Business
Ride-share company Uber has just rolled out an option to book vehicles equipped with a children's car seat across Melbourne. Uber is also considering allowing unaccompanied children to use its service.
Dec 22, 2022
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Internet
The spread of misinformation on social media is a pressing societal problem that tech companies and policymakers continue to grapple with, yet those who study this issue still don't have a deep understanding of why and how ...
Dec 15, 2021
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Business
With several billion dollars available from the Inflation Reduction Act for upgrades to increase energy efficiency of the home, now is the time for consumers to take advantage of federal government subsidies that will help ...
Dec 29, 2023
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Software
Bad data does not only produce bad outcomes. It can also help to suppress sections of society, for instance vulnerable women and minorities.
Aug 25, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
In the wake of Elon Musk's noisy takeover of Twitter, people have been looking for alternatives to the increasingly toxic microblogging social media platform. Many of those fleeing or hedging their bets have turned to Mastodon, ...
Nov 14, 2022
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Security
A March cyberattack that shut down systems at Chicago-based insurance giant CNA exposed the personal information of thousands of employees, contractors and policyholders, the company revealed in a Securities and Exchange ...
Nov 3, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
One of the foundations of online shopping has been free returns, but not anymore.
Nov 23, 2022
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Business
The environmental impact of blockchain technologies like Bitcoin and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has come under increased scrutiny in recent years. Now, researchers from Qatar University have analyzed policy tools and interventions ...
Aug 25, 2022
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Internet
A Filipino consumer fumes as she rips open a portable charger to discover she has been conned—the batteries are choked with sand, making her yet another victim of scammers on Facebook.
Feb 8, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Amazon.com Inc.'s Prime Day sequel is generating about the same sales as a regular day—at least so far.
Oct 12, 2022
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