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A woman looks at her phone outside the The Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia on Aug. 6. The Indicator from Planet Money spoke to an economist for advice on how to cut back on digital dependency.

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  • Technology

Feel Like You're Addicted To Your Phone? You're Not Alone

As Americans spend more time on their phones, behavioral economists are studying the line between a habit and an addiction.

August 13, 2021
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  • Tori Dominguez
Alibaba's headquarters in Hangzhou, China. A female employee at the tech company is alleging that she was sexually assaulted by her manager.

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  • Asia

Rape Accusations At Alibaba Bring China's #MeToo Movement Back Into The Spotlight

A woman's account of her alleged rape by her manager at the Chinese tech company has gone viral, spurring conversations across the country about sexual abuse in the workplace.

August 13, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Feng
<em>Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century</em>, by Tim Higgins

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  • Book Reviews

Tale Of Tesla, Elon Musk Is Inherently Dramatic And Compellingly Told In 'Power Play'

Perhaps most interesting in Tim Higgins' book are the hints at what might have been: Tesla could have built a plug-in hybrid, or sold itself to Google, or become a battery supplier.

August 12, 2021
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  • Camila Domonoske
A test of the emergency alert systems, like this one from 2018 showing a "Presidential Alert" message, is planned Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. ET on televisions, radios and some cellphones across the U.S.

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  • National

Your Radio, TV And Cellphone May Start Blaring Today. Do Not Be Alarmed

At 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, the federal government will be testing two emergency alert systems on televisions, radios and certain cellphones across the country.

August 11, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Vaccination cards are key to a lot of activities, so they need to be both protected and available.

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  • Health

How To Have Your Vaccine Confirmation On You At All Times

The cards need to be both protected and available to show when needed. You can carry the original paper card with you, plastic coated perhaps. But lots of people stash it away and show a digital copy.

August 10, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Uber and Lyft sign in windshield of car, Queens, New York.

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  • Technology

Lyft And Uber Prices Are High. Wait Times Are Long And Drivers Are Scarce

Lyft and Uber fares are estimated to be nearly 80% higher than pre-pandemic prices in some cities. The companies say a driver shortage is pushing up prices.

August 07, 2021
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  • Bobby Allyn
40% of robocalls reportedly are scams.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: "Hello? Hello?" The Pain Of Pandemic Robocalls

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the persistence of robocalls, which have taken on fresh annoyance these days with so many people working from home.

August 07, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
This May 21, 2021 photo shows the Apple logo displayed on a Mac Pro desktop computer in New York. Apple is planning to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among security researchers that the system could be misused by governments looking to surveil their citizens.

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  • Technology

Apple Will Scan U.S. iPhones For Images Of Child Sexual Abuse

Apple's plans to scan iPhones for images of child sexual abuse is raising concern among some security researchers who say the system could be misused.

August 06, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Facebook cut off access to NYU researchers studying political ads and COVID-19 misinformation, saying their work violated its terms of service.

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  • Technology

NYU Researchers Were Studying Disinformation On Facebook. The Company Cut Them Off

Facebook disabled the academics' accounts and blocked their access to its platform, saying they had violated its terms of service by collecting data about political ads.

August 05, 2021
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  • Shannon Bond
Elaine Thompson-Herah, of Jamaica, reacts after winning the final of the women's 200-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo.

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  • Technology

Instagram Accidentally Blocked Elaine Thompson-Herah For Posting Her Own Sprint Wins

The fastest woman in the world was temporarily blocked from the platform after posting videos of her races. The company says it was an accident.

August 04, 2021
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  • Josie Fischels
Buddies Rindo and Fret fight for their lives on the streets of a strange alternate Tokyo in <em>NEO: The World Ends With You</em>

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  • Games

This Remake Of A Beloved Game Has The Style — But Lacks A Little Substance

Not a remaster or a reissue, NEO is a genuine sequel to the hit 2007 Japanese RPG that cast you and your friends as fashionable Tokyo kids battling for your lives in a strange alternate world.

August 04, 2021
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  • Keller Gordon
Frustrated investor, losing to a drunken monkey

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  • Economy

There's A Way You Can Beat The Best Investors. You've Just Got To Know When To Sell

A new study finds finance professionals fail at their jobs in a surprising way. There are lessons for all of us.

August 03, 2021
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington in April 2018. In July 2020, Holocaust survivors around the world urged Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg to take action to remove denial of the Nazi genocide from the social media site.

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  • Technology

Antisemitic Posts Are Rarely Removed By Social Media Companies, A Study Finds

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and TikTok took no action on 84% of antisemitic posts, despite pledging to crack down on hate speech, according to the Center to Counter Digital Hate.

August 03, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram
After her Facebook account was hacked, Angela McNamara of Hamilton, Ontario, struggled to get help from the social network. Using its automated process to recover her account failed to work for her, says McNamara.

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  • Technology

Your Facebook Account Was Hacked. Getting Help May Take Weeks — Or $299

When Facebook accounts get hacked, victims call and email the company for help to little avail. Some have found a costly workaround: buying a virtual reality headset to get customer service.

August 03, 2021
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Signs reading "vote" hang outside the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., in March as workers wrapped up their seven-week mail-in election on whether to unionize.

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  • Business

Amazon Warehouse Workers In Alabama May Get To Vote Again On Union

A federal labor official found that Amazon's anti-union tactics may have tainted last spring's voting process sufficiently to scrap its results. Workers had rejected unionization more than 2-to-1.

August 03, 2021
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