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Remote offices find creative workarounds as more Americans stay home

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 6, 2019
Some companies are completely doing away with the physical office. But that doesn't mean skipping the water cooler chit-chat.
A home office. The number of non-self-employed Americans working from home has more than doubled since 2005.
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China celebrates centennial of science turning point

by Scott Tong
May 3, 2019
One hundred years ago this week, protests set China on a path to scientific modernity.
Shanghai in 2014.
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Who protects you from making a bad purchase... on your smart speaker?

by Molly Wood
Apr 29, 2019
Today's voice assistants and smart devices can act like salespeople who knock on your door.
Amazon’s patents show how voice recognition technology could be used to learn about users' physical and emotional states. Above, Amazon Echo Dots.
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Is video conferencing worth all the trouble?

by Molly Wood
Apr 16, 2019
Some companies have lost $1 million in productivity just getting the technology to work.
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Your smart speaker is always listening

by Molly Wood
Apr 12, 2019
And someone on the other side of it may be listening, too.
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Why Big Tech wants to get inside your car

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Apr 10, 2019
A look at the data and dollars hiding behind the dashboard.
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China's Googleless internet remains vibrant

by Jennifer Pak
Apr 8, 2019
Many U.S. tech firms are blocked, but there are homegrown equivalents inside the "Great Firewall."
The Google logo is reflected in windows of the company's China head office as the Chinese national flag flies in Beijing in 2010.
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In basketball, the right tech can improve your shot

by Molly Wood , Daniel Shin and Bennett Purser
Apr 5, 2019
"This merging of artificial intelligence and basketball is a really powerful thing," said Dr. Rachel Marty Pyke, data scientist.
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Social media, elections and fake news: India edition

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 5, 2019
As national elections approach, voters are being targeted with fake news on WhatsApp.
An Indian newspaper vendor reads a newspaper with a full back page advertisement from WhatsApp intended to counter fake information in New Delhi on July 10, 2018.
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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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