups the past few years. Now, founders worry about a changing market and the rising cost of retaining employees. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How to Move Your Shop or Business Online
The pandemic prompted entrepreneurs to move their brick-and-mortars into the digital sphere. Here's what worked for me and other small business owners. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Original Hybrid Workers Can Teach Us How to Do It Right
Over 50 years ago, they trialed “part-time telecommuting.” The pandemic-driven model has problems, but early adopters think they can be fixed. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Governor of Colorado Is High on Blockchain
Can Jared Polis turn the Rockies into the next crypto paradise? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Australia's Standoff Against Google and Facebook Worked—Sort Of
A year after Australia forced tech giants to pay news outlets for the content they display, other countries want to follow suit. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
YouTube's Captions Insert Explicit Language in Kids' Videos
The AI that transcribes spoken dialog on the platform's standard version can render “corn” as “porn,” “beach” as “bitch,” and “brave” as “rape.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Energy Firms Are Going ‘Green’ by Offloading Dirty Coal Plants
In the EU, phasing out emissions often means paying someone to take over polluting plants—and keep them running. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
An NFT Bubble Is Taking Over the Gig Economy
Two-thirds of freelancers on Fiverr say they’re servicing the NFT industry. But is it sustainable? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Why Cities Want Old Buildings Taken Down Gently
A growing number of US cities are adopting “deconstruction” policies that involve taking structures apart by hand in the name of sustainability. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
China Is About to Regulate AI—and the World Is Watching
Sweeping rules will cover algorithms that set prices, control search results, recommend videos, and filter content. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
TikTok Wants Longer Videos—Whether You Like It or Not
The company knows that clips over 60 seconds in length stress users out. That won't stop it from chasing the lucrative long-video market. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Grocery Apps Hoped to Win Over Amsterdam. Then Things Turned Sour
The "dark stores" that popped up in Dutch cities have triggered turf wars with residents and citywide crackdowns. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Elusive Hunt for a Robot That Can Pick a Ripe Strawberry
It's a tricky, delicate task that combines machine vision and robotics. Progress has been slow, but entrepreneurs and farmers continue to invest. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Psychology of Placing EV Chargers Along Roads Less Traveled
Just seeing a map of charging stations in rural areas can help alleviate “range anxiety”—and help get more EVs on the streets. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
After the Great Resignation, Tech Firms Are Getting Desperate
Faced with a shortage of qualified workers and fierce competition, companies are offering candidates money to interview and plush perks if they stay. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Face Recognition Is Out. So How Will the IRS Verify Identity?
Fighting fraud is important. But so is respecting privacy and guarding against bias. Â It's a “no-win situation,” one former official says. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Assange’s NFT Clock Sale Rides a Wave of DAO Crowdfunding
The WikiLeaks founder raised $50 million for legal fees, making him the latest public figure to benefit from decentralized autonomous organizations. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sony's AI Drives a Race Car Like a Champ
The company built GT Sophy to master the game Gran Turismo, but it may help the development of real self-driving cars. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The IRS Drops Facial Recognition Verification After Uproar
Privacy advocates and lawmakers from both major parties objected to the agency's use of a third-party system to confirm taxpayers' identities. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Battery-Powered Trains Are Picking Up Speed
Electric locomotives could cut emissions of greenhouse gases and toxic pollutants that harm people living near rail yards. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Fight Over the Right to Repair Cars Turns Ugly
In the wake of a voter-approved law, Subaru and Kia dealers in Massachusetts have disabled systems that allow remote starts and send maintenance alerts. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Thousands of Planes Are Flying Empty and No One Can Stop Them
A pre-pandemic policy on airport usage is pressuring airlines to keep "ghost flights" in the air. The climate impact is massive. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Big Tech Needs to Stop Trying to Make Their Metaverse Happen
From Microsoft to Meta, the race is on to sell an amorphous concept that no one really wants them to build. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
HP Wins Huge Fraud Case Against Autonomy’s Mike Lynch
The ruling by the UK’s High Court could also lead to Lynch’s extradition to the United States, where he faces further charges. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices