Why Facebook Is Fertile Ground for Fake News
New research reports we are less likely to fact-check information on a social media platform.
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It’s Not Just Trump’s Paris Decision That’s Bad for Pittsburgh
The rest of the president's economic platform isn't great for the city either.
Meet the Man Determined to Map the Entire Internet
Paul Barford is leading a team of researchers determined to show us what the Internet—in all its wire-bound glory—actually looks like.
Viewfinder: A Satellite Launch in India
The Indian Space Research Organisation communication satellite GSAT-19, carried onboard the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, launches from Sriharikota on June 5th, 2017.
Scott Pruitt Lobbies for Lower Emissions Through Technology, Not Regulations
The EPA head called for any renegotiation of the Paris Agreement to focus on the exportation of purportedly environmentally friendly technology.
Estella Pyfrom’s Drive for Brilliant Ideas
Pyfrom used her retirement money to buy and customize a bus and outfit it with computers, creating a mobile classroom that she called Estella's Brilliant Bus.
Viewfinder: A Robot Cop in Dubai
The world's first operational police robot stands at attention in Dubai before a military cannon is fired to mark the end of the fasting day on May 31st, 2017, for Muslims observing Ramadan.
Rebecca Garcia’s Code for Social Change
Garcia is the founder of CoderDojo NYC, which teaches young people aged seven to 17 coding skills.
How Facebook Sees the World
By acknowledging the existence of an editorial compass, the technology giant tacitly accepts its role as a de facto censorship power—and opens itself to government attack.
