Generally covering the broad topics of computing and related technology.
“The most interesting book ever written about Google” (The Washington Post) delivers the inside story behind the most successful and admired technology company of our time, now updated with a new Afterword.
In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives Read More
The data detectives at Bellingcat showed 60 Minutes how social media is providing evidence of alleged Russian war crimes and other atrocities.
How Bellingcat is using TikTok to investigate the war in Ukraine Read More
This story provides a case study of how academic researchers can refocus their research to answer policymakers’ questions.
Informing California Privacy Regulations with Evidence from Research Read More
Research and development of synthetic media will be better served if technical experts see themselves as part of the solution, and not the problem.
What To Do About Deepfakes Read More
Different communities can and do evolve different statements of scientific facts based on the same evidence.
Science Is Not Another Opinion Read More
Painstaking new techniques for archiving social media posts could provide crucial evidence in future prosecutions.
The Race to Archive Social Posts That May Prove Russian War Crimes Read More
Many facial recognition systems used by law enforcement are shot through with biases. Can anything be done to make them fair and trustworthy?
Can the Biases in Facial Recognition Be Fixed; Also, Should They? Read More
Considering the origins, interpretations, and possible changes to Communications Decency Act § 230 amid an evolving online environment.
The Push for Stricter Rules for Internet Platforms Read More
By combining two processors into one, the company has squeezed a surprising amount of performance out of silicon.
How Apple’s Monster M1 Ultra Chip Keeps Moore’s Law Alive Read More
The city is trying to lure in Silicon Valley types, hyping the promise of sun, sand, and seed rounds. Does it want Silicon Valley’s problems too?
Welcome to Miami, Where All Your Memes Come True! Read More
In Bounty Everything: Hackers and the Making of the Global Bug Marketplace, researchers Ryan Ellis and Yuan Stevens provide a window into the working lives of hackers who participate in “bug bounty” programs—programs that hire hackers to discover and report bugs or other vulnerabilities in their systems.
Bounty Everything: Hackers and the Making of the Global Bug Marketplace Read More
With more videos and images coming to light each day, Bellingcat and members of its Global Authentication Project have begun to log and map these incidents on an interactive TimeMap.
Hospitals Bombed and Apartments Destroyed: Mapping Incidents of Civilian Harm in Ukraine Read More
The computer and the Internet are among the most important inventions of our era, but few people know who created them. There were a lot of fascinating people involved, some ingenious and a few even geniuses. This is the story of these pioneers, hackers, inventors, and entrepreneurs—who they were, how their minds worked, and what made them so creative. It’s also a narrative of how they collaborated and why their ability to work as teams made them even more creative.
The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution Read More
With vast amounts of data becoming available to intelligence analysts, new tools will help them sift and interpret it all—but they will introduce new risks, too.
As Russia Plots Its Next Move, an AI Listens to the Chatter Read More
A new type of battery could finally make electric cars as convenient and cheap as gas ones.
Novel lithium-metal batteries will drive the switch to electric cars Read More
With founders and developers scrambling for the exit, the Russian tech scene is taking a major hit.
Russia Is Facing a Tech Worker Exodus Read More
Corporations continue to control access to materials that are in the library, which is controlling preservation, and it’s killing us.
After 25 years, Brewster Kahle and the Internet Archive are still working to democratize knowledge Read More
Hundreds of millions of users. No algorithm. No ads. Courage in the face of autocracy. Sound like a dream? Careful what you wish for.
How Telegram Became the Anti-Facebook Read More
From pop-up notifications to Facebook ads, campaigners in Ukraine and beyond are using any means necessary to beat Russia’s information firewall.
Activists are using ads to sneak real news to Russians about Ukraine Read More
The organization says cutting the country off would have “devastating” effects on the global internet system.
Why ICANN Won’t Revoke Russian Internet Domains Read More