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Is tech taking us over a cliff, or giving us wings?

Striking writers take on The Industry, and more news from tech and media

Is Fox News finished? ...and more burning questions from media land

Year end reflections on the ever-changing world of communications

The takedown of a Russian darknet marketplace exposed cracks within the cyber-criminal underworld — and the global effort to shut down these digital black markets.

Tolkien fans see red over casting choices, and more hot flashes from babble-on media

Rightist media set the stage for fascist violence

Jordan Klepper Debunks the 'Good Guy With a Gun' Argument. Rocks: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver. Theaters of War (2022): Movie. We Gave a Speech to Wayne LaPierre at the NRA Convention. The AI That Creates Any Picture You Want.

The battle for digital sovereignty, based on a concept of sovereignty that rests with citizens, involves recovering the internet as a network of peers and reversing the oligopolistic trajectory that has produced a handful of billionaires.