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A low-tech possibility for making burial more sustainable.
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Perhaps the patchwork of state laws on data breaches is better than the national standard we supposedly should want.
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—Rachel Metz, senior editor, mobile
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A labor lawyer could dent the sustainability of Uber with a case arguing that its drivers are employees, not independent contractors.
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