Business, Spoken
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Fake News Gets More Engagement on Facebook—But Only If It's Right-Wing
Far-right pages that publish misinformation get the most interactions by far compared to other news sources, new research shows. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
As China Rises, the US Builds Toward a Bigger Role in AI
After decades of staying out of industrial policy, a Pentagon-appointed commission recommends more spending on research and support for US chip makers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Black Tech Employees Rebel Against ‘Diversity Theater’
Companies pledged money and support for people of color. But some say they still face a hostile work environment for speaking out or simply doing their jobs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Good-bye Zoom. Hello Low-Key Ambient Snooping
If you are missing out on serendipity in your remote work, try ramping up your 2-D audio copresence. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Big Tech Targets DC With a Digital Charm Offensive
Facebook, Amazon, and Google ads are blanketing inside-the-Beltway newsletters in a bid to rehab their tarnished reputations. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Gig Companies Fear a Worker Shortage, Despite a Recession
The pandemic sapped demand for rides from Uber and Lyft, and government aid has cushioned the blow for workers. Execs are feeling the strain. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
There's a Surge of New EVs. We Take Them for a Spin
Volkswagen, Chevrolet, Volvo, Porsche, and Polestar have each introduced new battery-powered models. So we hit the road with each of them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
You’re About to See a Lot More Instagram Live Collabs
Instagram is finally giving creators their most requested feature—which the company hopes will make it a more dynamic destination for viewers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Why a YouTube Chat About Chess Got Flagged for Hate Speech
AI programs that analyze language have difficulty gauging context. Words such as “black,” “white,” and “attack" can have different meanings. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
California Can Now Enforce Its Net Neutrality Law
A judge ruled earlier this week on the law, which has faced challenges from lobbyists representing internet providers as well as the Trump administration. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Clubhouse Is Booming. So Is the Ecosystem Around It
A wave of startups, features, and tools has sprung up around the popular audio app. And some are looking to cash in. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Gig Workers Gather Their Own Data to Check the Algorithm’s Math
Drivers for Uber, Lyft, and other firms are building apps to compare their mileage with pay slips. One group is selling the data to government agencies. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The UK Is the Latest Country to Tighten the Screws on Uber
The country's highest court ruled that the 25 drivers who filed a lawsuit should be considered workers and entitled to minimum wage and vacations. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How Planes Keep Flying After an Engine Catches Fire
A Boeing 777 shed huge chunks of metal over a Denver suburb over the weekend—but wasn't in danger of going down itself. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Is Now Armed—in the Name of Art
A group of meme-spinning pranksters attached a paintball gun to the dynamic robot to make a point about the automated future. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Second AI Researcher Says She Was Fired by Google
Margaret Mitchell was the co-leader of a group investigating ethics in AI, alongside Timnit Gebru, who said she was fired in December. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The AI Research Paper Was Real. The ‘Coauthor’ Wasn't
An MIT professor found his name on two papers with which he had no connection. A different paper listed a fictitious author by the name of "Bill Franks." Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How Covid Gums Up the Court System
Videofeeds sometimes fail, defense attorneys can’t confer with clients, and witnesses have a hard time reviewing documents. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A New Artificial Intelligence Makes Mistakes—on Purpose
A chess program that learns from human error might be better at working with people or negotiating with them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Carjackings Are Up—and Gig Workers Are Getting Victimized
Drivers, often unfamiliar with a neighborhood, leave cars running while dropping off food. Opportunistic thieves lie in wait. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Microsoft’s Big Win in Quantum Computing Was an ‘Error’ After All
In a 2018 paper, researchers said they found evidence of an elusive theorized particle. A closer look now suggests otherwise. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aurora Partners With Toyota on Self-Driving Sienna Taxis
The autonomous vehicle startup purchased Uber’s struggling self-driving technology division in December. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How Censorship Can Influence Artificial Intelligence
A study finds that algorithms learn to associate words with other words. “Democracy” can equal “stability”—or “chaos.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Silicon Chip Shortage Is Causing Big Issues for Automakers
Car companies have had to reduce output, pause production, and even idle shifts and entire factories. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Digital Divide Is Giving American Churches Hell
Covid-19 has upended churchgoing in the US. Like so much else with the pandemic, the impacts are not felt equally. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Would You Trade a Bitcoin for a Tesla?
The maker of electric vehicles said it had invested $1.5 billion in bitcoin and plans to accept the cryptocurrency as payment for its cars. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Finally, an Interesting Proposal for Section 230 Reform
A new bill directly targets the most egregious excesses of online platform immunity. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
AI and the List of Dirty, Naughty, Obscene, and Otherwise Bad Words
It started as a way to restrict autocompletes on Shutterstock. Now it grooms search suggestions on Slack and influences Google's artificial intelligence research. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Lawmakers Take Aim at Insidious Digital ‘Dark Patterns’
A new California law prohibits efforts to trick consumers into handing over data or money. A bill in Washington state copies the language. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Biden Wants the Government to Run on EVs. It Won’t Be Easy
The president hopes electrifying the federal fleet will create jobs and encourage motorists to ditch gas-powered cars. But no automaker is ready yet. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Miami’s Mayor Woos Techies. What Does He Need to Succeed?
If anywhere could use innovation, it’s Miami—one of the country’s most unequal, environmentally vulnerable cities. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Why Instacart Is Laying Off Workers As Deliveries Soar
Big grocery chains relied on app-based delivery companies at the start of the pandemic. Now grocers’ priorities have shifted. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
New Algorithms Could Reduce Racial Disparities in Health Care
Machine learning programs trained with patient reports, rather than doctors', find problems that doctors miss—especially in Black people. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
These Doctors Are Using AI to Screen for Breast Cancer
During the pandemic, thousands of women have skipped scans and check-ups. So physicians tapped an algorithm to predict those at the highest risk. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
This AI Could Go From ‘Art’ to Steering a Self-Driving Car
DALL-E drew laughs for creating images of a daikon radish in a tutu. But it builds on an important advance in computer vision with serious applications. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Facebook’s Oversight Board Has Spoken. But It Hasn’t Solved Much
The board’s first content moderation decisions show how impossible its task—and Facebook’s—really is. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Janet Yellen Will Consider Limiting the Use of Cryptocurrency
During her confirmation hearing, the Treasury nominee said that blockchain-based financial networks are “a particular concern.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Art and Science of Boarding an Airplane in a Pandemic
Researchers and airlines that obsessed over efficiency have spent the past year worrying about safety too. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The US Needs More Foreign Artificial Intelligence Know-How
Jason Furman, a top economic adviser to President Obama, says good ideas come from everywhere—but Trump has dissuaded tech workers from coming to the US. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
AI-Powered Text From This Program Could Fool the Government
A Harvard medical student submitted auto-generated comments to Medicaid; volunteers couldn’t distinguish them from those penned by humans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
An Algorithm Is Helping a Community Detect Lead Pipes
The model had shown promise in Flint before officials rebelled. Now Toledo is using it, while incorporating more public input. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Job Screening Service Halts Facial Analysis of Applicants
But it’s still using intonation and behavior to assist with hiring decisions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Startup Will Nix Algorithms Built on Ill-Gotten Facial Data
The FTC applies a novel remedy, going a step further than simply deleting the source photos. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
New York City Proposes Regulating Algorithms Used in Hiring
A bill would require firms to disclose when they use software to assess candidates, and vendors would have to ensure that their tech doesn’t discriminate. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Google’s New Union Is Already Addressing Political Issues
The Alphabet Workers Union isn’t seeking better pay and benefits. It wants to influence the company’s policies on social and other issues. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Tweets That Got Trump Banned Were Far From His Worst
In the end, what took down @realdonaldtrump was not what he tweeted, but how it was interpreted. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Chatroulette Is On the Rise Again—With Help From AI
The hottest app of early 2010 faded quickly when it was flooded with unwanted nudity. Smarter content moderation is helping to revive it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Some UK Stores Are Using Facial Recognition to Track Shoppers
Branches of the British grocer Southern Co-op are using surveillance technology to look for potential shoplifters. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Year of Driving Less—but More Dangerously
Total traffic deaths fell during pandemic lockdowns. But fatalities per mile traveled rose, due to faster driving, fewer cops, and more drug use. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Why Do Many Self-Driving Cars Look Like Toasters on Wheels?
Without any need for steering wheels or pedals, the cubes give passengers room to maneuver inside. The latest entrant, from Zoox, can hold 4. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices