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The U.S. has tried to build high-speed rail for 50 years

by Ben Bradford
Apr 4, 2019
Today, a train ride from LA to San Francisco takes 12 hours. In 1937, it took 10.
Amtrak's Hiawatha train between Chicago and Milwaukee arrives at the Glenview, Illinois station in 2005.
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Homework is much harder when you can't get online at home

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 4, 2019
What it's like to try to graduate high school without easy internet access.
Larry Brown gets online at the library or a friend’s house when he needs a good connection, bigger screen and keyboard to do homework. Like many New Orleans students, he doesn’t have internet service at home.
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Creators who build an audience online find algorithms can wipe it away

by Molly Wood
Apr 3, 2019
What happens to YouTubers when the platform changes the way videos are monetized?
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Tracking the “King of Robocalls”

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Apr 2, 2019
A Wired reporter tells about the man responsible for nearly 100 million automated calls.
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The FTC has no chief technologist as it weighs big tech investigations

by Molly Wood
Apr 2, 2019
The last person to hold the job says there are many ways the agency can get input on technology issues.
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How Mark Zuckerberg wants the U.S. government to regulate Facebook

by Kai Ryssdal , Bennett Purser and Liz Sanchez
Apr 1, 2019
A New York Times reporter says the CEO's plan is "self-serving."
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote an opinion piece in the Washington Post, which details the procedures he would like the government to use as its regulation standard.
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What role does government play in innovation?

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 1, 2019
A Wharton School expert says there's no sure recipe, but there are key ingredients.
Hong Kong at night.
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Lyft IPO makes it the ridesharing star, at least for today

by Tracey Samuelson
Mar 29, 2019
As the company hits the public markets, what does that mean for the future of how we get around?
An iPhone with the Lyft ride-sharing app on it shows cars in the area on Park Avenue in New York City March 26.
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Rocky past in tow, Fisker promises a new electric SUV

by Jed Kim
Mar 28, 2019
Industry adviser Chelsea Sexton explains why she's skeptical.
A logo is seen on a Fisker EMotion all-electric vehicle that uses LiDAR technology at CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 9, 2018.
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Norway sees a future in giant subterranean data centers

by Jed Kim
Mar 27, 2019
The arctic nation wants to become a global capital of hard drives and servers.
Katie Prescott and Sarah Treanor at the Lefdal mine data center in Norway.
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