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  • Mobile apps are failing users with disabilities
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    Many apps are falling short of being accessible to disabled users, according to a recent report from software developer ArcTouch and the online platform Fable. Ben Ogilvie, head of accessibility at ArcTouch, explains how mobile app developers can improve on their accessibility features.

  • The first model of the ALIA aircraft has a conventional take-off method, which means it still goes down a runway. A second version in testing will have vertical take-off.
    Caroline Ballard

    The state is betting big on its future with investments in air taxi infrastructure and a possible space port.

  • Is crypto becoming the new gold?
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    Bitcoin backers argue that the cryptocurrency should be immune from the inflationary impacts of tariffs or eroding faith in the U.S. dollar. Others are skeptical.

  • A factory in Ukraine that refines benzene, among other chemicals.
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    The stated purpose of Trump’s import levies is to draw production back to the U.S. from around the world. Benzene illustrates that it won’t work with all products.

  • Shopify's CEO has told employees that teams must show that a new hire's work couldn't be done by AI before upping head count.
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    Employees are figuring out what tasks they can use artificial intelligence to perform. What does that mean for their work?

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