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Here’s What to Know About China’s Sweeping Tech Crackdown—and Why It Could Make U.S. Big Tech Regulation More Likely
New regulations include: only three hours of video games per week allowed for kids, limits on social media algorithms, and a ban on online celebrity fan clubs
This Startup Sees a New Business Opportunity: Teaching Gen Z About Money
The startup Mos, founded by a Tunisian human rights activist, aims to teach college-bound students the financial skills they didn't learn in school
The Fed Focuses on Inequality, Low-Wage Workers As U.S. Economy Strengthens
The U.S. job market is rebounding faster than expected and the worrisome inflation consumers are seeing lately is largely under control—and quite temporary. That’s Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s broad diagnosis on the current state of a recovering U.S. economy. While unemployment is still higher than he’d like, Powell said in a rare speech on…
Why OnlyFans Suddenly Reversed its Decision to Ban Sexual Content
OnlyFans, the subscriber-based social media platform, sparked outrage last week when it announced it would ban “sexually explicit” content on Oct. 1. The platform, where sex workers, influencers, and celebrities charge subscribers for access to photos and videos, attributed the decision to pressure from banks and payment processors. Yet, within a matter of days the…
Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Faces Trial for Fraud. Here’s What to Know About the Case
The Theranos founder's trial begins on Aug 31, as she faces charges of defrauding investors and patients
Thinking About Buying a New Car? It May Be Smarter to Wait a Year—Or Longer
Before the pandemic, Earl Stewart could count over 300 new cars sitting on the lot of his family’s Toyota dealership in South Florida on any single day. The high inventory meant customers could find the exact model and color they wanted for well below sticker price. But now, Stewart’s lot has just a fraction of…
I’m a Councilman in the Least Affordable Region in the U.S. Here’s How We Can Fix the Housing Market
Not long ago, I texted one of my constituents—someone who was deeply engaged in his community—to let him know about an upcoming debate for an issue on which he’d been a vocal leader. Sorry, he texted back, he had actually moved out of the region a few months ago. Sadly, I wasn’t surprised. In the…
An Artificial Intelligence Helped Write This Play. It May Contain Racism
'AI' is the world’s first play written and performed live with an artificial intelligence. But what do you do when the AI begins to reflect humanity’s darker side?
China Is Planning to Build 43 New Coal-Fired Power Plants. Can It Still Keep Its Promises to Cut Emissions?
China built three times more new coal power capacity as all other countries in the world combined in 2020
Facebook Says Its Top Link Posts Are Mostly Low-Effort Memes, Not Right-Wing Politics. That’s Not the Whole Story
One of the most popular links was for a shop selling CBD vapes, which was shared dozens of times by Jaleel White, who played Steve Urkel in Family Matters.
Massive T-Mobile Data Breach Compromises 40 Million People
(NEW YORK) — The names, Social Security numbers and information from driver’s licenses or other identification of just over 40 million former and prospective customers that applied for T-Mobile credit were exposed in a recent data breach, the company said Wednesday. The same data for about 7.8 million current T-Mobile postpaid customers appears to be…
Why Is Everything More Expensive Right Now? Let This Stuffed Giraffe Explain
Follow a giraffe from China to a San Francisco apartment to understand just how clogged the supply chain has become.