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","summary":"In rural areas, basic health care can be out of reach. Keller Rinaudo founded Zipline, a delivery company that uses drones to deliver necessary medical supplies within hours, even minutes.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/10\/29\/kellerrinaudo_2017g-embed-bdfc2d80fbbc16211290c23601d19263c12b2e8c.jpg","date_published":"2021-10-29T10:26:00-04:00","date_modified":"2021-10-29T11:59:00-04:00","author":{"name":"Manoush Zomorodi","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/812094023\/manoush-zomorodi?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/03\/04\/manoush-zomorodi_bio_photo-1_vert-bf366cf2e0a689ea87422c5de657f381d9d43437.jpg"},"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/ted\/2021\/10\/20211028_ted_04.mp3?orgId=1&d=550&p=1050304569&story=1050315385&t=progseg&e=1050304569&seg=4&ft=rss&f=1050304569","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":550},{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/npr-mp4\/npr\/ted\/2021\/10\/20211028_ted_04.mp4?orgId=1&d=550&p=1050304569&story=1050315385&t=progseg&e=1050304569&seg=4&ft=rss&f=1050304569","mime_type":"audio\/aac","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":550},{"url":"https:\/\/ondemandhls.npr.org\/nprhls\/\/npr\/ted\/2021\/10\/20211028_ted_04\/master.m3u8?orgId=1&d=550&p=1050304569&story=1050315385&t=progseg&e=1050304569&seg=4&ft=rss&f=1050304569","mime_type":"audio\/m3u8","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":550}]},{"id":"1050308981","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/10\/29\/1050308981\/erika-hamden-what-does-it-take-to-send-a-telescope-into-the-stratosphere?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","title":"Erika Hamden: What does it take to send a telescope into the stratosphere?","content_html":"
Astrophysicist Erika Hamden spent 10 years building FIREBall, a telescope that reaches the stratosphere and looks for clues to how stars form. Launching it was more challenging than she ever imagined.<\/p>
","summary":"Astrophysicist Erika Hamden spent 10 years building FIREBall, a telescope that reaches the stratosphere and looks for clues to how stars form. Launching it was more challenging than she ever imagined.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/10\/29\/erikahamden_2019u-embed-f3aae9a1c9b04c455af84c5c23855bea34e845b0.jpg","date_published":"2021-10-29T10:25:00-04:00","date_modified":"2021-10-29T11:59:00-04:00","author":{"name":"Manoush Zomorodi","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/812094023\/manoush-zomorodi?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/03\/04\/manoush-zomorodi_bio_photo-1_vert-bf366cf2e0a689ea87422c5de657f381d9d43437.jpg"},"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/ted\/2021\/10\/20211028_ted_02.mp3?orgId=1&d=803&p=1050304569&story=1050308981&t=progseg&e=1050304569&seg=2&ft=rss&f=1050304569","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":803},{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/npr-mp4\/npr\/ted\/2021\/10\/20211028_ted_02.mp4?orgId=1&d=803&p=1050304569&story=1050308981&t=progseg&e=1050304569&seg=2&ft=rss&f=1050304569","mime_type":"audio\/aac","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":803},{"url":"https:\/\/ondemandhls.npr.org\/nprhls\/\/npr\/ted\/2021\/10\/20211028_ted_02\/master.m3u8?orgId=1&d=803&p=1050304569&story=1050308981&t=progseg&e=1050304569&seg=2&ft=rss&f=1050304569","mime_type":"audio\/m3u8","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":803}]},{"id":"1050280500","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/10\/28\/1050280500\/what-metaverse-is-and-how-it-will-work?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","title":"Facebook wants to lean into the metaverse. Here's what it is and how it will work","content_html":"
It's a world of endless, interconnected virtual communities where people can meet, work and play, using virtual reality headsets, augmented reality glasses, smartphone apps or other devices.<\/p>
","summary":"It's a world of endless, interconnected virtual communities where people can meet, work and play, using virtual reality headsets, augmented reality glasses, smartphone apps or other devices.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/10\/28\/ap21295468774976_wide-d25ef78649ef9b5866c98d72b6a08b5c1799fac1.jpg","date_published":"2021-10-28T20:20:19-04:00","date_modified":"2021-10-28T21:35:00-04:00","author":{"name":"The Associated Press"}},{"id":"1049813246","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/10\/28\/1049813246\/facebook-new-name-meta-mark-zuckerberg?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","title":"Facebook is rebranding as Meta \u2014 but the app you use will still be called Facebook","content_html":"
The change comes as Facebook looks to recast its public image from battered social network to tech innovator focused on building the next generation of online interaction, known as the \"metaverse.\"<\/p>
","summary":"The change comes as Facebook looks to recast its public image from battered social network to tech innovator focused on building the next generation of online interaction, known as the \"metaverse.\"","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/10\/28\/ap21301666442868-e9d5e86edbc5705ee47eff8b77bb563a6867e737.jpg","date_published":"2021-10-28T14:33:00-04:00","date_modified":"2021-10-29T05:26:00-04:00","author":{"name":"Shannon Bond","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/763523701\/shannon-bond?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/09\/24\/wany5886_vert-5cf12bd35f43cfe105c8d574963eb9a59738d565.jpg"},"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/atc\/2021\/10\/20211028_atc_facebook_changes_company_name_to_meta_as_part_of_a_shift.mp3?orgId=1&d=264&story=1049813246&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":264}]},{"id":"1049736477","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/10\/27\/1049736477\/google-minors-remove-images-search-results?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","title":"You can now ask Google to scrub images of minors from its search results","content_html":"
The new policy follows up on the tech giant's August announcement that it would take a number of steps aiming to protect minors' privacy. It is intended for cases in which the subject is under 18.<\/p>
","summary":"The new policy follows up on the tech giant's August announcement that it would take a number of steps aiming to protect minors' privacy. It is intended for cases in which the subject is under 18.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/10\/27\/google-image-minors-remove-4aa60722a2dce42b963311955fe8c10dd09ff493.jpg","date_published":"2021-10-27T16:00:55-04:00","date_modified":"2021-10-27T16:45:00-04:00","author":{"name":"Bill Chappell","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/14562108\/bill-chappell?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology"},"tags":["YouTube","Google"]},{"id":"1049570918","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/10\/27\/1049570918\/the-u-s-is-set-to-appeal-the-u-k-s-refusal-to-extradite-wikileaks-assange?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","title":"The U.S. is set to appeal the U.K.'s refusal to extradite WikiLeaks' Assange","content_html":"
Earlier this year, a lower court judge refused an American request to extradite Assange on spying charges over WikiLeaks' publication of secret military documents a decade ago.<\/p>
","summary":"Earlier this year, a lower court judge refused an American request to extradite Assange on spying charges over WikiLeaks' publication of secret military documents a decade ago.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/10\/27\/ap21300327175340_wide-4d468ddefbffd6687b7626701556e6a582343d17.jpg","date_published":"2021-10-27T06:11:39-04:00","author":{"name":"The Associated Press"}},{"id":"1049566231","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/10\/27\/1049566231\/irans-president-says-cyberattack-was-meant-to-create-disorder-at-gas-pumps?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","title":"A cyberattack paralyzed every gas station in Iran","content_html":"
Ebrahim Raisi's remarks stopped short of assigning blame for the attack, which rendered useless the government-issued electronic cards that many Iranians use to buy subsidized fuel at the pump.<\/p>
","summary":"Ebrahim Raisi's remarks stopped short of assigning blame for the attack, which rendered useless the government-issued electronic cards that many Iranians use to buy subsidized fuel at the pump.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/10\/27\/ap21299402432447-4eb421fd8dda1e5a8cad98657e7c9ef5f13a5e9e.jpg","date_published":"2021-10-27T05:31:00-04:00","date_modified":"2021-10-27T08:45:00-04:00","author":{"name":"The Associated Press"}},{"id":"1049267501","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/10\/26\/1049267501\/snapchat-tiktok-youtube-congress-child-safety-hearing?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","title":"4 takeaways from the Senate child safety hearing with YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok","content_html":"
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who chaired the hearing, said being distinct from Facebook isn't enough to cut it for the three tech giants. \"That bar is in the gutter,\" he told the company officials. <\/p>
","summary":"Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who chaired the hearing, said being distinct from Facebook isn't enough to cut it for the three tech giants. \"That bar is in the gutter,\" he told the company officials.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/10\/26\/gettyimages-1236142148_custom-ef01be923b65263fc7f06c4fb96c61a97c4ffc1c.jpg","date_published":"2021-10-26T18:38:02-04:00","date_modified":"2021-10-26T18:40:00-04:00","author":{"name":"Bobby Allyn","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/638550790\/bobby-allyn?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/05\/20\/wany3565_vert-1f3185bf02a5bf5e18d0ea794a10f85ce21c5c8e.jpg"},"tags":["TikTok","snapchat","YouTube"]},{"id":"1049252333","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/10\/26\/1049252333\/lost-hiker-mount-elbert-colorado-ignored-rescuers-phone-calls?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","title":"A lost hiker ignored rescuers' phone calls, thinking they were spam","content_html":"
A search and rescue unit in Colorado says a hiker spent the night in the forest after they \"ignored repeated phone calls from us because they didn't recognize the number.\"<\/p>
","summary":"A search and rescue unit in Colorado says a hiker spent the night in the forest after they \"ignored repeated phone calls from us because they didn't recognize the number.\"","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/10\/26\/mount-elbert-hiker-ignores-phone-f35e7b72368be1497d9d81581ea2d1e43c10160d.jpg","date_published":"2021-10-26T10:11:55-04:00","date_modified":"2021-10-26T14:34:00-04:00","author":{"name":"Bill Chappell","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/14562108\/bill-chappell?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology"}},{"id":"1049248403","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/10\/26\/1049248403\/snapchat-tiktok-youtube-child-safety-hearing-congress?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","title":"Leaders from Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube face lawmakers about child safety","content_html":"
Executives from the three social media giants testified before a Senate subcommittee Thursday about what they are doing to ensure the safety of their youngest users. <\/p>
","summary":"Executives from the three social media giants testified before a Senate subcommittee Thursday about what they are doing to ensure the safety of their youngest users.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/10\/26\/ap21299053218442-f636f8a0d8f0cc9ef851384009d31a9e3897fada.jpg","date_published":"2021-10-26T09:10:15-04:00","date_modified":"2021-10-26T18:40:00-04:00","author":{"name":"The Associated Press"}},{"id":"1048892388","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/money\/2021\/10\/26\/1048892388\/meet-skimpflation-a-reason-inflation-is-worse-than-the-government-says-it-is?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","title":"Meet skimpflation: A reason inflation is worse than the government says it is","content_html":"
The economy is malfunctioning. We're spending more and getting less. The problem is bigger than just standard inflation.<\/p>
","summary":"The economy is malfunctioning. We're spending more and getting less. The problem is bigger than just standard inflation.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/10\/24\/dollar-2387088_1920-3cca10b54db6c61d3942e0f87e20fdd285959111.jpg","date_published":"2021-10-26T06:31:00-04:00","date_modified":"2021-10-28T15:47:00-04:00","author":{"name":"Greg Rosalsky","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/726239784\/greg-rosalsky?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology"},"tags":["inflation"]},{"id":"1048918722","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/10\/25\/1048918722\/ex-facebook-employee-speaks-out-about-the-spread-of-false-information?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","title":"Ex-Facebook employee says company has known about disinformation problem for years","content_html":"
Yael Eisenstat, who was in a leadership position at Facebook in 2018, says people within the company have been warning for years about disinformation and how extreme voices are boosted on Facebook.<\/p>
","summary":"Yael Eisenstat, who was in a leadership position at Facebook in 2018, says people within the company have been warning for years about disinformation and how extreme voices are boosted on Facebook.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/10\/25\/gettyimages-1341510034_wide-74f1ec93cf8c8074c4a41ce81353d993d321ead9.jpg","date_published":"2021-10-25T05:10:00-04:00","date_modified":"2021-10-26T11:15:00-04:00","author":{"name":"Rachel Martin","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/128649543\/rachel-martin?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/08\/16\/npr_32219522_vert-51c900882090d2bf0e3eb036d2299cf4874c2cb4.jpg"},"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/me\/2021\/10\/20211025_me_facebook_leaked_documents.mp3?orgId=1&d=286&p=1048901614&story=1048918722&t=progseg&e=1048901614&seg=9&ft=rss&f=1048901614","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":286}]},{"id":"1048746697","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/10\/23\/1048746697\/facebook-misinformation-india?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","title":"Facebook dithered in curbing divisive user content in India","content_html":"
Leaked documents reveal that Facebook struggled to quash misinformation and anti-Muslim propaganda and lacked the resources to do so, even as its own employees raised red flags.<\/p>
","summary":"Leaked documents reveal that Facebook struggled to quash misinformation and anti-Muslim propaganda and lacked the resources to do so, even as its own employees raised red flags.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/10\/23\/ap21296811853222_custom-4180c600e15ab554f00395de8838651bc191805f.jpg","date_published":"2021-10-23T21:24:14-04:00","date_modified":"2021-10-23T21:25:00-04:00","author":{"name":"The Associated Press"}},{"id":"1048706632","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/10\/23\/1048706632\/20-years-ago-the-ipod-was-born?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","title":"20 years ago, the iPod was born","content_html":"
With a promise of \"1,000 songs in your pocket,\" the iPod was an irresistible product in 2001.<\/p>
","summary":"With a promise of \"1,000 songs in your pocket,\" the iPod was an irresistible product in 2001.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/10\/23\/gettyimages-1168803-9cc3b2ef682b015dfe5a5edc83262ee476bd4d12.jpg","date_published":"2021-10-23T16:49:18-04:00","date_modified":"2021-10-23T17:56:00-04:00","author":{"name":"Sharon Pruitt-Young","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/1008758904\/sharon-pruitt-young?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology"},"tags":["Apple Co.","iPod"]},{"id":"1048699230","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/10\/23\/1048699230\/scientists-used-a-tiny-brain-implant-to-help-a-blind-teacher-see-letters-again?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","title":"Scientists used a tiny brain implant to help a blind teacher see letters again","content_html":"
A former science teacher who's been blind for 16 years became able to see letters, discern objects' edges \u2014 and even play a Maggie Simpson video game.<\/p>
","summary":"A former science teacher who's been blind for 16 years became able to see letters, discern objects' edges \u2014 and even play a Maggie Simpson video game.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/10\/23\/artificial-vision-paper-gomez-cc9d2ff6458703857a4775cd2ecac4a2c29ac54c.jpg","date_published":"2021-10-23T15:34:42-04:00","author":{"name":"Bill Chappell","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/14562108\/bill-chappell?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology"}},{"id":"1048543513","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/10\/22\/1048543513\/facebook-groups-jan-6-insurrection?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","title":"How the 'Stop the Steal' movement outwitted Facebook ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection","content_html":"
Internal Facebook documents show how the pro-Trump Stop the Steal movement proliferated on the world's biggest social network between the presidential election and the Jan. 6 insurrection.<\/p>
","summary":"Internal Facebook documents show how the pro-Trump Stop the Steal movement proliferated on the world's biggest social network between the presidential election and the Jan. 6 insurrection.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/10\/22\/gettyimages-1230459621-protester-2ffb351018f00d636023220e192909366794f75d.jpg","date_published":"2021-10-22T21:50:00-04:00","date_modified":"2021-10-24T12:34:00-04:00","author":{"name":"Shannon Bond","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/763523701\/shannon-bond?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/09\/24\/wany5886_vert-5cf12bd35f43cfe105c8d574963eb9a59738d565.jpg"},"tags":["Stop the Steal","Frances Haugen","Facebook"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/wesat\/2021\/10\/20211023_wesat_how_the_stop_the_steal_movement_outwitted_facebook_ahead_of_the_jan_6_insurrection.mp3?orgId=1&d=246&p=1048646218&story=1048543513&t=progseg&e=1048646218&seg=1&ft=rss&f=1048646218","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":246}]},{"id":"1048464033","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/10\/22\/1048464033\/stardew-valley-creator-new-game-haunted-chocolatier?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","title":"The creator of 'Stardew Valley' announces his spooky new game: 'Haunted Chocolatier'","content_html":"
The solo developer behind Stardew Valley<\/em> says he's at work on a new game, all about \"magical haunted ghost chocolate.\" Haunted Chocolatier <\/em>is already getting fan excitement, but no release date yet.<\/em><\/p>
","summary":"The solo developer behind Stardew Valley says he's at work on a new game, all about \"magical haunted ghost chocolate.\" Haunted Chocolatier is already getting fan excitement, but no release date yet.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/10\/22\/chocolatebook_wide-94c7fed8639c4ef267a04448e1b8bfbc3ba41e33.jpg","date_published":"2021-10-22T15:58:00-04:00","date_modified":"2021-10-22T16:06:00-04:00","author":{"name":"Nell Clark","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/896256084\/nell-clark?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology"}},{"id":"1048038154","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/10\/21\/1048038154\/fired-apple-facebook-netflix-google-workers?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","title":"Tech workers recount the cost of speaking out, as tensions rise inside companies","content_html":"More and more tech workers are publicly criticizing their companies. But those who have spoken out say it's taken a toll on their careers, friendships and mental health.<\/p>
","summary":"More and more tech workers are publicly criticizing their companies. But those who have spoken out say it's taken a toll on their careers, friendships and mental health.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/10\/21\/triptych-critic-whistleblower_custom-955077eaed5008091c920f878368b5210f61979c.jpg","date_published":"2021-10-21T16:54:00-04:00","date_modified":"2021-10-22T11:09:00-04:00","author":{"name":"Bobby Allyn","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/638550790\/bobby-allyn?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/05\/20\/wany3565_vert-1f3185bf02a5bf5e18d0ea794a10f85ce21c5c8e.jpg"},"tags":["Janneke Parrish","Chelsey Glasson","Frances Haugen","Facebook","Netflix","Google"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/atc\/2021\/10\/20211021_atc_tech_workers_recount_the_toll_of_speaking_out_against_their_employers.mp3?orgId=1&d=218&p=1047921511&story=1048038154&t=progseg&e=1047921511&seg=13&ft=rss&f=1047921511","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":218}]},{"id":"1047950886","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/10\/21\/1047950886\/amazon-warehouse-workers-on-staten-island-union-vote-alabama?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=technology","title":"Amazon warehouse workers on Staten Island push for union vote","content_html":"
Some 2,000 workers from four facilities have signed cards seeking an election to form a union, according to organizers.<\/p>
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Facebook's \"cross-check\" program applies to millions of accounts, but the board says the company is not being transparent about how it applies its rules to those prominent users.<\/p>
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Memes could be a valuable way to help people deal with stressful situations.<\/p>
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Unread emails can be a source of anxiety for a lot of people. So instead of trying to read, filter or delete everything in your inbox, what if you just ignored it?In this episode, New York Times <\/em>technology reporter Taylor Lorenz shares how spending less time on email and changing the way she thought about online communication has increased her productivity and given her back hours of time.<\/p>
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The U.S. and China are rushing to develop hypersonic weapons. Critics worry it's turning into a race without end.<\/p>
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The Netflix employee resource group supporting trans and nonbinary people is demanding better representation, both on-screen and in management.<\/p>
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