TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisWhat Is a Luddite, and Why Does It Matter? A Tech Expert Explains.The original Luddites were not anti-technology. Their argument was with how wealthy industrialists were robbing them…ByAndrew Maynard, The ConversationPublishedMay 21, 2023Comments (8)
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisOnline Predators' Favorite Target? Your Kids' Webcams.Cybercrime researchers write that, in a study of chatbots programmed to say they were 13-year-old girls, adults…ByEden Kamar and Christian Jordan HowellPublishedMay 7, 2023Comments (2)
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisSocial Media Scatters Your Brain, and Then You Buy Stuff You Don’t NeedUsing social media puts you in a state of cognitive overload, frazzled and excited, so you'll hit the "buy" without…ByMatthew PittmanPublishedApril 30, 2023Comments (4)
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisThe Utah and Arkansas Social Media Bans Won’t Protect UsRecently passed laws in Utah and Arkansas laws aren’t about tech accountability or children’s safety, write Emma…ByEmma Lembke and Zamaan QureshiPublishedApril 19, 2023Comments (34)
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisWho Is Jack Teixeira, the Man Accused of Leaking Pentagon Documents on Discord?Secret Pentagon documents have flooded the web in recent weeks. The military says the leaker is a 21-year-old IT guy…ByLucas RopekPublishedApril 17, 2023Comments (72)
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisWhy Banning TikTok Would Be a Cybersecurity DisasterBanning TikTok could weaken individuals' digital security across the entire American internet, a Rochester computer…ByRobert OlsonPublishedApril 16, 2023Comments (39)
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisThis Is Why You Feel Existential Dread When You Open Instagram and TikTokIn an excerpt from his book "Meganets," technologist David Auerbach parses how our "part-machine, part-human…ByBlake MontgomeryPublishedMarch 16, 2023Comments (5)
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisRussia's Technological Advantage Has Been No Match for Ukraine's IngenuityIn contrast to the Russians, Ukrainians master a mix of high- and low-end technology on the battlefieldByLaura JonesPublishedMarch 5, 2023Comments (19)
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisToo Many Studies on Teen Social Media Use Only Look at White KidsStudies of white kids online are widely taken to be universal, creating a racial bias problem, write academics who…ByLinda Charmaraman and J. Maya HernandezPublishedMarch 5, 2023Comments (8)
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisThe War in Ukraine Is Accelerating the Global Drive Toward Killer RobotsMilitaries around the world have learned from recent combat operations that weaponized artificial intelligence is…ByJames DawesPublishedFebruary 27, 2023Comments (1)
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisCalm Down. There is No Conscious A.I.The breathless panic over the emergent tendencies of Bing's AI is based on a deep confusion about consciousness.ByStephen AsmaPublishedFebruary 26, 2023Comments (25)
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisHow the War on Terror Set the Stage for Today's Moderation WarsThe case of an American citizen who became a top propagandist for al-Qaeda looms large over our modern free speech…ByLucas RopekPublishedFebruary 24, 2023Comments (3)
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisElon Was Right, Charging You for Verification Is a Good IdeaSnapchat+ is doing great. Instagram and Facebook launched a pay-for-verification feature. Charging for blue checks…ByThomas GermainUpdatedFebruary 21, 2023Comments (156)
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisIf You’ve Ever Posted Anything Online, ChatGPT Has Probably Seen ItThe mega-popular AI chatbot, trained on 300 billion online words, is a personal privacy nightmare, writes University…ByUri GalPublishedFebruary 8, 2023Comments (3)
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisIf Websites Were Liable for What Users Post, Would the Internet Even Work?Two social media experts—a law professor and a journalism professor—describe how to bring transparency and…ByRobert Kozinets and Jon PfeifferPublishedJanuary 16, 2023Comments (87)
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisWhy Elon's Twitter Subscriptions Are Missing the PointMeWe CEO Jeffrey Scott Edell argues that it's hard to put your paying subscribers first when you don’t respect their…ByJeffrey Scott EdellPublishedJanuary 8, 2023Comments (8)
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisDid the Army's Secret Radiation Experiments Sabotage a Housing Project?The true story of Pruitt-Igoe involves the architect of the World Trade Center, 100,000 baby teeth, and Army records…ByDevin Thomas O'SheaPublishedDecember 8, 2022
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisFTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Wants You to Believe He's Just an Idiot Boy GeniusSBF's interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin didn't provide much clarity on FTX's $32 billion collapse.ByMatt NovakPublishedDecember 1, 2022Comments (58)
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisHow a #MeToo Facebook Post Is Testing the Limits of SCOTUS’ 60-Year-Old Defamation DecisionThe Minnesota Supreme Court is deciding whether a hashtag appended to an allegation of sexual assault can protect…ByGregory BromenPublishedNovember 19, 2022Comments (5)
TechNews AnalysisTechNews AnalysisNew York Times Runs Bizarre Softball Article on FTX's Sam Bankman-FriedThe Times paints a picture of a troubled businessman who made bad investments, rather than an industry built like a…ByMatt NovakPublishedNovember 15, 2022Comments (41)