technology

The Big Tech Behind Israel’s Digital Apartheid

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Oct 26, 2023 As they once did in South Africa, U.S. tech companies maintain a system of surveillance and control in Gaza and the West Bank. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Original

What Ghosting Says About Society (And Why it Hurts So Much)

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Sep 28, 2023 Social disappearing acts reflect the deepening inhumanity of a technology-addled, coldly transactional world. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Media

Media Refuses to Hold Lawmakers Accountable on AI Regulation

Julianne Tveten / FAIR Sep 12, 2023 The suggestion of congressional helplessness minimizes the responsibility of lawmakers—ultimately excusing, rather than interrogating, regulatory inertia. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Truthdig Live Event: What’s Behind the Race to Create Artificial General Intelligence?

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Aug 8, 2023 Dig deeper ( 36 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

Keeping a Watchful Eye: A Half-Century of the Residents

Jim Knipfel / Truthdig Jun 20, 2023 When you weren’t looking, the Residents changed your world. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Technology

Nader: Fund the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment!

Ralph Nader / Nader.org Jun 13, 2023 New technology needs to be assessed by Congress and local civic groups. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

AI and Worship of Technology

Peter Kuper May 4, 2023 Dig deeper

Technology

Despoiling the Final Frontier

Kurt Cobb / Resilience Mar 14, 2023 Companies that plan to put tens of thousands of satellites into orbit to create space-based internet are going to harm the Ozone layer. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

What to Know About Cellphone Radiation

Sergio Ortiz Borbolla / ProPublica Jan 6, 2023 Based on quarter-century-old standards, the federal government denies that cellphones pose any risks. But questions remain. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

A Journey of No Return, Not a Circular Economy

Herman Daly / Mother Pelican Dec 13, 2022 The reality of today's growth-centered economy is one of harried drivenness, of frantic adaptation to the unforeseen. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Africa

Bill Gates Is Not an Expert on Hunger in Africa

Janine Jackson / FAIR Nov 30, 2022 Fifty organizations have written an open letter to Gates, taking issue with his statements on African development. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ana de Armas on the phone in "Knives Out"

Apple Won’t Allow Movie Villains to Use iPhones

By Zach Sharf / Salon Feb 28, 2020 "Knives Out" director Rian Johnson explains why the bad guy in his latest film isn't using any of the tech company's products. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )