Data Center of Attention
While Trump tries to please Big Tech, data centers have gone from a sleeper issue to one of the most…
Anthropic Is Building a Predictive Surveillance System to Monitor Activists
Anthropic is building out an extensive monitoring system to keep tabs on activists who oppose the rapid development of artificial…
Another Monopoly Allowed to Stand
Google avoids accountability again, this time in advertising tech. Why do judges bother to find companies guilty of running a…
How You’re Paying for All These Flock Cameras
Money intended for treatment of the opioid crisis and insurance fees to stop auto part theft have instead gone to…
Big Tech Crashes Headlong Into American Democracy
The AI oligarchs thought they could stuff data centers down the throats of the American people. They thought wrong.
Anthropic (Re-)Enlists for War
The AI company is advertising for a ‘National Security Sales’ position, suggesting that its battle with the Defense Department will…
The House Always Wins, Even on House-less Kalshi
Kalshi claims its peer-to-peer market structure makes it more fair than traditional sportsbooks. But users often face an opponent even…
South Carolina: From Slaves to Bots
The state that was the foremost champion of unpaid human labor now fosters a new-age version of it.
Private Intelligence Firms Are Selling Dossiers on AI and Data Center Critics
Hundreds of grassroots organizations have emerged across the country, seeking to curb data center construction and limit the negative effects…
Crypto Boosters See a Lack of CLARITY
After spending hundreds of millions on Congress to advance their market structure bill, the CLARITY Act, the crypto industry faces…