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What It Will Take to Make the Indoors Feel Safe Again
Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 15/06/2020
» Cupcake fans walking into New York City locations of the iconic Magnolia Bakery will soon encounter something a little less Sarah Jessica Parker in "Sex and the City," a little more Dustin Hoffman in "Outbreak." Anyone wishing to enter will be encouraged to pass through a cleansing chamber, analogous to the disinfecting airlocks outside biohazard labs.
The iPhone Isn't the Cash Cow It Once Was. Apple Isn't Worried.
Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 22/06/2020
» For most of the past decade, the story of Apple Inc. has been the story of the iPhone. Yet in that time, Apple has learned a neat trick: how to get roughly 1 billion iPhone owners to fork over money for a strategically expanding number of non-iPhone products and services.
Intel Not Inside: How Mobile Chips Overtook the Semiconductor Giant
Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 14/12/2020
» Intel Corp., once the dominant designer and manufacturer of microchips at the core of nearly all personal and cloud computing, has for years been losing ground to competitors.
Joe Biden's 5 Tech Priorities
Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 21/12/2020
» President-elect Joe Biden's transition team describes its animating philosophy as "build back better." It's both a nod to the Trump administration's penchant for paring back the power of federal agencies and a way to frame Biden's preference for big, New Deal-style stimulus.
Making sense of 2018's head-scratching trends
Business, Christopher Caillavet, Published on 05/02/2018
» The seemingly endless month of January is past, and the festive season's good tidings and optimism have given way to the usual hard-bitten cynicism about the year ahead.
Thailand going cashless ... or stuffing the mattress?
Business, Christopher Caillavet, Published on 12/02/2018
» When I arrived in Bangkok from the US in 2011, one of the first shocks was the cash-centric nature of local commerce.
Bangkok's filthy, choking air: Looking at the bright side
Business, Christopher Caillavet, Published on 19/02/2018
» 'From this foul drain, the greatest stream of human industry flows out to fertilise the world. From this filthy sewer pure gold flows. Here humanity attains its most complete development and its most brutish; here civilisation works its miracles, and here civilised man is turned back almost into a savage."
How Siri and Alexa could help boost literacy rates
News, Christopher Cannon, Published on 04/09/2018
» Convenience is atop the list of benefits Siri and Alexa have brought to millions. But is it possible that they're promoting literacy, too?
On 100th Anniversary of 'Robot,' They're Finally Taking Over
Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 25/01/2021
» On Jan. 25, 1921, Karel Capek's play "R.U.R." -- short for "Rossum's Universal Robots" -- premiered in Prague. It was a sensation. Within two years it had been translated into 30 languages, including English, to which it introduced the word "robot."
Why communities pay for mining
Oped, Christopher Rutledge, Published on 19/02/2026
» Last week, policymakers and industry executives of mining companies gathered in Cape Town for the annual African Mining Indaba. They followed a familiar script: governments would court investors, companies would promise jobs and growth, and champagne would flow as speakers tout Africa as indispensable to the global energy transition.