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A Global Shortage In Computer Chips Hits Auto Industry. What Industries Are Next?

A global shortage in computer chips has been nearly a year in the making. It's hitting the auto industry now, but the impacts may soon extend to consumer electronics, appliances and more.
- Ryan Kailath
Shortage Of Computer Chips Forces Automakers To Curtail Production

The auto industry is grappling with a shortage of computer chips that is forcing companies to cut back production of some vehicles. Some new cars, already in short supply, might get harder to find.
- Camila Domonoske
What To Know About The New, Controversial Audio-Only App, Clubhouse

CEOs, influencers, even the White House Chief of Staff are turning to this audio-only social media app to chat with a select few. But questions over the rules of engagement have stirred controversy.
- Bobby Allyn
Forget Ride Hailing. Uber Wants To Be Your One-Stop Shop For Everything

During the pandemic, Uber has doubled-down on delivery services while its ride-hailing business plummeted. The strategy appears to be working so well it could outlast the health crisis.
- Claire Miller
February 8 | When sci-fi becomes reality

Microsoft has patented a chatbot that would use deceased people’s internet data to bring them back to life - virtually, anyway. Plus, the Seattle origins of the woman who became known as the ‘welfare queen’, a look at the NFL’s commitment to social justice, and a discussion with King County Council Chair Claudia Balducci.
- Bill Radke
In Alabama, Workers At Amazon Warehouse Are Poised For Union Vote

Some 5,800 workers at the Bessemer facility will vote starting this week on joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, potentially making it Amazon's first union shop in the U.S.
- Jason Slotkin
Nagin Cox: What Does Time On Mars Teach Us About Time On Earth?

NASA engineer Nagin Cox lives on Earth but works on Mars time, where days are longer and time works differently. Her work with the rovers has entirely changed the way she thinks about time on Earth.
- NPR/TED Staff
Why QAnon Survives After Trump

Travis View hosts the conspiracy-debunking podcast QAnon Anonymous. He says QAnon persists because its delusional ideas don't come from a single leader, but are "self-generated" and "crowdsourced."
- Emma Bowman
Ken Griffin: The Hedge Fund Titan In The Middle Of The Reddit Investing Revolt

Ken Griffin's investment firm Citadel became embedded in the in GameStop trading controversy. Citadel has a hand in nearly every corner of the financial system.
- Ryan Kailath
Reddit WallStreetBets Founder Calls GameStop Stock Frenzy A 'Symbolic Movement'

Jaime Rogozinski, a former moderator of the now-famous Reddit forum that sent GameStop stock soaring, saw the chaos coming. For too long, Wall Street has been "an invite-only club," he says.
- Emma Bowman

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