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Machine Learning Is Causing a ‘Reproducibility Crisis’ in Science 18.08.2022 9:34

AI hype has researchers in fields from medicine to sociology rushing to use techniques that they don’t always understand—causing a wave of spurious results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TikTok Is ‘Shadow-Promoting’ Banned Content in Russia 17.08.2022 6:50

The company said it would prevent Russia-based users from uploading fresh content—but some new videos are still showing up on FYPs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Suspected Killer’s Fans Are Still Promoting Him Online 16.08.2022 10:31

After a local politician and two others were gunned down in the Philippines, posts supporting the suspect continue to gain traction on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tech’s Offshore Hiring Has Gone Into Overdrive 15.08.2022 8:51

Companies that once battled to hire employees close to home are now turning to Latin America and other markets for talent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amazon Workers in the UK Walk Out in a Cost-of-Living Rebellion 12.08.2022 6:42

After news of a “pointless” pay increase spread, workers at three warehouses stopped work to demand higher wages as inflation and interest rates surge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beware the Contract Clause Loading US Workers With Debt 11.08.2022 11:51

Nurses, retail workers, and other employees can owe thousands of dollars just for quitting their job—or getting laid off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What Twitter’s Move to Shutter Offices Signals for Big Tech 10.08.2022 9:27

Companies are cutting costs by embracing remote setups, but what happens to the hubs they leave behind? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Rise and Fall of a Bitcoin Mining Sensation 09.08.2022 15:25

Compass Mining grew quickly during crypto’s halcyon days. Now, its customers and their thousands of mining machines are stuck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wikipedia Articles Sway Some Legal Judgments 08.08.2022 7:28

An experiment shows that overworked judges turn to the crowdsourced encyclopedia for guidance when making legal decisions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kenya’s Threat to Ban Facebook Could Backfire 05.08.2022 9:16

Meta has allowed ads that include hate speech and calls for violence ahead of the country’s elections. But experts warn that a shutdown isn’t the answer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Data Centers Are Facing a Climate Crisis 04.08.2022 9:24

Companies are racing to cool down their servers as energy prices and temperatures soar. And the worst is yet to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big Tech Can’t Stop Obsessing Over Apple and TikTok 03.08.2022 9:45

Earnings season was dominated by two companies—both existential threats to their competition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why Google Sued the Descendants of a Railroad Tycoon and a Civil War General 02.08.2022 9:42

To secure the land for its multibillion-dollar Downtown West development, the company has had to track down dozens of distant relatives of 19th-century landowners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Fallout From Apple’s Bizarre, Dogged Union-Busting Campaign 01.08.2022 14:31

Workers are calling on management to stop inflicting “traumatic” pressure on other workers trying to unionize. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

EV Makers Think They’ve Figured Out What Women Want 29.07.2022 12:58

Men are more likely to buy electric vehicles, and carmakers are eager to diversify their base. But what will it take to close the gender gap? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chip Shortage is Easing—But Only For Some 28.07.2022 9:38

Certain chips have caught up with demand, thanks to stockpiling and reduced consumer spending, but the semiconductor supply chain is still snarled up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BeReal Basics: How to Use the 'Unfiltered' Social Media App 27.07.2022 8:55

Post within the two-minute window to share off-the-cuff photos with your friends—and the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Abortion Pill Demand Is Driving an Underground Network 25.07.2022 12:30

Desperate people in the US and beyond are turning to an unregulated, cross-continental supply chain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? No, It’s a Flying Ferry 22.07.2022 10:17

An electric hydrofoil ferry could be the future of public transportation in Stockholm—and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Juul Nears Its Last Gasp—After It Hooked a Generation on Vaping 21.07.2022 13:48

The startup used regulatory loopholes and marketing to make nicotine cool. Now the FDA threatens to shut the company down, but new rivals are taking over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amazon’s ‘Safe’ New Robot Won’t Fix Its Worker Injury Problem 20.07.2022 9:57

The company’s warehouses demand a fast pace of workers, and have higher injury rates than at competing firms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cruise's Robot Car Outages Are Jamming Up San Francisco 19.07.2022 12:53

In a series of incidents, the GM subsidiary lost contact with its autonomous vehicles, leaving them frozen in traffic and trapping human drivers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Escooter Rentals Aren’t as Green as You Think 18.07.2022 12:28

Dubious design and inefficient operations are just some of the reasons why shared scooters’ ecocredentials are thin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Digital Divide Is Coming for You 15.07.2022 10:48

More services are going online-only—catching more people on the wrong side of a widening gulf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Crypto’s Free Rein May Be Coming to a Close 14.07.2022 14:02

Lawmakers in the US and Europe are considering ways to regulate crypto and crack down on money-laundering and other illicit activities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices