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 )

Stocks Rebound, Clawing Back Some of Week’s Steep Losses

MARLEY JAY / The Associated Press Oct 12, 2018 Despite the gains, erratic trading over the past 72 hours indicates we could be headed for a period of market turbulence. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Private Investigator on Living in a Surveillance Culture

Judith Coburn / TomDispatch Aug 27, 2018 Now that we know we are surveilled 24/7 by the National Security Agency, Facebook, Google, hackers, the Russians, the Chinese and companies from which we've ordered swag on the internet, is there still any "right to be forgotten"? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

You Are Here

Antonio Garcia-Martinez Aug 10, 2018 As with almost every technology that first seemed a miracle before becoming commonplace, GPS navigation followed a tortured and convoluted path to ubiquity. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Google Search App for China Stirs Up Employee Anger Over Chinese Censorship

Ilana Novick Aug 2, 2018 A new CEO is less concerned than Google’s founders about China’s censorship laws. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Creator of the World Wide Web Is ‘Devastated’ by What It Has Become

Ilana Novick Jul 3, 2018 Tim Berners-Lee is fighting for a freer, more open internet. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Amazon Battles Seattle—and Loses

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig May 24, 2018 Seattle’s Socialist-led struggle to raise taxes on wealthy corporations like Amazon to help curb homelessness offers an object lesson that cities across America should heed. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Inmates

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Tech Woes, Worsening Tensions With China Sink U.S. Stocks

MARLEY JAY / The Associated Press Apr 2, 2018 The Dow loses 458.92 points after China raises import duties on a number of U.S. exports, bringing the two economic giants closer to a full-on trade conflict. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dow Surges 669, Clawing Back Lost Ground

The Associated Press Mar 26, 2018 The Dow Jones industrial average erases nearly half the ground it lost last week, marking its biggest gain since August 2015. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Watch It, Facebook: New EU Data Rules May Have Broad Impact

DANICA KIRKA / The Associated Press Mar 26, 2018 Mark Zuckerberg promises to do better at protecting user data after the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The fact is, European regulators are already forcing him to do so. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Stocks Dive on Trade War Fears After China Sanctions

MARLEY JAY / The Associated Press Mar 22, 2018 The Dow Jones industrial average drops 724.42 points (2.9 percent) on investor worries that trade tensions between the U.S. and China will escalate. Planned sanctions include tariffs on $48 billion worth of Chinese imports. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )