Snooping Through Silicon Valley

Louise Rubacky / Truthdig Oct 19, 2018 This exploration of the tech industry "strings lights around the absurdities of the gig economy and the belief in Everyman entrepreneurial capacity." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

‘Nobody Speak’: Billionaires Silencing the First Amendment (Audio)

BLANK Jul 21, 2017 In a new episode of “Scheer Intelligence,” host and Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer talks with Brian Knappenberger. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Oculus Founder Is Developing New Surveillance Technology With Help From Peter Thiel

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2017 Palmer Luckey, the 24-year-old Silicon Valley wunderkind, is planning a comeback after being forced to leave Facebook, which acquired his virtual reality company for $2 billion in 2014. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Politics

Palantir Technologies Is Creating a Vast Immigration Database

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2017 The data-mining firm has a $41 million government contract to aid in mass deportations. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Rich Are Spending Lots of Money to Silence Journalists Who Expose Their Misbehavior

Staff / Truthdig Jun 17, 2016 Billionaire Peter Thiel’s $140 million triumph over media site Gawker is part of a trend in which the rich use the media to retaliate against journalists who criticize them. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Hulk Hogan Threaten Freedom of the Press

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jun 14, 2016 The power elites that rule America are threatening the First Amendment again—and the assault is not coming just from government agencies. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Gawker Filing for Bankruptcy, Seeking New Owner

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2016 The online media site owes Hulk Hogan $140 million after it lost a privacy lawsuit earlier this year, but it’s hoping to be bought by publishing company Ziff Davis, which could lower its payment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Comments of the Week: Packing a Punch

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2016 This week's roundup includes a snappy take on the legal and ideological battle between tech leader Peter Thiel and Gawker, a pointed comparison referring to the Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal and a tribute to the late, great -- actually, make that "The Greatest" -- Muhammad Ali. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tech Leaders Take Sides in Clash Between Peter Thiel and Gawker Media

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2016 Facebook's top brass is on board with Peter Thiel, but Amazon's boss thinks he needs to toughen up. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Who Is the Average Bitcoin User?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 1, 2014 Bitcoin users are overwhelmingly white, male and distrustful of the very idea of government. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Republican San Francisco Ahead?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 22, 2014 "If the national Republican Party stops being a home for theocrats, war-mongerers, and xenophobic white men and drifts closer to a small-government, libertarian worldview that eventually makes peace with immigration, LGBT rights and abortion, it might gain traction in affluent, secular, and largely non-white San Francisco," a contributor at The Bold Italic writes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Is Specialization Calcifying Our Ability to Create?

BLANK Nov 7, 2013 Writer Robert Twigger argues that a world of specialization has created a world of the unimaginative, from the jobs we do to the way we do them. It’s time for a new Renaissance. Are we narrowing ourselves so much that we can no longer innovate? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )