I Saw the Future of Climate Technology—and Its Big-Oil Investors I Saw the Future of Climate Technology—and Its Big-Oil Investors
At the Cleantech North America conference, the fates of climate-tech start-ups are tangled into the balance sheets of companies who caused the crisis in the first place.
Feb 15, 2024 / Molly Taft
In the “Year of Elections,” Is AI on the Ballot? In the “Year of Elections,” Is AI on the Ballot?
Politicians like Pakistan’s Imran Khan have found themselves duplicated by artificial intelligence—sometimes by their own parties.
Jan 23, 2024 / Hasan Ali
Pete Buttigieg Refuses to Reform a Dangerously Unsafe Airline Industry Pete Buttigieg Refuses to Reform a Dangerously Unsafe Airline Industry
Countless near misses and faulty equipment require systematic attack—not soothing rhetoric.
Jan 12, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Can the EU’s Digital Services Act Inspire US Tech Regulation? Can the EU’s Digital Services Act Inspire US Tech Regulation?
“The effect of these large, European digital laws is going to be felt well beyond the borders of Europe.”
Jan 11, 2024 / StudentNation / Nadia Scharf
A Visit to Belmarsh Prison, Where Julian Assange Awaits His Final Appeal Against Extradition to the US A Visit to Belmarsh Prison, Where Julian Assange Awaits His Final Appeal Against Extradition to the US
The Wikileaks founder says he fears his own imprisonment, US government surveillance, and restrictions on the group’s funding have effectively scared off potential whistleblowers....
Jan 2, 2024 / Charles Glass
The Medieval-ness of Mark Zuckerberg The Medieval-ness of Mark Zuckerberg
There’s something very feudal about his massive doomsday bunker.
Dec 22, 2023 / Kate Wagner
Silicon Landlords: On the Narrowing of AI’s Horizon Silicon Landlords: On the Narrowing of AI’s Horizon
The one thing science fiction couldn’t imagine is the world we have now: the near-complete control of Artificial Intelligence by a few corporations whose only goal is profit.
Dec 19, 2023 / Dwayne Monroe
The Antitrust Lessons of the OpenAI Saga The Antitrust Lessons of the OpenAI Saga
The high-stakes battle for control of the tech start-up was a case study in the corporate strategy of vertical outsourcing.
Dec 12, 2023 / Brian Callaci
The Big Unfriendly Tech Giants The Big Unfriendly Tech Giants
We must ensure that corporations aren’t able to pick and choose winners and losers in journalism.
Dec 11, 2023 / Feature / Zephyr Teachout
The Pentagon’s Rush to Deploy AI-Enabled Weapons Is Going to Kill Us All The Pentagon’s Rush to Deploy AI-Enabled Weapons Is Going to Kill Us All
While experts warn about the risk of human extinction, the Department of Defense plows full speed ahead.
Dec 6, 2023 / Michael T. Klare