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COVID-19

As omicron cancels festivals and other events, businesses that support them are reeling

by Savannah Peters
Jan 6, 2022
The Sundance Film Festival, for example, just canceled in-person events two weeks before they were set to begin.
People pass a banner for the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on Thursday. The festival canceled its in-person program, a blow to local restaurants, bars and hotels.
George Frey via Getty Images
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Principal of Detroit technical career center tackles pandemic's challenges to training

by Kai Ryssdal and Alli Fam
Nov 25, 2020
Students might be learning virtually, but they're still learning a skilled trade.
A Randolph welding student before the pandemic. Now a welding student might learn via a virtual demonstration.
Courtesy of Krista McKinney-King
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Retailers experiment with virtual reality

by Adriene Hill
Oct 20, 2015
Immersive technology can give shoppers a new way to experience products.
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Is this the rise of the robots? Probably not

by Kai Ryssdal and Tommy Andres
Sep 23, 2015
Pedro Domingos' book 'The Master Algorithm' explores technology and our future.
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Your bank teller will live inside an ATM

by Mark Garrison
Oct 30, 2013
The future of retail banking is becoming increasingly high tech. Whether customers like it or not.
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