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About half of the nation's food is typically consumed in group settings like restaurants and schools. Quickly rerouting the supply chain isn't easy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Need masks and face shields? You got it. A network of tinkerers comes in handy when lives are on the line and the authorities are asleep at the wheel. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
For all the talk of moving production and supply chains out of China, governments and companies lack the trillions that would be needed as they battle the pandemic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Instacart promised it would provide masks and sanitizer kits weeks ago. Now the company claims the delay is by design. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Faced with a pandemic on the one hand and slashed budgets on the other, some industry insiders say it’s time for influencing to evolve. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Some investors are urging their portfolio companies to leave government assistance for restaurants and hairdressers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
In the struggle to stay afloat, independent eateries in Portland, Oregon, are adapting their workflows, their menus, and their business plans to serve customers under lockdown. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Despite the EU's new copyright directive, Google has so far refused to pay fees in order to send sites traffic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Most US schools are closed, with instruction shifting to the internet. That's a problem for millions of people without reliable broadband, including 20 percent of rural students. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
As Covid-19 keeps people indoors, delivery and other contract workers are more visible than ever—making this a pivotal time for them to secure basic rights. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Consumer advocates fear that the deal will lead to reduced competition and higher prices. But regulators and a federal judge let it proceed. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Over the course of two presidential campaigns, Sanders showed how effective a digital-first movement could be. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Svelte, created by a graphics editor for the New York Times, has attracted a following among programmers who want their pages to load faster. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Social distancing rules have reduced many eateries to delivery and take out. But apps like Uber Eats exact a 25 percent toll on their shrinking revenue. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
It alerts staff when a patient’s condition changes, allowing people to be sent home and monitored remotely. Two hospital systems will begin testing it this week. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
US companies have shifted production overseas, especially to China. We got cheaper products. But now we can't make vital health care supplies. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
UC Berkeley's Costas Spanos thinks you should track your workers and hand over the lights and temperature controls to artificial intelligence. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The social media giant gave $100 million to help local news during the pandemic, but still makes you hunt for trusted sources. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The team developed its own software to coordinate volunteers and synthesize voter data. Now, it’s posting the code to GitHub. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Due to Covid-19, Amazon is only accepting certain supplies at its warehouses. Small businesses are already feeling the pinch. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Accelerators like Y-Combinator have had online programs, but the pandemic might force even its elite core program to go entirely remote for the first time. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The food service industry is facing pandemic-related layoffs and closings, but tech-savvy chef Eric Rivera is using online platforms to keep his business in the black. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Food producers, distributors, and warehouse operators say supplies are plentiful, so long as stores can be restocked. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Health officials want to close beaches crowded with spring breakers to slow the spread of coronavirus. Local businesses fear the financial impact. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube all announced this week that thousands of content moderators are being sent home—leaving more of our feeds in the hands of machines. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Netflix is slowing streams in Europe in an effort to preserve bandwidth amid the pandemic. But US providers seem to be holding up to the surge in usage. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Drivers for Uber and Lyft in Seattle say demand for rides has plummeted, and they have few workplace benefits to fall back on. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Microsoft's founder has been slowly inching away from his company. Now Gates has stepped down from the board seat he held for 44 years. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Google and the White House are working together now, but they're still not describing the same website. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Digestive is a peculiar font. Its ornate, wiggly letters make it look a bit like calligraphy by aliens from outer space. But Digestive isn't just unusual in how it looks. It's also unusual in how it was sold. Thanks to Future Fonts, a platform for selling fonts that are still works-in-progress, Digestive was already gracing magazine covers, concert posters, and even perfume boxes, before designer Jérémy Landes considered it finished. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices...
