Are transportation jobs doomed with the rise of automation?

Former rally car driver Alex Roy talks about how transportation jobs can be saved even as automation rises

Rachel Leah Monday, Sep 4, 2017 6:00 PM EDT
Alex Roy, automation

If you could edit your child’s genes, would you?

Dr. Alan Copperman joined Salon Talks to discuss the ethics of the first gene editing technology in human embryos

Amanda Marcotte Monday, Sep 4, 2017 8:30 AM EDT
CRISPR, Designer Babies, DNA

How do I teach my tween about clickbait?

Clickbait is hard enough for adults to resist the temptation to make the click; imagine how hard it for kids

Common Sense Media staff, Common Sense Media Sunday, Sep 3, 2017 10:53 PM EDT
ads, clickbait

Remember Palm’s WebOS? Maybe not, but Apple and Google definitely do

Eight years after its 2009 release, Android and iOS are still copying ideas from Palm's almost forgotten WebOS VIDEO

Matthew Sheffield Sunday, Sep 3, 2017 7:00 AM EDT
Android, Apple, Cell Phones, Google

9 surprising reasons why you should be watching porn

Does porn have any redeeming benefits?

Anna Pulley, Alternet Saturday, Sep 2, 2017 5:58 AM EDT
AlterNet, Internet porn

The museum of “Enslavement and Mass Incarceration” will open in 2018 – and not a moment too soon

As Confederate sympathizers rant about destroying history, a museum rises dedicated to exploring our worst chapter VIDEO

Rachel Leah Friday, Sep 1, 2017 5:00 PM EDT

Are self-driving cars a thing of the near future?

Autonomous driving expert Alex Roy says it's not happening anytime soon

Alli Joseph Friday, Sep 1, 2017 7:59 AM EDT
Alex Roy, Audi, automation

Penn State professors get $300,000 to create fake-news detector

The professors are hoping to develop a machine-based solution that can quickly detect fake news articles VIDEO

Charlie May Thursday, Aug 31, 2017 6:15 PM EDT
Dongwon Lee, Fake News, Infowars

Are machines driving the future?

Alex Roy, former race car driver, discusses autonomous driving and the freedom that's at risk because of it

Rachel Leah Wednesday, Aug 30, 2017 6:45 PM EDT
Alex Roy, autonomous driving

Fortune eats own foot explaining why Uber shouldn’t have hired a woman CEO

Apparently, choosing a woman to take over for Travis Kalanick might have caused a scandal . . . somehow

Gabriel Bell Wednesday, Aug 30, 2017 1:33 PM EDT
Business, business journalism

The best books of 2017 (so far)

Salon's Mary Elizabeth Williams and book publicist Angela Baggetta discuss their favorite books of 2017

Rachel Leah Sunday, Aug 27, 2017 6:00 PM EDT
Angie Thomas

Ideologically extreme members of Congress do better on Facebook

Members whose voting records are more solidly left-wing or right-wing tended to have more supporters on Facebook VIDEO

Matthew Rozsa Tuesday, Aug 22, 2017 2:58 PM EDT

Yes, Julian Assange has a solar-eclipse conspiracy theory for you

Assange bravely ignores science, choses eclipse trutherism VIDEO

Matthew Rozsa Tuesday, Aug 22, 2017 10:37 AM EDT
Donald Trump, Julian Assange

Big Tech, the “alt-right” and the unknown future of the internet

With online hate translating into real-world violence, tech companies wrestle with a new sense of responsibility

Matthew Sheffield Monday, Aug 21, 2017 5:00 AM EDT
alt-right, Andrew Anglin

This HD Kodak security camera is over half off

Keep an eye on your home or office in real-time with this WiFi camera

Salon Marketplace Monday, Sep 11, 2017 6:05 PM EDT
camera, high definition, Kodak

Teach your kids media smarts during breaking news

Don't believe everything you read — and other lessons for kids growing up with a 24/7 news cycle

Sierra Filucci, Common Sense Media Sunday, Aug 20, 2017 10:00 PM EDT
breaking news

After Charlottesville, Spotify is pulling white supremacist music from its platform

The music-streaming service's recent decision raises questions as to why they didn't act sooner

Matthew Rozsa Thursday, Aug 17, 2017 10:59 AM EDT
Bands, charlottesville

Fired Google employee defends position that women aren’t good at tech

Fired Google engineer James Damore says that women can code — but they can't be breadwinners

Michael Glassman Tuesday, Aug 15, 2017 1:00 PM EDT
Google, james damore, media news

What if the DNC Russian “hack” was really a leak after all? A new report raises questions media and Democrats would rather ignore

A group of intelligence pros and forensic investigators tell The Nation there was no hack— the media ignores it

Danielle Ryan Tuesday, Aug 15, 2017 8:00 AM EDT
Clinton Campaign

MalwareTech’s arrest sheds light on the complex culture of the hacking world

To hackers, whether someone is doing something wrong depends on what hat or hats he is wearing

Roderick S. Graham, The Conversation Monday, Aug 14, 2017 3:59 AM EDT
Hacking, Malware, Marcus Hutchins

Actually, Google manifesto writer, the number of women in tech is declining — thanks to guys like you

James Damore wanted to chase women out of the field — tech bros just like him seem to be doing it already

Alessandra Maldonado Sunday, Aug 13, 2017 10:30 AM EDT
Business, Culture

Device hacks for kids with special needs

Eight ideas to make your device more usable for kids with special needs

Caroline Knorr, Common Sense Media Saturday, Aug 12, 2017 3:29 PM EDT
Android, Apps, Children

Drone warfare is broken, buggy and losing us the war on terror

A new report examines the technology of drone warfare and its lethal shortcomings VIDEO

Charlie May Saturday, Aug 12, 2017 10:30 AM EDT
Afghanistan, Donald Trump, Drone

Google canceled companywide meeting over anti-diversity memo after questions leak

Employees of the search giant fear being targeted by right-wingers for criticizing James Damore’s views

Angelo Young Friday, Aug 11, 2017 9:23 AM EDT
alt right, Google, james damore

This man had an awkward conversation with an A.I. sex robot so you don’t have to

Depending on your tolerance for stilted conversation, Abyss Creations has created the sex partner of your dreams

Alessandra Maldonado Thursday, Aug 10, 2017 5:12 PM EDT
Abyss Creations

“Acoustic attack”: US diplomats in Cuba suffer sudden hearing loss

Cuban diplomats have been expelled from the US amid hearing loss claims

Angelo Young Thursday, Aug 10, 2017 12:40 PM EDT
Cuba, Diplomacy, Havana, spies

Breakthrough study: Vitamin B3 may prevent miscarriages and birth defects

Could salmon be the simple solution to pregnancy woes?

Tatiyana Lewis Thursday, Aug 10, 2017 12:09 PM EDT
birth defects, Medicine

How to make democracy work in the digital age

Digital democracy has the ultimate benefit that it supports society’s historical achievements

Dirk Helbing and Stefan Klauser, The Globalist Thursday, Aug 10, 2017 4:00 AM EDT
Big Data

5 skills — from empathy to manners — that tech might be eroding (and what to do about it)

If you're drowning in devices, but politeness is in short supply, it's time to get back to basics

Sierra Filucci, Common Sense Media Monday, Aug 7, 2017 8:02 PM EDT
adulting, Alexa, Boredom, Children

We shouldn’t trust tech industry billionaires to lead the way on immigrants’ rights

The true fight for immigrants’ rights must reject the obsession with evaluating people on market contributions

JULIANNE TVETEN, In These Times Tuesday, Aug 1, 2017 4:00 AM EDT
H-1b visa, immigration rights

Hacker conference demonstrates how easily voting machines can be compromised

Voting machine manufacturers swear their products are secure but DEF CON attendees showed otherwise

Matthew Sheffield Monday, Jul 31, 2017 5:57 PM EDT
DEF CON, election integrity

A bold, bipartisan plan to return the U.S. to the vanguard of 21st-century technological innovation

Instead of private companies — allow individuals to control their own personal online data

Sascha Meinrath, The Conversation Sunday, Jul 30, 2017 5:59 AM EDT
autonomous cars, Bipartisanship

Apple removes VPN services from the App Store in China: Report

Caving to the Chinese government, Apple has removed services that allowed users to circumvent internet censorship

Charlie May Saturday, Jul 29, 2017 1:24 PM EDT
Apple, Censorship, China

In defense of the east coast hyperloop

A trip between the NY and DC would take just 29 minutes — less time than an average vertical subway trip across NYC

Eric Holthaus, Grist Friday, Jul 28, 2017 3:59 AM EDT
compressed-air transit

Britain goes electric, will ban all new gas-powered cars by 2040

The U.K. is following the footsteps of France by trying to eliminate cars that run on fossil fuels

Taylor Link Thursday, Jul 27, 2017 8:30 AM EDT
automobile, Cars, Electric Cars

The Girl Scouts will now offer merit badges for STEM achievements

The Girl Scouts of USA is putting science at the forefront of their programs

Alessandra Maldonado Wednesday, Jul 26, 2017 2:25 PM EDT
childhood education, Culture

How can kids figure out what’s credible news and what’s fake news?

The line is getting blurred and it's important to distinguish the difference

Common Sense Media staff, Common Sense Media Monday, Jul 24, 2017 3:59 AM EDT
Common Sense Media, credibility

WATCH: One of Silicon Valley’s biggest risk takers says “no gamble, no future”

Jason Calacanis started out broke in Brooklyn, and became one of the most successful investors in tech history

Alli Joseph Sunday, Jul 23, 2017 8:30 AM EDT
Angel investors, capital

Elon Musk says he has “verbal” government approval to construct transit system he poached from other engineers

The vague, evidence-free announcement from Musk follows a pattern of unsubstantiated hype over stolen ideas 

Keith A. Spencer Thursday, Jul 20, 2017 6:14 PM EDT
boring company, Elon Musk

Conservative snowflakes turn rabid over hijab emoji

If you're upset about an emoji that represents Muslim women, it's time to ask yourself some larger questions

Matthew Rozsa Tuesday, Jul 18, 2017 3:42 PM EDT
Apple, emoji, Hijab, innovation

A vote for moral technology: Updating Reinhold Niebuhr to the age of Donald Trump

The great theologian's understanding of irony and hubris can help us figure out what happened, and where we go next

Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg Sunday, Jul 16, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
American History, Democracy