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India’s Covid-19 App Is a Privacy Nightmare
Is Aarogya Setu a sophisticated surveillance system under the guise of contact tracing?
Sarvesh Mathi
May 7 · 9 min read
Be a Good Neighbor: Share Your Wi-Fi
With a few steps, you can help someone in need access your connection
Owen Williams
May 7 · 4 min read
The Color of Climate
Black, Hispanic, and Latino People Care About Climate Change the Most, Survey Finds
New research shows that the people most affected by climate change are also the most concerned
Drew Costley
May 7 · 4 min read
I Joined Uber 11 Years Ago. I Quit Last Week, Again.
Uber’s first app developer explains how the company grew from three people in a coffee shop to 30,000 people around the world.
Jelle Prins
May 7 · 5 min read
Why I’m Joining Facebook’s Oversight Board
Former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger on why the social media giant ‘needs independent, external oversight’
alan rusbridger
May 6 · 5 min read
Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Could Soon Be Unleashed in the U.S.
The EPA has given permission to test a controversial pest control method — using engineered mosquitoes to reduce the population of wild…
Drew Costley
May 6 · 5 min read
Two Book Startups Compete Where Amazon Won’t
Bookshop and Libro.fm hope to change your shopping habits. Will it last after the pandemic?
Angela Lashbrook
May 5 · 9 min read
Reengineering Life
Scientists Are Trying to Reverse Diabetes With Gene Editing
A new technique could eliminate the need for insulin shots
Emily Mullin
May 5 · 5 min read
The Coronavirus Puts Restaurants at the Mercy of the Tech Industry
Social distancing is pushing restaurants toward delivery-only models powered by tech platforms
Sarah Emerson
May 4 · 7 min read
Banjo Suspends All Operations in Utah Following OneZero Investigation
‘Banjo believes that any company working with the government should be subject to audits and oversight’
Dave Gershgorn
Apr 30 · 2 min read
Banjo’s Surveillance Systems Grind to a Halt After CEO’s KKK Past Revealed
Government agencies in Utah and Indiana have suspended their contracts with Banjo
Matt Stroud
Apr 29 · 5 min read
CEO of Surveillance Firm Banjo Once Helped KKK Leader Shoot Up a Synagogue
Documents reveal Damien Patton, CEO of SoftBank-backed Banjo, admitted to being a Neo-Nazi skinhead in his youth
Matt Stroud
Apr 28 · 19 min read
Updated 5/1/20
We Mapped How the Coronavirus Is Driving New Surveillance Programs Around the World
At least 30 countries are ramping up surveillance to combat the coronavirus
Dave Gershgorn
Apr 9 · 13 min read
Why Solarpunk, Not Cyberpunk, Is the Future We Need Right Now
You don’t need to be stoned in a dorm room to imagine a brighter future
Pat Riley
Apr 16 · 7 min read
The Case for Stanislaw Lem, One of Science Fiction’s Unsung Giants
By reprinting six key works by the slowly fading Polish SF giant, MIT Press hopes to revive his varied and considerable legacy
Brendan Byrne
May 8 · 10 min read
Digital Worlds Are Buckling Under the Weight of New Users
Congestion has crippled virtual games like ‘Call of Duty’ and cycling app Zwift
Steve Rousseau
May 8 · 4 min read
New Facial Recognition Tech Only Needs Your Eyes and Eyebrows
You won’t be able to hide behind a mask
Dave Gershgorn
May 8 · 3 min read
Elon Musk Says Drones Are the Future of War, but He Should Consider Horses
U.S. Army major Bobby Sickler explains the paradox of military technology
Bobby Sickler
May 6 · 7 min read
Why Australia Is Making Facebook and Google Pay the Media
With news outlets in crisis, some countries are turning to Big Tech to save them. That’s trickier than it sounds.
Will Oremus
May 5 · 9 min read
Google Purged Almost 1,000 Abusive ‘Creeperware’ Apps. Now Some Are Coming Back.
Catch a Cheating Spouse now has more than 10,000 downloads
Todd Feathers
May 4 · 8 min read
A New Zealand Startup Is Using Microbes to Suck Solid Gold Out of E-Waste
Microscopic organisms can extract precious metals from discarded devices
Rina Diane Caballar
May 4 · 6 min read
How Zoom Beat the Tech Giants
Google and Microsoft’s early decisions about video chat put them at a strategic disadvantage in the long run
Eric Ravenscraft
May 1 · 5 min read
Deepfake Music Is So Good It Might Be Illegal
And other fascinating A.I. research from this week
Dave Gershgorn
May 1 · 3 min read
Why I’ll Never Stop Wearing My Apple Watch
Apple YouTuber Rene Ritchie on his five years with the Apple Watch
Rene Ritchie
May 1 · 8 min read
The Future of Mass Disinfection
The EPA is researching methods for disinfecting large public spaces in order to slow the spread of Covid-19
Drew Costley
May 1 · 5 min read
The Pandemic Has Ended the Amazon Debate
It’s clearer than ever that supporting Amazon is a tacit endorsement of abusive work policies and more
Brian Merchant
Apr 30 · 9 min read
The Real Reason Apple Made the iPhone SE So Cheap
Apple is all about services now
Owen Williams
Apr 30 · 4 min read
My Old Kindle Is the Ideal Gadget for Quarantine
Here’s why I can’t survive without it
Sumit Garg
Apr 30 · 3 min read
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Keystone XL Is Back, and Threatening Indigenous People All Over Again
Indigenous people all over the world face similar environmental health hazards
Drew Costley
Apr 30 · 4 min read
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