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France Has a Plan to Make Your Smartphone Last Way Longer

Maddie Stone

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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

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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

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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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Apple Is Giving iPhone Users More Control Over Their Location Data

Josephine Wolff

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Could Police Actually Shut Down a City’s Cell Service?

Chloe Hadavas

June 03, 2020 9:45 PM

That Time Quibi’s Founder Called Into My Podcast That Makes Fun of Quibi

Rob Dezendorf and Danielle Gibson

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A European Contact-Tracing App Might Be More Privacy-Invading Than Apple and Google’s

Matthew Green

April 22, 2020 4:12 PM

A Guide to Houseparty for Anyone Who Isn’t a Teen

Heather Schwedel

April 22, 2020 6:00 AM

A Cough Recognition App Could Help Track the Spread of the Coronavirus

Jane C. Hu

April 14, 2020 3:42 PM

The Wrong Way to Use Location Data in the Pandemic

Sharon Bradford Franklin

April 08, 2020 1:59 PM

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