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Reddit Communities Go Dark to Protest New App Policy

Sophie Caldwell

The moderators of hundreds of Reddit forums, known as subreddits, closed off access to their groups on Monday to protest the company’s plan to charge for access to the data…

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How Palantir Became a Front-Runner for the UK’s Multimillion-Dollar NHS Contract

Sophie Caldwell

It began with a £1 contract.In the hours after a pandemic was declared in March 2020, Palantir, the secretive American data analytics company, was invited to 10 Downing Street along…

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Watch Out for ‘Junk’ Fees When Booking Travel Online

Sophie Caldwell

Many of us are desperate to travel this summer after a pandemic stifled our plans for years. But travelers — and I’m sorry to be a killjoy — should beware:…

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Wearables Resurface at the Paris Shows of 3 Fashion Brands

Sophie Caldwell

In 2014 Jony Ive, then the chief design officer of Apple, came to Paris Fashion Week with his Big New Product, the Apple Watch, to convince the fashion crowd that…

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Google Pixel Fold Review: Foldable Phones Are Improving

Sophie Caldwell

When I recently turned on Google’s new Pixel Fold smartphone and unfolded it as if it were a book, it transformed into a miniature tablet, similar to an iPad Mini…

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11 Scientists Found a Room-Temperature Superconductor. Now 8 of Them Want a Retraction.

Sophie Caldwell

A team of 11 scientists reported in March in the journal Nature that they had discovered a room-temperature superconductor. Eight of those scientists have now asked Nature to retract their…