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Critics say the policies of Amazon, Google, and Facebook from the early days of the pandemic to restrict the sale of medical-grade masks are now outdated (Andrew Jacobs/New York Times)
Andrew Jacobs / New York Times: Critics say the policies of Amazon, Google, and Facebook from the early days of…
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Archeologists find intact ceremonial chariot near Pompeii
Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy have announced the discovery of an intact ceremonial chariot, one of several…
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Bitcoin’s 2021 rally is minting thousands of crypto ‘diamond hands’ millionaires
The recent rise of bitcoin toward all-time highs is creating millionaires, on paper, at a fairly rapid clip, according to…
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Mississippi is using its $1.2B COVID stimulus to roll out high-speed broadband, which could make it one of the most connected states in the US within six years (Marguerite Reardon/CNET)
Marguerite Reardon / CNET: Mississippi is using its $1.2B COVID stimulus to roll out high-speed broadband, which could make it…
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Weekend reads: How to select the best SPACs so you don’t get burned
Special-purpose acquisition companies, known as SPACs, have grown popular among money managers and investors because they make the process of…
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Experts say lessons marketed by digital education platforms like Byju's and Yuanfudao are more an innovation in test-prep delivery than in learning outcomes (Meaghan Tobin/Rest of World)
Meaghan Tobin / Rest of World: Experts say lessons marketed by digital education platforms like Byju’s and Yuanfudao are more…
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This CPAC ‘golden calf’ Trump statue is spurring backlash of biblical proportions
This is pure Twitter gold. The 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, kicked off in Orlando, Fla., this week…
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House passes $1.9T pandemic bill on near party-line vote
WASHINGTON — The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill early Saturday in a win for President Joe Biden,…
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How Anduril and other startups are building military ready, self-piloted drones, away from Silicon Valley, where such projects have become politically untenable (Cade Metz/New York Times)
Cade Metz / New York Times: How Anduril and other startups are building military ready, self-piloted drones, away from Silicon…
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Some schools and organizations are abandoning exam monitoring software made by Proctorio amid a barrage of complaints from students over privacy (Todd Feathers/VICE)
Todd Feathers / VICE: Some schools and organizations are abandoning exam monitoring software made by Proctorio amid a barrage of…
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