Data
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News
U.S. Regulators Propose New Online Privacy Safeguards for Children
The F.T.C. proposed sweeping privacy changes on Wednesday which could curb how social media, game and learning apps use and…
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Finance
Punchbowl News Strikes Deal to Buy Data Start-Up
The congressional news start-up is doubling down on information for its audience of Capitol Hill obsessives.
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Opinion
Luiz Barroso, Who Supercharged Google’s Reach, Dies at 59
In designing warehouse-size data centers that behaved like a single computer, he changed the fabric of the internet.
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News
The Unapologetic ‘Auntie’ of Indigenous Data
“Transforming Spaces” is a series about women driving change in sometimes unexpected places. By Susan Shain Data has long been…
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Opinion
Watch What People Do, Not What They Say About the Economy
Have you heard that there’s a huge wave of organized shoplifting — coordinated theft by groups effectively looting stores —…
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Opinion
Should Big Tech Get to Write the Rules of the Digital Economy?
One reason that the idea of free trade has fallen out of fashion in recent years is the perception that…
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News
How Many Abortions Did the Post-Roe Bans Prevent?
The first estimate of births since Dobbs found that almost a quarter of women who would have gotten abortions carried…
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Finance
Palantir Wins Major U.K. Health Contract Despite Criticism
The Peter Thiel-owned company overcame opposition from activists, doctors and lawmakers to sign a lucrative deal with England’s National Health…
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Finance
How Bad Is Antisemitism Online? It’s Increasingly Hard to Know.
People who study social media say the conflict between Israel and Hamas has underscored the need for better data transparency…
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Health
Covid Shots May Slightly Raise Stroke Risk in the Oldest Recipients
A federal study hinted at increased risk when the vaccine was given with the high-dose flu shot, but the research…
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