Business, Spoken
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The US Government Will Pay Doctors to Use These AI Algorithms
The artificial intelligence programs can diagnose eye disease in diabetics and complications in stroke patients. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
These Factory Robots May Point the Way to 5G’s Future
Manufacturing, mining, and delivery firms, among others, are exploring building their own high-speed wireless networks with the new standard. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Who’s Still Covered by California’s Gig Worker Law?
Uber and Lyft led a ballot measure that exempts them from AB 5. But millions of janitors, retail workers, and others are still covered by the statute. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
With Its Own Chips, Apple Aims to Define the Future of PCs
Intel processors are on their way out, replaced by home-grown designs, which will give the Mac maker more control of its destiny. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Future of McDonald's Is in the Drive-Thru Lane
The fast food chain is radically rethinking what the Golden Arches experience looks like, from a new loyalty program to more high-tech drive-thrus. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
One Clear Message From Voters This Election? More Privacy
Ballot measures were approved in California to restrict commercial use of user data and in Michigan to require warrants for searches of electronic information. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
With $200 Million, Uber and Lyft Write Their Own Labor Law
Following a well-funded campaign, California voters approved Proposition 22—allowing gig economy companies to keep treating workers as independent contractors. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
It's Hard to Escape Facebook's Vortex of Polarization
Suggesting other news sources only reinforces users' political beliefs. Another study finds that quitting the social media giant leaves people less informed. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
WFH or Work at the Office—More Tech Employees Can Now Choose
The “hybrid workplace” is Silicon Valley’s latest buzzword, as tech companies start giving people more options for how and when and where they get stuff done. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
To Save the Planet, Get More EVs in Used Car Lots
To reduce carbon emissions, electric vehicles need to stay on the road as long as possible. That means developing a robust trade in second-hand cars. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Left and the Right Speak Different Languages—Literally
A study analyzed patterns in online comments and found liberals and conservatives use different words to express similar ideas. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How an Algorithm Blocked Kidney Transplants to Black Patients
A formula for assessing the gravity of kidney disease is one of many that is adjusted for race. The practice can exacerbate health disparities. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How Police Can Crack Locked Phones—and Extract Information
A report finds 50,000 cases where law enforcement agencies turned to outside firms to bypass the encryption on a mobile device. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Why Is Everyone Building an Electric Pickup Truck?
Tesla has the Cybertruck, GM a $113,000 Hummer, and Ford an electric F-150. And then there are the startups. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Give These Apps Some Notes and They'll Write Emails for You
Entrepreneurs are building tools that create emails or marketing copy using GPT-3, text-generation technology released earlier this year. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Give These Apps Some Notes and They'll Write Emails for You
Entrepreneurs are building tools that create emails or marketing copy using GPT-3, text-generation technology released earlier this year. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Companies Are Rushing to Use AI—but Few See a Payoff
A study finds that only 11 percent of firms that have deployed artificial intelligence are reaping a “sizable” return on their investments. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Fate of Gig Workers Is in the Hands of California Voters
A ballot measure would create a new classification for people who have been contractors. Uber and Lyft threaten to leave the state if it fails. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Anticlimax of the Google Antitrust Suit
The justice department's case against Microsoft in the 1990s was much stronger than the one it's concocted against the Mountain View tech giant. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
‘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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
College Going Virtual Means Reaching Young Voters Online. Good
More potential young voters are on social media than enrolled in college full time. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
These Robots Use AI to Learn How to Clean Your House
At Toyota, researchers are experimenting with prototypes that swoop from the ceiling to take care of chores with the help of machine learning. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Publishers Worry as Ebooks Fly off Libraries' Virtual Shelves
Checkouts of digital books from a popular service are up 52 percent since March. Publishers say their easy availability hurts sales. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Lawmakers Demand Scrutiny of Racial Bias in Health Algorithms
Four congressmembers say formulas that include race as a factor can hurt Black Americans' access to care. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Alexa Now Has Its Own Questions for You
A new feature from Amazon allows the intelligent assistant to ask users to clarify requests, such as “Dim the lights.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Activists at Amazon Say Its Climate Efforts Still Fall Short
One year after organizing a walkout, employees are calling for a more ambitious environmental agenda. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Companies Can Track Your Phone’s Movements to Target Ads
Brands are seeking new ways to customize messages. A startup that gathers data on when you pick up your phone, or when you go out on a run, can help. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Elon Musk Promises a $25,000 Tesla in 3 Years—Again
Reducing the cost of electric vehicles is all about a cheaper battery. Tesla outlined a plan that includes making more of the components itself. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
To Clean Up Comments, Let AI Tell Users Their Words Are Trash
It won’t solve everything, but a new study suggests real-time automated feedback could help make the internet a less toxic place. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Portland’s Face-Recognition Ban Is a New Twist on ‘Smart Cities’
The first big US city to prohibit private businesses from using the technology reflects rising skepticism of new tools and concerns about fairness. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Apocalypse Doesn’t Need an Instagram Filter
Plus: Kevin Systrom’s app inspiration, the characteristics of successful CEOs, and Colorado’s disconcerting forecast. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Utah Company Claims It Invented Contact Tracing Tech
Blyncsy wants states using Apple and Google technology to pay it $1 per resident. It may not win, but the patent tussle could deter others from adopting apps. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nvidia's Arm Deal Would Make It the Center of the Chip World
Combining the two chipmakers would unite leaders in two big tech trends—artificial intelligence and mobile computing. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
FedEx Will Track Your Packages More Precisely Than Ever
A Bluetooth-based system coming this fall will be especially useful for high-value shipments, like medicines or vaccines. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Anduril’s New Drone Offers to Inject More AI Into Warfare
A swarm of Ghost 4s, controlled by a single person on the ground, can perform reconnaissance missions like searching for enemy weapons or soldiers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Creepy ‘Geofence’ Finds Anyone Who Went Near a Crime Scene
Police increasingly ask Google and other tech firms for data about who was where, when. Two judges ruled the investigative tool invalid in a Chicago case. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
No, Amazon Won't Deliver You a Burrito by Drone Anytime Soon
Several companies are testing airborne deliveries. But rules are years away, and no one knows if consumers are even interested. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Doctors and Nurses Take to TikTok to Fight Covid Myths
“We can treat only one patient at a time, but if we can get a message out there that can hit thousands or hundreds of thousands, then we can change their thoughts.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Uber Pledges to Go All-Electric, but It Doesn't Own the Cars
The ride-hail company joined rival Lyft with a “Green” pledge. It's counting on incentives to encourage drivers to switch to battery power. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Access to Telemedicine Is Hardest for Those Who Need It Most
Older patients and other vulnerable populations tend to need more medical care, but it’s often difficult for them to get online for remote visits. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
TikTok Is Paying Creators. Not All of Them Are Happy
Users say the platform’s new Creator Fund is opaque and riddled with problems. The company says it’s listening. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
AI Ruined Chess. Now, It's Making the Game Beautiful Again
A former world champion teams up with the makers of AlphaZero to test variants on the age-old game that can jolt players into creative patterns. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices