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The landmark Digital Services Act has a glaring omission: It ditches plans to tighten rules that could have protected survivors of revenge porn and other forms of sexual abuse. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Range anxiety is bad enough. But even when they find a station, drivers often have to deal with broken equipment. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
His weeks-long pursuit of the company has resulted in a $44 billion deal. But how did it happen, and what the hell comes next? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Digital Services Act has granted the European Commission unprecedented power over tech companies in times of war. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The government wants to restart production and shipping to meet global demand, but some people may trade a lockdown at home to being locked inside factories. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The killer app for GPT-3 could help marketers lure clicks and game Google rankings. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Online activists Gen-Z for Change targeted Starbucks and Kroger for anti-union firings. Now they plan to take aim at Amazon. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Moxi and other delivery-focused assistants have become even more critical as the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed health care workers to their limits. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The global chip shortage has triggered a surge in demand for prized, pricey used electric vehicles. It's only just beginning. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
At TED, the Tesla CEO made his case for owning Twitter—and rewrote his own history. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A majority of editors voiced support to end such donations, arguing that the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks consume too much energy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
