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Technology
Why your laptop’s battery percentage is only a guess
The number in the corner of your screen is an estimate made by a small chip. Here is how it works, why it drifts, and how to keep your battery healthier for longer.
Tomás Reyes
Culture
The quiet return of the paper notebook
People who spend all day on screens keep buying paper notebooks. Here is what they get from them, what they buy, and how to make the habit stick.
Ingrid Solberg
Work
How to hand over a job so nobody calls you after you leave
A good handover takes a few weeks of steady work before your last day. Here is what to write down, who to introduce, and how to leave nothing hanging.
Owen Achterberg
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