Business, Spoken

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Business, Spoken episodes

September 19, 2022 Satellite Data Shows How Russia Has Destroyed Ukrainian Grain
The Russian blockade and bombardments are cutting off thousands of tons of grain, threatening the food supply in countries that rely on wheat exports.

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8 min
September 16, 2022 The Twitter Whistleblower's Testimony Has Senators Out for Blood
Peiter "Mudge" Zatko's allegations about the social media platform renewed a sense of urgency for lawmakers to rein in Big Tech.

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8 min
September 15, 2022 Undocumented Workers Protest Uber Eats Crackdown
In France, the gig economy platform welcomed thousands of immigrants during the pandemic, unions say. Now it’s deactivating them en masse.

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10 min
September 14, 2022 Google and Amazon Want More Defense Contracts, Despite Worker Protests
The tech giants' corporate offices across the US Â drew demonstrations over an Israeli government cloud contract that opponents say could have military uses.

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11 min
September 13, 2022 The FTC Is Closing In on Runaway AI
The US regulator is eager to end unfair use of artificial intelligence and commercial surveillance, but experts remain skeptical.

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11 min
September 09, 2022 How Drought and War Are Really Affecting the Global Food Supply
Blistering temperatures and the invasion of Ukraine have fed fears of global shortages—but some regions are suffering much more than others.

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11 min
September 08, 2022 Silicon Valley’s Most Powerful ‘Mafia’ Gets a New Boss
Startup incubator Y Combinator birthed big names like Airbnb and Stripe. Incoming CEO Garry Tan says he’ll tap the program’s alumni network to generate new tech giants.

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9 min
September 07, 2022 Trans Researchers Want Google Scholar to Stop Deadnaming Them
The academic search engine’s policy on name changes is out of step with other search tools and publishers.

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14 min
September 06, 2022 GM's Cruise Recalls Self-Driving Software Involved in June Crash
After two people were injured in the incident, Cruise blocked its robot vehicles from making left turns for several weeks before issuing a software update.

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8 min
September 02, 2022 Europe Set Itself Up for This Energy Crisis
The region’s unified approach to energy predates Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but countries suffering from shortages may now have to watch gas flow past.

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11 min

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