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Chip manufacturing jobs are coming. Are Americans ready for them?

by Stephanie Hughes
Oct 27, 2022
Semiconductor production positions pay about $100,000 on average, and schools are rushing to offer training so people can qualify.
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Rising interest rates pack a punch for tech companies

by Justin Ho
Oct 24, 2022
Microsoft, Apple and Meta are reporting earnings this week. But rising interest rates are luring investors away from tech stocks.
For tech companies like Apple that promise longer-term gains to investors rather than short-term results, higher interest rates can pose a challenge.
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Microsoft layoffs may signal a broader tech downturn

by Lily Jamali
Oct 18, 2022
Other tech companies are also cutting jobs and scaling back recruitment after years of rapid hiring.
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The inventors of the now-ubiquitous barcode received a patent 70 years ago

by Stephanie Hughes
Oct 7, 2022
Inspired in part by Morse code, the barcode was originally conceived of as concentric circles.
Bernard Silver and Norman Joseph Woodland came up with the barcode concept, which got a patent a mere 70 years ago.
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The traditional business card is getting a tech makeover

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Sep 14, 2022
Manually inputting contact info is becoming a thing of the past. Instead, networkers are adopting QR codes and chips.
Traditional business cards are falling by the wayside as networkers adopt digital options.
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Car speed limiters are gaining traction

by Matt Levin
Aug 22, 2022
Last month a new European rule went into effect mandating speed limiters on new cars. Now New York city is trying out the devices.
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Apple is the latest tech firm to cut staff. What do the layoffs tell us about the economy?

by Justin Ho
Aug 17, 2022
In some cases, it’s about responding to competition. In others, it’s a way of bracing for a possible economic downturn.
Apple recently laid off roughly 100 workers in its recruiting division, according to Bloomberg. It joins other tech companies that have decided to slow hiring.
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What adults are missing about teens and screens

by Emily Weinstein and Carrie James
Aug 17, 2022
In a new book, two Harvard researchers reveal the complex social issues teens grapple with in today’s digital world.
“The stories that they were telling us not only stopped us in our tracks, but they made us rethink our own assumptions," says Emily Weinstein about her and Carrie James' surveys and interviews with thousands of teens about their digital lives.
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Alexa, meet Roomba: Amazon buys robotic vacuum maker iRobot for $1.7 billion

by Stephanie Hughes
Aug 8, 2022
"Alexa, please tell the Roomba to stop scaring the cat."
Amazon's billion-dollar purchase of Roomba may see the company become even more involved in home smart technologies.
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When we expect big things from tech, the economy does better, according to new research

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Jul 28, 2022
There's a link between anticipating future technology and spending decisions in the present, says macroeconomics professor Cristoph Görtz.
News of future technology rollouts can boost spending, new research shows, but some tech events can make people feel poorer.
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