Coronavirus Apps Show Promise but Prove a Tough Sell
Technology to alert people exposed to the virus could slow transmission, pilot studies show, but only if people and states sign up. So far,...
Month: December 2020
Can Body Cameras Improve Policing?
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Body cameras are brimming with possibility, but they’re not a magic remedy for misconduct.Read More
Visa and Mastercard to Investigate Financial Ties to Pornhub
The payment companies said they would investigate financial links after The New York Times reported that videos on Pornhub depict child abuse.Read More
‘This Is Insanity’: Start-Ups End Year in a Deal Frenzy
Investors are tripping over one another to give hot start-ups money. DoorDash and Airbnb are going public. The good times are baaack.Read More
NASA is planning on sending a woman to the moon in 2024, and when she makes the trip, she’ll be in a BE-7 engine...
Four new things you can do with Google Maps
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Google Maps is rolling out new features to make the app more focused on community engagement. It’s part of Google Maps’ evolution from a...
At the start of 2020, it looked like the food delivery sector was about to face a reckoning after years of raising and losing...
How Joe Biden’s Digital Team Tamed the MAGA Internet
The campaign’s empathetic digital strategy held up surprisingly well against President Trump’s passionate digital following.Read More
“Is the audio on?” said Mrs. Claus, leaning closer to the webcam and tapping at the iPad screen. Mr. Claus, seated to her left...
With 3 Billion Packages to Go, Online Shopping Faces Tough Holiday Test
The season is adding pressure on retailers, strained by a pandemic surge in e-commerce and limited by shippers, to deliver gifts on time.Read More