McClatchy Media didn’t wait a week after firing journalists before announcing hires for its new AI-powered “Content Innovation Lab.”

“Loose Change” turned 9/11 conspiracy theories into the “first internet blockbuster.” Its creators say they made a monster.

Bot farms are pushing disinformation on social media. Buying them is easy — and cheaper than you might think.

Bot farms are pushing disinformation on social media. Buying them is easy — and cheaper than you might think.

In a polarized America, surveillance company Flock Safety has inadvertently turned political foes into frenemies.

In text messages, the newly formed “Neighbors for Strong Communities” boosted reported threats by CEO David Ellison to move Paramount out of California.

Turnitin, used to crack down on AI cheating in schools, plans to use students’ essays to train AI, stirring controversy in academic circles.

Body camera footage shows police surveillance abuse is common: "We’ve told them over and over again: 'You see a hot chick, you don’t look them up in a database.'"

Research Gold's team of human methodologists are either AI generated or using the identity of real people without their permission

A confidential document says an algorithm adjustment was kept from many users “by design,” as part of an experiment to measure engagement.

Accurately counting calories requires more data than a smartwatch can easily gather.

The Court’s hearing a case which asks if the internet has made the First Amendment obsolete.

A strong wind gust sent a Straight Arrow reporter to Google for stats about umbrella deaths. He fell down a rabbit hole of misinformation.

A Canadian hacker with ties to the hacktivist collective Anonymous has pleaded guilty to a cyberattack against the Texas Republican Party.

President Donald Trump floods social media with articles he agrees with. This obscure source stands above the rest.

Also authored by Tina M. Park. Recently, in a landmark decision, a jury in Los Angeles found Meta and YouTube negligent for designing social media platforms that allegedly harmed young people, awarding $6 million in damages to the plaintiff. But a closely related case has received far less attention. On February 27, a Delaware judge […]

Schools in the US are installing vape-detection tech in bathrooms to thwart student nicotine and cannabis use. A new investigation reveals the impact of using spying to solve a problem.