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Social media, elections and fake news: India edition

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 5, 2019
As national elections approach, voters are being targeted with fake news on WhatsApp.
An Indian newspaper vendor reads a newspaper with a full back page advertisement from WhatsApp intended to counter fake information in New Delhi on July 10, 2018.
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When Big Tech embeds staffers in political campaigns

by Molly Wood
Jan 8, 2019
What can we expect in 2020?
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This former political operative now helps tech companies wrangle government

by Molly Wood
Sep 24, 2018
Bradley Tusk's new book "The Fixer" is about breaking the rules while respecting regulation.
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Election Security

Why election security experts really like paper records

by Tracey Samuelson
Aug 22, 2018
Our aging voting systems are vulnerable, but can Congress act fast enough to be effective?
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The Data Economy: Data-fueled politics

by Molly Wood
Apr 13, 2018
As the data economy grew, politicians took notice — and took your information.
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a joint hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and Senate Judiciary Committee about Facebook on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 10.
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Should we fund the militarization of space?

by Molly Wood and Kimberly Adams
Oct 3, 2017
Congress is debating whether the U.S. should create a Space Corps.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on June 2017 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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What budget cuts would mean for predicting storms like Irma

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Sep 8, 2017
High-resolution satellite images are critical tools for meteorologists, but proposed cuts to the weather service could put them at risk.
Hurricane Irma approaches Anguilla on Sept. 6 in this GOES-16 satellite image.
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Hacktivism

How hacktivism intersects with the law

by Ben Johnson and Danielle Stephens
Apr 28, 2017
Activists are using technology, sometimes illegally, to promote social and political change. What kind of legal backlash do they face?
A demonstrator, and supporter of the group Anonymous, rests during a protest against corrupt governments and corporations in front of the White House in Washington, D.C.
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What it means to be a diplomat in a digital age

by Stephanie Hughes and Ben Johnson
Mar 20, 2017
Anne-Marie Slaughter says that diplomacy isn't just taking place in oak-paneled rooms anymore.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti wants to bring more tech jobs to Los Angeles

by Molly Wood
Jan 26, 2017
HE believes L.A. is a prime location for tech companies to grow.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks during the 5th Annual LA84 Foundation Summit on Oct. 27, 2016, in Los Angeles.
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