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To Save the Planet, Get More EVs in Used Car Lots Nov 06, 2020

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To reduce carbon emissions, electric vehicles need to stay on the road as long as possible. That means developing a robust trade in second-hand cars.

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The Left and the Right Speak Different Languages—Literally Nov 05, 2020

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A study analyzed patterns in online comments and found liberals and conservatives use different words to express similar ideas.

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How an Algorithm Blocked Kidney Transplants to Black Patients Nov 04, 2020

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A formula for assessing the gravity of kidney disease is one of many that is adjusted for race. The practice can exacerbate health disparities.

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How Police Can Crack Locked Phones—and Extract Information Nov 03, 2020

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A report finds 50,000 cases where law enforcement agencies turned to outside firms to bypass the encryption on a mobile device.

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Why Is Everyone Building an Electric Pickup Truck? Nov 02, 2020

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Tesla has the Cybertruck, GM a $113,000 Hummer, and Ford an electric F-150. And then there are the startups.Â

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Give These Apps Some Notes and They'll Write Emails for You Oct 30, 2020

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Entrepreneurs are building tools that create emails or marketing copy using GPT-3, text-generation technology released earlier this year.

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Give These Apps Some Notes and They'll Write Emails for You Oct 30, 2020

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Entrepreneurs are building tools that create emails or marketing copy using GPT-3, text-generation technology released earlier this year.

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Companies Are Rushing to Use AI—but Few See a Payoff Oct 29, 2020

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A study finds that only 11 percent of firms that have deployed artificial intelligence are reaping a “sizable” return on their investments.

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The Fate of Gig Workers Is in the Hands of California Voters Oct 28, 2020

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A ballot measure would create a new classification for people who have been contractors. Uber and Lyft threaten to leave the state if it fails.

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The Anticlimax of the Google Antitrust Suit Oct 27, 2020

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The justice department's case against Microsoft in the 1990s was much stronger than the one it's concocted against the Mountain View tech giant.

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