The Agency
An investigation into the Russian troll farm called the Internet Research Agency.
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An investigation into the Russian troll farm called the Internet Research Agency.
Adrian Chen New York Times Magazine Jun 2015 20min Permalink
How an extreme libertarian tract predicting the collapse of liberal democracies – written by Jacob Rees-Mogg’s father – inspired the likes of Peter Thiel to buy up property across the Pacific
Mark O'Connell The Guardian Feb 2018 25min Permalink
“We are so screwed it’s beyond what most of us can imagine.”
Charlie Warzel Buzzfeed Feb 2018 15min Permalink
Once I made my home smart, what would it learn and whom would it tell?
Kashmir Hill Gizmodo Feb 2018 15min Permalink
The same “Stephen Hawking voice” is used by little girls, old men, and people of every racial and ethnic background. Inside the quest to give people a voice of their own.
Jordan Kisner The Guardian Jan 2018 Permalink
Margit Wennmachers is Andreessen Horowitz’s secret weapon.
Jessi Hempel Wired Jan 2018 15min Permalink
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Facebook was supposed to open up societies like Cambodia—but instead it has wreaked havoc on the fragile political order and destroyed opposition leadership.
Megha Rajagopalan Buzzfeed Jan 2018 15min Permalink
What the political history of radio can teach us about this moment on the internet.
Maciej Ceglowski Idle Words May 2017 15min Permalink
An experiment with the Change My View subreddit.
Virginia Heffernan Wired Jan 2018 10min Permalink
Can blockchain create a new, better internet?
Steven Johnson The New York Times Magazine Jan 2018 20min Permalink
The not-so-secret sex parties of Silicon Valley.
Emily Chang Vanity Fair Jan 2018 20min Permalink
Tech takes over the post-Soviet nation.
Nathan Heller The New Yorker Dec 2017 30min Permalink
Some of unit’s clients stifle opposition, stoke extremism.
Lauren Etter, Vernon Silver, Sarah Frier Bloomberg Business Dec 2017 10min Permalink
What it means to be beautiful in the most populous country on earth.
Jiayang Fan New Yorker Dec 2017 30min Permalink
A report from the Philippines, “the test lab for fake news.”
Lauren Etter Bloomberg Businessweek Dec 2017 15min Permalink
After the relationship ended, the harassment began.
Brooke Jarvis Wired Nov 2017 30min Permalink
The dramatic imbalance in pay and power has created the conditions for abuse.
Sheelah Kolhatkar New Yorker Nov 2017 35min Permalink
Second Life was supposed to be the future of the internet, but then Facebook came along. Yet many people still spend hours each day inhabiting this virtual realm. Their stories—and the world they’ve built—illuminate the promise and limitations of online life.
Leslie Jamison The Atlantic Nov 2017 35min Permalink
The travel forum removed warnings about rapes and injuries at Mexico resorts, tourists say.
Raquel Rutledge, Andrew Mollica Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Nov 2017 15min Permalink
Judge William H. Alsup, who presided over Oracle v. Google, has been coding for more than three decades.
Sarah Jeong The Verge Oct 2017 25min Permalink
What happens when robots act just like humans?
“What happens when the thing that might save you is also the thing that might destroy the world?”
Mike Monteiro Medium Oct 2017 10min Permalink
Examining the future of the massive social media site.
A small group of programmers wants to change how we code—before catastrophe strikes.
James Somers The Atlantic Sep 2017 40min Permalink
The material powers solar panels and microchips. In Alabama, two thieves cashed in.
Brendan Koerner Wired Sep 2017 20min Permalink