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Posted on September 23, 2020September 29, 2020

Where Was the Battery at Tesla’s Battery Day?

Elon Musk made big promises at Tesla’s highly anticipated event. But a prototype never appeared, and it was unclear what the company had actually achieved.
Posted on November 5, 2018November 3, 2018

Bitcoin Will Burn the Planet Down. The Question: How Fast?

A new paper concludes that it takes more than four times as much energy to mine $1 of bitcoin as mining $1 of copper.
Posted on August 9, 2017

Japanese Telecom Giant SoftBank Bets $1 Billion on the Clever Pharma Startup Roivant

SoftBank's aquisition-and-investment spree extends to a drug development business with a slick new strategy
Posted on August 2, 2017

What Biotech CEOs (and Their Funders) Learned From the Theranos Debacle

Biotech investors are still stunned by the rise and fall of the one-drop blood testing startup. But they're hellbent on making sure they don’t all get burned again.
Posted on July 12, 2017

Looks Like Google Bought Favorable Research to Lobby with

Two new reports contend that Google financed hundreds of papers that could help further its policy and regulatory goals.
Posted on July 12, 2017

Looks Like Google Bought Favorable Research to Lobby with

Two new reports contend that Google financed hundreds of papers that could help further its policy and regulatory goals.
Posted on June 27, 2017

A Murder in Kansas Shatters the Dreams of Immigrant Tech Workers

When Indian tech worker Srinivas Kuchibhotla is fatally shot in Kansas, the immigrant community grieves—and reconsiders its place in America.
Posted on June 23, 2017

Why Aren’t More Employees Suing Uber?

Arbitration agreements prevent lawsuits---but exacerbate the cultural problems endemic to startups.
Posted on June 22, 2017

Why Net Neutrality Matters

How Trump's decision on net neutrality impacts everyone
Posted on June 21, 2017

Jon Ossoff Was the Congressional Candidate Social Media Built

The Democrat's loss in Georgia's 6th District is what happens when a local political campaign goes viral.

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