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DoorDash Drivers Game Algorithm to Increase Pay#DeclineNow is a guerrilla experiment to train Doordash's algorithm to pay workers better, and its proponents insist it’s already working.
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Big Tech is Fighting a Civil War Over Future of the App StoreA push to regulate app stores has pitted Apple and Alphabet against Microsoft and others in a showdown of some of the nation’s biggest technology companies
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The Biggest Public Graveyard in the U.S. Is Becoming a ParkNew York City wants Hart Island, the burial grounds for victims of Covid-19 and AIDS, to be a more accessible and inviting place.
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Is IBM Still the Patent Godfather?Big Blue has cleared $1 billion in patent income most years since 1996. But recently, companies are pushing back.
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National Parks Are So Crowded That Congress Is Getting InvolvedA post-pandemic boom in national park tourism has left lawmakers wondering how to preserve nature amid increased crowds
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Dollar Looks Unstoppable as Taper Looms and Energy Prices SoarAs the Fed looks to taper and energy prices soar, currency market analysts see no alternative to the US dollar.
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How Many Police Officers Live in Your Neighborhood?Police don't tend to live in highly policed areas. By combining residency data obtained through FOIA and public arrests, we can visualize this imbalance.
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Inside Chicago's Doomed Amazon HQ2 PitchThrough a FOIA appeal process, I acquired unreleased Amazon pitch documents.
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Avoiding the Undercount: New Census Strategies in IllinoisBreakdown of $35 million in Illinois Census funding, including the most-comprehensive database of grants from five government agencies.
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Nationwide Marijuana Training Scam UncoveredUtilized a web-scraper to find seminar history. Presented data with state legalization status to visualize targeted areas.
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