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Jane C. Hu

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How Missed Calls Became a COVID Lifeline in Parts of Rural India

Varsha Bansal

June 21, 2021 10:04 AM

It Is the 75th Anniversary of the First Mobile Phone Call

Daniel W. Bliss

June 17, 2021 5:45 AM

The Famous Minority Report Gesture Technology Could Help People Think More Intelligently

Annie Murphy Paul

June 08, 2021 9:00 AM

The Dire Shortage Affecting All Our Lives

Aaron Mak

May 13, 2021 5:45 AM

The Problem With Apple’s Plan to Stop Facebook’s Data Collection

Aaron Mak

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Is Pretend Empathy Enough?

Sherry Turkle

March 02, 2021 10:00 AM

France Has a Plan to Make Your Smartphone Last Way Longer

Maddie Stone

Feb 18, 2021 2:13 PM

Why Not Let People Have Cellphones in Prison?

Hannah Riley

Feb 15, 2021 9:00 AM

What’s Missing When Electronics Ignore Our Sense of Touch

Sushma Subramanian

Feb 02, 2021 9:00 AM

The Biden Administration Should Increase Phone and Internet Subsidies for Low-Income Americans

Claire Park

Jan 04, 2021 5:45 AM

No One Wants to Pick Up the Phone for an Unfamiliar Number—and It’s Hurting Contact Tracing

Kasra Zarei

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A Sincere Quibi Fan on What He’ll Miss About the Much-Mocked Streaming Service

Rachelle Hampton

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The History of Fake-Tree Cellphone Towers

Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt

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App-Based Contact Tracing Has Been a Bust. Apple Wants to Try Something New.

Aaron Mak

Sept 10, 2020 10:00 AM

Why You Should Let Your Kid Play Roblox for Hours

Charles Duhigg

Sept 05, 2020 10:46 AM

The Company Behind Fortnite Is Waging a Righteous War Against Apple

Cory Doctorow

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The World’s Highest and Fastest Cell Service Could Have Geopolitical Implications

Ari Schneider

July 29, 2020 7:30 AM

Pay Every American $1,000 to Download a Contact Tracing App

Zachary Kallenborn

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