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By 2030, EVs could cost the same as their gas guzzling siblings
In the U.S., battery electric and plug-in hybrid cars have been more expensive than their gasoline-powered counterparts, costing about $8,000 more on…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Would banning teens from social media violate their First Amendment rights?
Four months after Australia’s landmark law that banned all minors under the age of 16 from creating or owning social media accounts, the California l…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Bytes: Week in Review - SpaceX's IPO, Iran threatens U.S. tech firms and California's new AI executive order
On this week’s “Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review,” Big Tech operations in the Middle East from companies like Apple, Google and Microsoft could…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
34 days without internet in Iran
It is day 34 of the internet blackout in Iran. But while it is the longest in their history, it does not mean that Iranians are without internet.
In I…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Meta and Youtube held liable for their addictive products
In rare verdicts, juries in New Mexico and Los Angeles sided against multiple Big Tech companies last week.
In Los Angeles, Meta and Youtube were foun…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Too much AI in the office is causing "brain fry"
The promise of artificial intelligence is that it will take on all the boring tasks we don’t want to do and free us up to do the fun, high-level work…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
MLB brings automated ball-strike tech to the Big Leagues
In baseball, calling balls and strikes is a kind of art form. Now, a little more science is being added to the artistry. Major League Baseball has in…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Bytes: Week in Review — Meta, YouTube’s social media addiction case, a new AI literacy course, and Kalshi’s prediction market self-regulation
The prediction market platform Kalshi announces new rules this week. Plus, the Department of Labor introduces an AI literacy course. But first, a jur…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
The tech transforming Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge
It's been two years exactly since the Francis Scott Key Bridge here in Baltimore was hit by a container ship, the Dali, causing it to collapse. When …
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Why digital archiving is more than "store and ignore"
There are few worse feelings for a radio journalist than when you realize some tape you thought you had nicely stored is actually gone. And when we s…
5 months ago