Articles filed under Washington Post
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Robocalls are overwhelming hospitals, threatening a new kind of health crisisJun 22, 2019 6:16 am - In the heart of Boston, Tufts Medical Center treats scores of health conditions, from administering measles vaccines for children to pioneering next-generation tools tha...
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What's in the new House bipartisan anti-robocall billJun 22, 2019 6:07 am - House lawmakers on Thursday announced a new bipartisan compromise on a bill to combat robocalls, a proposal that Democrats and Republicans hope will lessen interruptions...
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Survey: Americans lack trust in social networks' judgment to remove offensive postsJun 22, 2019 6:00 am - Most Americans believe social media companies have a responsibility to remove offensive content from their platforms. But how tech firms decide what posts should be take...
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Domino's will start delivering pizzas via an autonomous robot this fallJun 22, 2019 6:00 am - For months now, the robotics company Nuro has been using electric, self-driving vehicles to deliver groceries to Kroger customers in Phoenix and Houston. Now the Silicon...
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Your phone may have a cure for your fear of flyingJun 22, 2019 6:00 am - After an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed on March 10, killing the 157 people onboard, Nic Johns noticed something uncomfortable. The app he developed, a number-crunchi...
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Meet the New York couple donating millions to the anti-vax movementJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - A wealthy Manhattan couple has emerged as significant financiers of the anti-vaccine movement, contributing more than $3 million in recent years to groups that stoke fea...
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Ex-Senate staffer sentenced to 4 years for 'doxing' GOP senatorsJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A U.S. judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Democratic Senate staff member to four years in prison for a burglary and hacking campaign that culminated in t...
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Fact-check: Biden's claim that 'almost half' of Americans live in povertyJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - "We have ... almost half the people in the United States living in poverty." - Former Vice Pesident Joe Biden, in remarks at the Poor People's Campaign presidential foru...
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Horns are growing on young people's skulls. Phone use is to blame, research suggests.Jun 20, 2019 1:00 am - Mobile technology has transformed the way we live - how we read, work, communicate, shop and date. But we already know this. What we have not yet grasped is the way the ...
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5 takeaways from Trump's 2020 campaign launch speechJun 19, 2019 1:00 am - Midway through the speech officially launching his 2020 reelection campaign Tuesday night, President Donald Trump joked about his campaign staff. "They cost a fortune, a...