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As Donald Trump takes his oath of office to become the 47th president of the United States, his second term comes at an ever-more critical time for climate change. Climate scientists have warned that 2024 was the hottest year on record, and without dramatic action to cut greenhouse gas emissions, global pledges to limit warming […]

“Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.

Building upon our prior research and the contributions of other scholars to this field, the aim of this novel study is to understand the security risks and harms caused by digital transnational repression against exiled and diaspora women human rights defenders.

We're all busy doing our best to boycott U.S. products. I can't buy Special K cereal anymore, because it's made in the U.S. by Kellogg's. Bu...

A Thought Experiment in Political Surrender

There is a common idea—or maybe misconception is a better word for it—that as you age and (presumably) accumulate property and wealth, you will become…

March 14, 2025

Jim Jordan has found a new front in his long-running quest to prove the tech industry is out to get conservatives.

In my regular column, I'll look at the ways images shape perception.

404 Media has obtained the list of sites and services that ICE contractor ShadowDragon pulls data from. ShadowDragon sources data from all over the web and lets government analysts easily search it and draw connections between people.

On Inauguration Day in January, Eliza McLamb wrote about her abstention from social media for a month and the challenge of keeping up with current events “without either turning towards ignorance or overwhelming myself with information”: I

Every country has a right to defend itself under international law. But that right has its limits.

The formerly anti-establishment bitcoin movement abandons its principles in favor of number-go-up, applauds federal plan to stockpile seized crypto with no clear benefit to national interest

Steve Doocy Holds The Tension

Edward R. Murrow exemplified a free press unbowed by autocracy—and if American democracy is to survive, we need his like again

People who complain about population aren’t talking numbers—they’re fantasizing about tightening the reins on workers.

“Careless People,” a memoir by a former Facebook executive, portrays feckless company leaders cozying up to authoritarian regimes.

Trump has irked Canadians by imposing a 25 percent tariff on all goods from the nation, with the US leader also calling for the country to be made his nation's 51st state

Why Do We Need Autonomous Vehicles? - Autonomous vehicles are playing a vital role in the transportation industry, road safety, and traffic control. In this technology age, the need for autonomous vehicles (driver-less cars) is being increasing because of the various factors including social, environmental, economic, etc. The primary ai

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are poised to improve roadway safety and lower transportation costs, yet policy barriers are delaying their adoption. This report focuses on the two AV applications—autonomous ride-hailing and autonomous freight trucking—that present the greatest near-term opportunities for welfare enhancement and offers policy reforms to accelerate their success. Autonomous ride-hailing (ARH) is on-demand, point-to-point […]

Learn about the five levels of automation and why autonomous vehicles can save lives

Many people are excited about autonomous vehicles, but alot of people actually question why we need self-driving vehicles at all. We list the reasons here.

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we look ahead into a future where driverless cars are mainstream.

Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.

Some thinkers are arguing that capitalism as Marx defined it is over, and we’re entering something like digital neo-feudalism instead. Not true, argues Evgeny Morozov. To understand how capitalism operates today, Marxists have to drop the factory bias.

Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk has wanted a government shutdown in part because it would potentially make it easier to eliminate the jobs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers.

“No Lives Matter” has emerged in recent months as a particularly violent splinter group within the extremist crime network known as Com and 764, and experts are at a loss for how to stop its spread.

between certainty and silence, a third path "forward"