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Alexa, meet Roomba: Amazon buys robotic vacuum maker iRobot for $1.7 billion
Aug 8, 2022
"Alexa, please tell the Roomba to stop scaring the cat."
When we expect big things from tech, the economy does better, according to new research
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Jul 28, 2022
There's a link between anticipating future technology and spending decisions in the present, says macroeconomics professor Cristoph Görtz.
Is this what the “metaverse” looks like?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 1, 2022
“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal takes a guided tour of a virtual world.
Rolling back degree requirements expands the pipeline for tech
Apr 27, 2022
Hiring based on skills rather than degrees is more labor intensive.
Visual artists see NFTs as a new opportunity to connect with their communities
by
Emil Moffatt
Apr 13, 2022
NFTs can help artists bypass traditional channels, such as art galleries. But artists also have to navigate environmental, legal questions surrounding them.
Russia wakes up to big technological weaknesses
by
Justin Ho
Mar 15, 2022
Russia's economy relies on imported tech, like aircraft parts and semiconductors. That leaves it vulnerable as sanctions multiply.
China's COVID outbreak causing new manufacturing slowdowns
by
Matt Levin
Mar 14, 2022
China’s zero-tolerance approach to the virus is affecting American as well as Chinese companies.
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Tech companies around the world depend on Ukrainian workers. Now they're trying to help them.
Mar 3, 2022
Ukraine has become essential to global tech. Now companies are relocating employees and dealing with disrupted communications.
The last to use 3G phone service, rural America prepares to do without it
Feb 21, 2022
Wireless companies want to convert the frequencies 3G uses to faster 5G service.
Here's why Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard
Jan 18, 2022
Microsoft plans to spend nearly $70 billion for the video game maker, whose problematic workplace culture will present challenges.