The New York Times
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The Joys of Fixing Your Own Stuff
With jobs lost and stores closed, people are now reviving their old gadgets on their own.
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Two New Cars, Designed From the Inside Out
Byton and Canoo offer radically distinct approaches to the way cars work for their owners. Canoo even does away with the idea of ownership.
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A Flower Shop Reinvented to Reopen
How a small florist in Oakland, Calif., navigated a minefield of rules to sell on the make-or-break Mother’s Day weekend.
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Let’s Clean Up the Toxic Internet
If we understand how conspiracy theories spread online, we can help stop them.
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Employers Rush to Adopt Virus Screening. The Tools May Not Help Much.
Symptom-checking apps and fever-screening cameras promise to keep sick workers at home and hinder the virus. But experts warn they can be...
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Virus Conspiracists Elevate a New Champion
A video showcasing baseless arguments by Judy Mikovits, including attacks on Anthony Fauci, has been viewed more than eight million times in the...
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Zoom, Xoom, Zum: Why Does Every Start-Up Sound Fast Now?
An investigation into Zoomd, Zoomi, Zoomy and Zoomies. Also, Zoomin. And Zoomvy and Zoomly. And …
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Is ‘Death Diving’ the Future of TV?
The pandemic has shown we’ll watch any garbage on TV.
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Scientists Consider Indoor Ultraviolet Light to Zap Coronavirus in the Air
Some researchers hope a decades-old technology might get its moment and be deployed in stores, restaurants and schools.
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Google Sibling Abandons Ambitious City of the Future in Toronto
In scrapping the project, the company cited the economic upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but critics say it was a loser from the start...
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Electric Trucks Will Be True Signal of Electric Vehicle Era
Electric Hummers and Cybertrucks, as well as the next generation of S.U.V.s, will signal the arrival of the E.V. era in America if they start to...
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SpaceX Changes to Starlink Satellites Earn Astronomers’ Praise
Some astronomers who have criticized the company’s orbital internet constellation were encouraged by the measures it announced.
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An E-Commerce Future, Ready or Not
All this online shopping might stick. Here’s what this could mean for our budgets and spending habits.
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People Are Panic-Buying Meat, Toilet Paper … and Pelotons?
With gyms closed and nowhere to go, more people are shelling out $2,245 for the workout bike.
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First Quarter Earnings Were Terrible, But Executives Offer Some Hope
While the pandemic has made it hard to offer forecasts, some corporate leaders said things might be getting a little better — or at least no worse.
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Desperate for Wi-Fi, Many Have Nowhere to Go but a Parking Lot
With cafes and libraries closed, Americans without internet access are sitting outside them to get free and fast connections.