T-Mobile, Sprint Vie For New Customers With Unlimited Data Plans
It's a bit of a renaissance for unlimited plans, which went all but extinct in recent years. But do people really need that much data?
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Ford Looks To A Fleet Of Driverless Cars
They'll be on the road by 2021, the company says, and will build on automation already available for help with parking and avoiding traffic. The vehicles could be used for ride sharing, Uber-style.
With Demand For Its Products Down, Cisco Will Cut Workforce
The company says it will lay off 5,500 employees and, like other Silicon Valley pioneers, move into different types of business.
Distilling The Story Of California Wine, One Label At A Time
At the world's largest wine research library — inside UC Davis — librarians are crowd-sourcing their archives to understand the forces that shaped California's wine industry into a global powerhouse.
How Gig Economy Workers Make A Living
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with economics professor Alan Krueger of Princeton University about how people participate in the gig economy — particularly as Uber drivers — to supplement their incomes.
Verizon Transforms To Contend In Silicon Valley
After acquiring Yahoo, Verizon ranks third in digital advertising and is a major player in media and tech. It wants to play in the Silicon Valley sandbox — but don't expect a full transformation yet.
Airbnb Hikes Paris Rental Housing Market Prices
The city of Berlin just banned Airbnb because it was swallowing up long-term rentals and driving up prices. Paris is now struggling to temper the explosion of the rental site for the same reasons.
He's Brilliant, She's Lovely: Teaching Computers To Be Less Sexist
Algorithms teach computers how to process language. But because they draw on human writing, they have some biases. Researchers are trying to weed out those problematic associations.
Summer Camps Struggle To Enforce Bans On Screen Time
Summer sleep-away camps say it's getting harder to enforce cell phone bans, and millennials say it's tough going cold turkey. But they all say it's more important than ever to learn how to unplug.
Robot-Like Machines Helped People With Spinal Injuries Regain Function
Eight people with serious spinal injuries who practiced hours of interaction with wearable machines for months regained lost feeling and some ability to move.