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Rapid grocery delivery apps are leaving the continent, putting the Turkish startup on top. But, its reign is anything but stable. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The loquacious bot has Microsoft ready to sink a reported $10 billion into OpenAI. It’s unclear what products can be built on the technology. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Staff laid off by Elon Musk were assured they would be compensated following mass cuts. As the deadline passes, the silence has been deafening. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Try as they might, crypto companies pressured by the trading platform’s collapse are failing to bail themselves out. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A European Union ruling against Meta marks the beginning of the end of targeted ads. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

It’s not too late to move toward your ideal social media existence. You could opt for Mastodon or Post, or stay and hope things turn around. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A network of trading platforms is restructuring the seafood industry and tackling waste. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Supply chain issues, drought, and war are conspiring to make it way more expensive to produce the drink around the world. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A country’s real wealth lies in its equality, environment, and happiness. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

As the niche, decentralized social networking platform rises in popularity, it faces rising costs, culture shifts—and potential legal risks. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Author and labor lawyer Orly Lobel says AI can help mitigate human biases in hiring and compensation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Governments, nonprofits, and small startups hope to scoop up people let go by the likes of Meta and Amazon. It’s their big chance to lure top-tier talent. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Companies are exploring how to adapt powerful new chatbot technology to negotiate with customer service—and to persuade humans to buy stuff. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The entrepreneur says he’s cracking down on doxing. Many see his account-blocking spree as self-serving. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The retailer’s warehouses are flooded with packages. Workers say that means mandatory extra shifts and faster-paced work. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

At the company’s next annual meeting, shareholders will be asked to pressure the company over contracts with US immigration and the Israeli government. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The US government says replacing staff with automation and remote monitoring saves taxpayers money. Some workers fear accidents and cyberattacks. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

An upgraded power plant in Slovakia has angered neighboring Austria and fueled the debate over nuclear power and independence from Russian gas. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

AI trained on reams of geological data can indicate where to dig in search of metals crucial to electric cars and other green technology. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The articulate new chatbot has won over the internet and shown how engaging conversational AI can be—even when it makes stuff up. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Emergency responders rely on the platform to share and collect lifesaving information. Looser moderation puts that in peril. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Bitcoin miners say they can help stabilize a shaky power grid and prevent blackouts. Experts say it will make the problem worse. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The company sent cities scrambling to clamp down on short-term rentals. Now resort towns are feeling the pinch. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The city’s board of supervisors has rolled back a controversial decision to let robots use lethal force without human intervention. But the fight is far from over. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Messages show Twitter’s past leaders struggling with a tough moderation call with political overtones. Musk is now on the hook for such decisions himself. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The government regained control of streets and social networks, but citizens protesting zero-Covid policies proved smartphones can help fuel mass action. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Law enforcement says that in some scenarios a lethal robot is the only way to protect public safety. Experts say the policy will harm communities of color. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The collapse of FTX has set off a chain reaction that threatens to topple one of crypto’s oldest and most well-respected institutions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

From IVF treatments to parental leave, Twitter staff laid off without notice have had their lives upended. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The company’s past failings place its security under scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission until 2042. Any new mishaps could lead to heavy penalties. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Amid Twitter chaos and Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid, the conservative social network is having a moment of its own. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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