The UN is partnering with China’s biggest surveillance software company

Its collaboration with Tencent, whose flagship product WeChat has a near monopoly over the Chinese internet, raises security and privacy concerns. | Continue reading


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Celebrity Coronavirus PSAs

There may never have been another time in history with so many celebrity PSAs in such a short period. | Continue reading


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Auto insurers are collecting billions in extra profit as Americans shelter in place

Less driving means fewer accidents, and in turn, fewer claims. Consumer groups say policyholders should get rebates. | Continue reading


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Less driving means fewer accidents, and in turn, fewer claims. Consumer groups say policyholders should get rebates. | Continue reading


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How Taiwan is tracking 55,000 people under home quarantine in real time

The country, which acted early and has kept Covid-19 cases low, set up an electronic fence system that uses cellular signals on mobile phones to keep people inside. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Brokerage app signups soar amid coronavirus stock volatility

Investors may be hoping to buy stocks on the cheap. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

The internet should be a public utility

It's never been more evident than in this time of pandemic panic that internet access is as essential as electricity and running water. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

India’s swiftness in dealing with Covid-19 will decide world’s future, says WHO

The epicentre. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

The troubling data point behind Nigeria’s low number of coronavirus cases

South Africa has conducted 100 times more coronavirus tests than Nigeria | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

The SEP has achieved what Wikipedia can only dream of (2015)

With the right people and a little effort, we could have the internet we always wanted. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

"Access to income and health are rights, not a gourmet hamburger." | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

The meaning of snafu, clusterf, and sh1tshow: There's a difference (2018)

It's bad. But how bad? | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Hong Kong’s subway is sending robots to disinfect trains

The robots spray a hydrogen peroxide solution, and cost around $130,000 apiece. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

High-income people in the US keep marrying each other

Increasingly, the rich marry the rich. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Lassa fever has a high mortality rate with Case Fatality Ratio (CFR) as high as 23% far deadlier than coronavirus with an estimated CFR of 2% | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

SXSW to go ahead despite coronavirus

Companies like Twitter and Facebook, and individuals including Tim Ferriss, are skipping the festival because of coronavirus. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Fearing coronavirus rumors, Shen Yun says it's not Chinese

As misinformation about the coronavirus spreads, the ubiquitous dance troop now wants you to know that it actually has nothing to do with China. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Reddit has become a guide to personal finance

Do you have questions about your finances and investing? Look no further than Reddit. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Chinese citizens are racing against censors to preserve coronavirus memories on GitHub

They're uploading personal narratives and news reports about the outbreak to the site, amid fears that content critical of the Chinese government will be scrubbed. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

They're uploading personal narratives and news reports about the outbreak to the site, amid fears that content critical of the Chinese government will be scrubbed. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Central banks are researching digital currencies to replace cash

More than a dozen central banks are considering how and whether to create a digital form of cash. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Precious-metals sellers fearmonger to conservative seniors

Quartz has recordings of sellers using fear of "immigration" and "socialism" with clients of Metals.com, which has been accused of selling overpriced coins. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Hong Kong Protest Photos Removed from Sony World Photography Awards

The organizers of the prestigious photography awards said that concerns had been raised over some of the images. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

A guide for early-stage Indian startups to lure the right talent

Finding "hustlers" who can "get things done" and "figure out the playbook." | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

US Supreme Court rules unanimously in a “curious” tax refund case

Justice Neil Gorsuch delivered the court's opinion this morning, alternating between amusement and disapproval as he killed "Bob Richards." | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

China's first global app

How TikTok took over. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Singapore Airlines is using aeroponics to upgrade in-flight meals

Produce can be harvested just hours before a flight. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Nobel laureate left science because he ran out of funding and got fed up (2017)

Back in 2008, Jeffrey Hall said "recent applications from our lab have had their lungs ripped out, often accompanied by sneering, personal denunciations." | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Instagram influencer arrested as debit card scam unravels

A new spin on an old scheme, with the victims on the younger side. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Chinese coronavirus expert says some “recovered” patients may remain infectious

The country reported the lowest number of new cases since Jan. 23, but new wrinkles in the battle to contain the virus keep arising. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

US Forest Service argues that that Appalachian Trail is not land

Walk with the very creative advocates for the US Forest Service and the Appalachian Trail on this legal journey through the land. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Snackable Movies

The Quibi platform he’s working on will offer movies developed to be watched in eight-minute segments over smartphones. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

DoorDash is learning just how binding arbitration is

A judge in California says DoorDash must pay millions in arbitration fees. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

SoftBank Led 25% of UK fintech investment in 2019

Its Vision Fund made a splash in the UK's burgeoning fintech sector. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

A Mueller Report obstruction of justice refresher

The special counsel's report was long. This is what he said about his probe into presidential obstruction of justice. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

We analyzed every “Modern Love” column from the past 10 years

Dating may be harrowing, but take heart: It makes for the best stories. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Apple Pay on pace to account for 10% of global card transactions

Apple Pay is getting more attention—including from competition watchdogs. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Boeing’s spacecraft test failure points to broader problems

The aerospace giant nearly suffered a catastrophic spacecraft failure. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Can Google or Microsoft Beat AWS in the Cloud Wars

AWS is at the top of the cloud computing game, at least for now. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Frustration grows in China as face masks compromise facial recognition

Facial recognition technology is essential to daily life in China, on a scale beyond than other nations. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Why are so many smart people ignorant about philosophy?

A video of "Science Guy" Bill Nye dismissing the entire centuries-old discipline of philosophy has infuriated many. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Goldman Sachs is becoming an ally for tech firms like Amazon

US tech giants are looking to expand their reach in financial services—without the burden of becoming a regulated bank. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

A Chinese national trying to smuggle US microchips got caught – Quartz

China, which maintains the most extensive intelligence apparatus in the world, has increased the size and scope of its efforts in recent years. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

How the Super Bowl became an unrivaled US cultural phenomenon

The NFL championship is an unavoidable, quasi-religious spectacle. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

SoftBank’s first bet in energy storage is a startup that stacks concrete blocks

So far, most large investments in energy storage have gone to companies building lithium-ion batteries. SoftBank's newest bet changes that. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Raytheon engineer arrested for taking US missile defense secrets to China

The case revolves around a laptop on the lam. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Raytheon engineer arrested for taking US missile defense secrets to China

The case revolves around a laptop on the lam. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 4 years ago

Clayton Christensen taught me patience, showed me love, confidence and hope

To simply call Clay a professor to the many of us who experienced him would be to miss the point of who he was and what he meant to us. | Continue reading


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