Selected Features & Scoops

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How Shein Beat Amazon at Its Own Game — And Reinvented Fast Fashion (Rest of World)

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Corner Stores Are the New Darlings of the Tech Industry (The Atlantic)

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Why an American Gig Work App Was Accused of Working for Russia (NBC News)

 

How Starbucks Uses Dubious ‘Connection Scores’ to Evaluate Its Workforce (NBC News)

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​How a Facebook Group for Sexual Assault Survivors Became a Tool for Harassment (Wired)​

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China

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ByteDance’s Baby Bump: Why Did the TikTok Parent Buy a Chain of Birthing Centers? (The Information)

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Amazon Suppliers Linked to Forced Labor in China (NBC News)

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How the West Got China’s Social Credit System Wrong (Wired)

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The Cutthroat War to Dominate China’s Grocery Delivery Industry (Rest of World)

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China Is Home to a Growing Market for Dubious “Emotion Recognition” Technology (Rest of World)

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TikTok

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Does TikTok Really Pose a Risk to US National Security? (Wired)

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TikTok's Secret Plans for an Online Shopping Empire in the U.S. (Semafor)

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The Sneaky Way TikTok Is Connecting You to Real-Life Friends (Wired)

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The Year of TikTok (Rest of World)

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Behind Bars, but Still Posting on TikTok (Wired)

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On TikTok, There is No Time (Wired)

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Amazon

 

Why Amazon Really Built a New Warehouse on the U.S.-Mexico Border (Rest of World)

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New Documents Shed Light on Amazon’s Controversial Africa Headquarters (Rest of World)

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These Trump Socks Went Viral—and a Nightmare on Amazon Began (Wired)

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Why Amazon Really Raised Its Minimum Wage to $15 (Wired)

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Essays & Oddities

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Mackenzie Bezos and the Myth of the Lone Genius Founder (Wired)

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Why I Love My Teeny-Tiny Knockoff Nokia (Wired)

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The Ringification of Suburban Life (Wired)

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At an Outback Steakhouse Franchise, Surveillance Blooms (Wired)

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What Would Really Happen If Russia Attacked Undersea Internet Cables (Wired)

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Why So Many People Make Their Password ‘Dragon’ (Wired)

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