Freddie deBoer / TruthdigJun 9, 2025
Big Tech's place in culture — and the stock market — requires it to be something more profound than working tech. It needs to tell a story. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Nick Cleveland-Stout / Responsible StatecraftMay 6, 2025
At a confab on Capitol Hill last week, Silicon Valley titans concluded they need to lobby like Lockheed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Sharon Kelly, Bailey Chambers / DeSmogApr 22, 2025
An AI-fossil fuel axis is forming in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia as AI advocates pledge an endless need for energy — spelling disaster for the climate. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Francesca D’Annunzio / Texas ObserverApr 1, 2025
Operation Lone Star has turbocharged surveillance capabilities in Texas. State lawmakers say they want to block the potential of an AI police state, but legislation has been modest. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
William D. Hartung / TomDispatchMar 21, 2025
Palantir, artificial intelligence and the dangerous illusion of permanent military superiority. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Michael Kwet / TruthdigMar 13, 2025
‘Digital justice’ intellectuals are right to condemn Big Tech for enabling Israel. But the problem is much bigger than they are willing to admit. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Michael Kwet / TruthdigFeb 19, 2025
DeepSeek isn’t fully “open source.” But the Chinese-made artificial intelligence does raise the question of what an AI, by and for the people, rather than corporations, might look like. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Freddie deBoer / TruthdigJan 27, 2025
The people most in agreement about AI hype tend to have a net worth directly related to AI hype. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Julie Hollar / FAIRJan 23, 2025
The shift comes amid a big tech repudiation of liberal policies in an apparent attempt to cater to the right. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Michael Kwet / TruthdigNov 29, 2024
AI and data center energy consumption has been overhyped. Greening the digital society requires confronting deeper structural problems. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
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