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Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.

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Clubhouse Is Booming. So Is the Ecosystem Around It Mar 09, 2021

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A wave of startups, features, and tools has sprung up around the popular audio app. And some are looking to cash in.

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Gig Workers Gather Their Own Data to Check the Algorithm’s Math Mar 08, 2021

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Drivers for Uber, Lyft, and other firms are building apps to compare their mileage with pay slips. One group is selling the data to government agencies.

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The UK Is the Latest Country to Tighten the Screws on Uber Mar 05, 2021

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The country's highest court ruled that the 25 drivers who filed a lawsuit should be considered workers and entitled to minimum wage and vacations.

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How Planes Keep Flying After an Engine Catches Fire Mar 04, 2021

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A Boeing 777 shed huge chunks of metal over a Denver suburb over the weekend—but wasn't in danger of going down itself.

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Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Is Now Armed—in the Name of Art Mar 03, 2021

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A group of meme-spinning pranksters attached a paintball gun to the dynamic robot to make a point about the automated future.

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A Second AI Researcher Says She Was Fired by Google Mar 02, 2021

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Margaret Mitchell was the co-leader of a group investigating ethics in AI, alongside Timnit Gebru, who said she was fired in December.

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The AI Research Paper Was Real. The ‘Coauthor’ Wasn't Mar 01, 2021

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An MIT professor found his name on two papers with which he had no connection. A different paper listed a fictitious author by the name of "Bill Franks."

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How Covid Gums Up the Court System Feb 26, 2021

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Videofeeds sometimes fail, defense attorneys can’t confer with clients, and witnesses have a hard time reviewing documents.Â

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A New Artificial Intelligence Makes Mistakes—on Purpose Feb 25, 2021

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A chess program that learns from human error might be better at working with people or negotiating with them.

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Carjackings Are Up—and Gig Workers Are Getting Victimized Feb 24, 2021

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Drivers, often unfamiliar with a neighborhood, leave cars running while dropping off food. Opportunistic thieves lie in wait.Â