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What role does government play in innovation?

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 1, 2019
A Wharton School expert says there's no sure recipe, but there are key ingredients.
Hong Kong at night.
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Lyft IPO makes it the ridesharing star, at least for today

by Tracey Samuelson
Mar 29, 2019
As the company hits the public markets, what does that mean for the future of how we get around?
An iPhone with the Lyft ride-sharing app on it shows cars in the area on Park Avenue in New York City March 26.
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Rocky past in tow, Fisker promises a new electric SUV

by Jed Kim
Mar 28, 2019
Industry adviser Chelsea Sexton explains why she's skeptical.
A logo is seen on a Fisker EMotion all-electric vehicle that uses LiDAR technology at CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 9, 2018.
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Norway sees a future in giant subterranean data centers

by Jed Kim
Mar 27, 2019
The arctic nation wants to become a global capital of hard drives and servers.
Katie Prescott and Sarah Treanor at the Lefdal mine data center in Norway.
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Tech is helping house cleaners get benefits

by Jed Kim and Leila Goldstein
Mar 26, 2019
The new platform Alia allows gig workers to earn paid time off and some types of insurance.
Olivia Mejia, a house cleaner in Brooklyn, logs into the Alia platform on her phone. She has taken out life insurance and accident insurance through the platform.
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You can tidy up your digital life, too

by Jed Kim
Mar 25, 2019
Meet a professional who declutters laptops and phones.
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Just what is Apple going to unveil Monday?

by Jed Kim
Mar 22, 2019
And should Netflix and Hulu be worried?
This illustration picture shows the Apple logo displayed on a tablet in Paris on February 18, 2019.
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What if social media treated extremist content like junk mail?

by Molly Wood
Mar 21, 2019
A former Facebook policy worker says platforms have a lot to lose if they don't crack down on misinformation.
An email server shows alerts for spam, or unwanted emails, on a computer screen.
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How internet 'echo chambers' lead to faster radicalization

by Molly Wood
Mar 20, 2019
"Large media corporations have a duty to take on this challenge," one expert says.
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More extremists are getting radicalized online. Whose responsibility is that?

by Molly Wood
Mar 19, 2019
And what can social media companies do to intervene?
Bellingcat, a research and investigative journalism site, is collecting and archiving social posts that show videos and images of rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol last week.
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