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As it will take some time before we see the results of the COVID-19 vaccine, going to crowded places is still risky. Groceries being a necessity means we will have to frequently make such purchases, but many apps now exist to do the shopping for us instead. We compiled a …

“One day I realized it had been three months since I had touched a human being,” one man said. The coronavirus pandemic has been rough on virtually everyone. But those who have been single through the isolation, fear and upheaval say they’ve been confronted with a distinct set of challenges …

Most Americans make poor choices. So do most professional insurance brokers, a new study finds. But robots may help. Paul Rickards Anya Samek, an economist, has found that consumers make better choices among health plans when presented with a few simple calculations. So when she switched jobs last year and …

We’re lucky over here at Mark’s Daily Apple. We’ve got a solid group of individuals committed to improving their health by educating themselves on the oh-so-harmful effects of the Standard American Diet. But if you step outside this tiny corner of the Internet, there’s a whole world out there singing …

It’s been a while since I’ve binge-watched anything, be it anime or a show on Netflix. Reasons being, I’m too lazy to open up Netflix on my laptop, and watching shows on my small iPhone 6s screen just isn’t enjoyable. Recently though, I’ve been obsessed with a Netflix show called …

Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now This article is part of the Technology Insight series, made possible with funding from Intel. We tend to focus on the latest and greatest technology nodes because they’re used to manufacture the densest, fastest, most power-efficient processors. But as we …

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — It’s a question many parents of children with dwarfism have contemplated: If a medication could make them taller, would they give it to them? Now, that possibility is becoming less hypothetical. A study published this weekend in the journal The Lancet found that an experimental drug …

Here’s what you need to know: As numbers remain dangerously high in much of the country, Washington deliberates relief. Coming up today: Senate negotiations, baseball uncertainty, teetering states. President Trump shares a video containing misinformation about hydroxychloroquine. The Venice Film Festival will return, with masks and without blockbusters. A concert …

Facebook advertisers may spend a lot of money trying to come up with new kinds of ads for games and other apps, but it can be very hard to beat the best-performing video ad (known as the control video) on the social network. Consumer Acquisition CEO Brian Bowman spoke about this …