COMMUNICATION
Stuck in Quarantine? Call a Stranger
Telephone befriending has caught on as a way to help lonely senior citizens.
Hate Taking Meeting Notes? This A.I. Note-Taker Does It for You
This tool lets you search the details of work calls so you'd know exactly what went well — or what went wrong.
How Telegram Conquered Uzbekistan
Activists’ favorite app is just an everyday tool in Central Asia’s most populous nation.
A Ghostly Visit, or a Computer-Savvy Prankster? You Decide
This haunted machine tells a convoluted story.
The Great Inventors Who Really Wanted to Talk to Ghosts
Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell hoped to link up with the great beyond.
The Internet Crackdown Bug Is Spreading
Governments are turning the internet tap off as a key weapon to curb protests that are increasingly driven by social media.
Playing Catch-Up With Conservatives: Can Startup Energy Help Democrats?
A healthy startup environment may be giving Democrats a leg up for 2020 … if these firms don’t sell out before then.
Learn the Vietnamese Art of No-Diaper Potty Training
If you have the time and patience, you can toilet train your child by 18 months.
Trump Is Right: Forget About 5G. 6G Is Already Coming
Researchers from across the globe are starting work on 6G that will let you download 300 movies in a second.
When Katty Met Carlos
From the BBC and OZY comes a fresh perspective on the debate about America’s future as a nation and its relation to the world during the 2020 US election.
In the 1980s, One of the World's Cellphone Hot Spots Was ... Zaire
The war-torn nation now known as Congo led most of the world on mobile tech.
It's Not Just Big Tech: Sports Teams Are Tracking You Too
Teams and venues are turning to big data analytics to retain fans by giving them personalized experiences.
