Commentary / World Jan 16, 2021
You can’t keep rage off the internet
The removal of President Donald Trump from a number of social media platforms may serve as a catalyst for the formation of new services.
Elaine Ou
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Commentary / World Mar 5, 2020
Tech firms can track your COVID-19 searches
Facebook, Google, Amazon and others have their fingers on the pulse of public sentiment about the coronavirus.
Commentary / World May 20, 2019
Time to treat Facebook like big tobacco
Government should scrutinize and publicize the harms of social media — not use antitrust regulation to encourage even more platforms.
Commentary / World Apr 15, 2017
How U.S. cyberweapons aren't like missiles
In standard warfare, the trick is hitting the right target. In cyberspace, most of the battle is figuring out who the enemy is and what to deter.
Commentary / World Feb 21, 2017
Where the advent of flying cars might take us
If flying cars become popular, they are likely to ease urban traffic problems by expanding the areas where people are able to live and work.
Commentary / World Feb 15, 2017
Marching for science? Leave your politics at home
Better education is needed on the difference between science and politicized pseudoscience.
Commentary / World Jan 23, 2017
How data geeks could enable mass deportation
Technology companies have databases that document people's ethnicity, religion and other personal information on a massive scale.
Commentary / World Jan 21, 2017
Why hacking Trump might not be easy
Donald Trump's quip about using couriers instead of email may not be such a bad idea.
Commentary / World Oct 1, 2016
Anyone want a one-way ticket to Mars?
Conditions for colonists on Mars will be far tougher than any faced by their counterparts in the Age of Exploration.