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Technology Archive

Archives for February 2023

Climate
It doesn’t take that many electric cars to improve public healthIt doesn’t take that many electric cars to improve public health
Climate

Researchers have found that California’s electric cars are already keeping asthma patients out of ERs.

By Umair Irfan
Technology
Last year’s Super Bowl ads aged like milkLast year’s Super Bowl ads aged like milk
Technology

Don’t expect to see any crypto ads this year.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
Bosses want to pay you more but give you lessBosses want to pay you more but give you less
Technology

A growing number of workers are going freelance, taking higher wages over benefits and job security.

By Rani Molla
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Are we racing toward AI catastrophe?Are we racing toward AI catastrophe?
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

As tech giants like Microsoft and Google compete to capture the AI market, safety could be an afterthought.

By Kelsey Piper
Technology
Google is scrambling to catch up to Bing, of all thingsGoogle is scrambling to catch up to Bing, of all things
Technology

Google bookended Microsoft’s big AI search announcement with underwhelming AI news of its own.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
What banning noncompetes could mean for the US workforceWhat banning noncompetes could mean for the US workforce
Technology

President Biden wants to change how we think about anti-competitive behavior.

By Sara Morrison and Rani Molla
Technology
Here comes Bard, Google’s version of ChatGPTHere comes Bard, Google’s version of ChatGPT
Technology

The new AI chat bot is available to “trusted testers” for now and will be released to the public in the “coming weeks.”

By Shirin Ghaffary
Money
The trials of Elon MuskThe trials of Elon Musk
Money

A jury found the Tesla CEO not liable in a shareholder lawsuit, but the case revealed a lot about Musk’s refusal to back down.

By Whizy Kim
Inside the lonely and surprisingly earnest world of political TikTok
Politics

As TikTok faces a potential ban and growing national security concerns, a few politicians are posting through the turmoil.

By Christian Paz
Technology
The AI boom is here, and so are the lawsuitsThe AI boom is here, and so are the lawsuits
Technology

What can Napster tell us about the future?

By Peter Kafka
Technology
TikTok’s master plan to win over WashingtonTikTok’s master plan to win over Washington
Technology

Millions spent on lobbyists, a billion spent on safeguards. Will it be enough to stay in the United States?

By Sara Morrison
Technology
Behind the scenes at TikTok as it campaigns to change Americans’ hearts and mindsBehind the scenes at TikTok as it campaigns to change Americans’ hearts and minds
Technology

What I learned from a tour of the company’s new transparency and accountability center.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
GoodRx made money off your health data. The FTC is making it pay.GoodRx made money off your health data. The FTC is making it pay.
Technology

More like BadRx.

By Sara Morrison
Money
Lucky girl syndrome and the endless rebranding of “The Secret”Lucky girl syndrome and the endless rebranding of “The Secret”
Money

TikTokers are finding new ways to, in their words, “be delusional.”

By Rebecca Jennings