Vladimir Putin is putting all the steps in place to deploy a nuclear weapon in Ukraine

By Mark Sumner

EPA launches investigation into Texas environment agency’s permitting process for concrete batch plants

By William Melhado

UN chief says humanity ‘one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation’

By Jake Johnson

Biden tests positive for COVID-19: An infectious disease doctor explains the risks and treatments available for the 79-year-old president

By Beth Daley

Progressives urge Congress to approve $100 billion for Biden’s clean energy push

By Kenny Stancil

Big finance and corporate monopolies have blocked the original promise of the internet

By Matthew Sheffield

Technology activist and author Cory Doctorow discusses 30 years of the Worldwide Web

Low-quality pundits are getting rich telling people what they want to hear, inside the economics and psychology of how it works

By Matthew Sheffield

‘Decoding the Gurus’ co-host Matthew Browne on how the tools of acquiring knowledge are being used to destroy it

Online data could be used against people seeking abortions now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned

By Nora McDonald

As Republican states move to criminalize abortion, women considering it must protect their privacy

Social media platforms say transparency about moderation makes it harder, the reverse is true

By Cory Doctorow

The gold standard for a security system is one that works even if your adversary understands it

Baby formula industry was primed for disaster long before key factory closed down

By Kevin Ketels

The closure of the Similac factory may have lit the fuse for the nationwide shortage, but a combination of government policy, industry market concentration and supply chain issues supplied the powder

European regulator delivers ‘reality check’ to Elon Musk after Twitter purchase

By Kenny Stancil

Top official reminds world’s richest person that his new Twitter toy still must comply with content moderation laws

Disinformation can be deadly, but what can be done about it?

By Kathie Obradovich

At last, policymakers are beginning to put forward ideas to counter our epidemic of falsehoods

After massive public outcry, IRS ditches plans for facial recognition

By Jessica Corbett

Federal lawmakers joined with advocacy groups that argued requiring biometric information to access records online is a “creepy and disturbing strike” at privacy and security

Technology alone cannot solve the problems of social media

By Matthew Sheffield

David Adams, founder and publisher of OSNews, discusses the cyclical nature of technology and the implications of computing’s return to the network

The ‘Great Resignation’ is real, and employers who don’t respond to it will miss out

By Ian O. Williamson

Employers that offer growth opportunities and flexibility for employees are finding it easier to compete in a market that now favors job-seekers

The disinformation economy isn’t invincible, meet two women working to end it

By Matthew Sheffield

Nandini Jammi and Claire Atkin of Check My Ads want to make publishing lies unprofitable, while also helping advertisers protect their brands

Vaccine manufacturer Moderna accused of lying about federal contributions to Covid-19 vaccine

By Jessica Corbett

In patent filing, pharmaceutical giant is trying to have sole ownership of a vaccine that was co-developed with National Institutes of Health scientists, government says

Falsehoods about climate change run rampant on Facebook, study finds

By Jake Johnson

Facebook’s refusal to fact-check lies and misinformation about climate change show it is ‘the Big Tobacco of our generation,’ one group says

Retail CEOs weakened the supply chain to boost profits, now we’re all facing the consequences

By Mark Sumner

For years, retailers have been operating with almost no inventory or staff to spare, in the name of phantom profits

Facebook is blocking researchers from studying its misinformation problem

By Ethan Zuckerman

How big of a problem is misinformation on social media? Without key data, the picture is blurry