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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Can Jared Polis turn the Rockies into the next crypto paradise? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
