Richard Forno / The ConversationJul 22, 2024
A faulty update by cybersecurity software firm CrowdStrike brought airlines and hospitals to a standstill over the weekend. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Michael Kwet / TruthdigApr 17, 2023
In recent years, most large tech corporations have begun pushing anti-racism public relations and touting their donations to Black causes. There is no company more steeped or skilled in this practice than the elder of the group, Microsoft. By deploying fleets of flacks, messaging professionals and hired intellectuals, the company has managed to maintain a pristine image as a “moral leader” of Big Tech, while avoiding and deflecting attention from its deep and sordid history of collaboration with police, prisons, intelligence agencies and militaries. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Seth Freed Wessler / ProPublicaDec 19, 2022
Authorities helped erase a historic black cemetery in Virginia to clear way for the expansion of a Microsoft data center. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
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Keith A. Spencer / SalonMar 10, 2020
A computational social scientist's study finds the Vermont senator's Twitter followers act just like every other candidate's supporters. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Jessica Corbett / Common DreamsDec 2, 2019
A new analysis from the U.K.-based Fair Tax Mark exposes the greed of tech giants Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Netflix. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
RACHEL LERMAN / The Associated PressOct 26, 2019
Early front-runner Amazon's competitive bid for the Defense Department's huge JEDI contract had drawn criticism from President Trump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
TAMI ABDOLLAH / The Associated PressJul 13, 2019
Most of 10,000 election jurisdictions nationwide use outdated operating systems to create ballots, program voting machines and tally votes. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
MATT O'BRIEN / The Associated PressJul 10, 2019
The project would process vast amounts of classified data, allowing the use of artificial intelligence to speed up war capabilities. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigJun 25, 2019
A handful of monopolies have a stranglehold on the U.S. economy. The solution today is the same as it was during the last Gilded Age. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Lee Camp / TruthdigJun 12, 2019
After being funded by our military, Microsoft teamed up with Pentagon front companies to protect our elections. What could possibly go wrong? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
MATT O'BRIEN and JANIE HAR / The Associated PressMay 13, 2019
San Francisco is on track to become the first U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition by police and other city agencies. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / Democracy Now!Apr 12, 2019
The acclaimed linguist and philosopher reflects on Julian Assange's possible extradition and the greater danger of U.S. hegemony. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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