Chatbots of the dead AI grief chatbots can help us talk to loved ones from beyond the grave. Are we okay with that? q&a Isobel Cockerell
How Somali workers in the US are fighting Amazon’s surveillance machine Minnesota just passed a labor bill that could force Amazon to respect the rights of warehouse workers feature Erica Hellerstein
Telehealth start-ups are monetizing misinformation – and your data Digital-first telehealth companies are not regulated like traditional healthcare providers. And they are out for profit feature Rebekah Robinson
The demolition of dissent in India Bulldozers, symbols of unchecked state power, are being celebrated in Indian popular culture. And the ‘Bulldozer Baba’ in Uttar Pradesh is becoming India’s favorite Hindu nationalist politician feature Tusha Mittal
Can the West curb its addiction to Chinese tech? A U.S. ban on TikTok could open the floodgates for sanctions on any technology made in China. But that’s easier said than done feature Alex Christian
Lying about your age? This AI will see right through it Biometric age verification is seen as the future — but there are risks in handing over detailed data on who we are feature Chris Stokel-Walker
Texas lawmakers want to erase abortion from the internet Texas legislators take aim at online information about abortion, in what may become a new strategy for abortion opponents in a post-Roe America feature Erica Hellerstein
Nigeria’s digital vote-counting failure decimated public trust in elections Election officials promised that digitization would make for a more transparent and fair election. But it has done the opposite feature Ope Adetayo
People power pushes back 'Putin’s law' in Georgia Protests forced the Georgian government to withdraw draft legislation limiting 'foreign influence' on civil society and the media. But the retreat might only be temporary feature Will Neal
Egypt jails its critics as the economy crumbles Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s failed economic policies get global attention, but his human rights record escapes similar scrutiny feature Rayan El Amine
The occupational hazards of cleaning the internet A new lawsuit against tech giant Reddit underscores the global struggle of content moderators feature Erica Hellerstein
Nigeria plunges into a cash crisis on the eve of presidential elections Lengthy queues outside Nigerian banks and mounting anger has made the country’s cash crisis a hot button issue feature Ope Adetayo
Forget milk and eggs: Supermarkets are having a fire sale on data about you When you use supermarket discount cards, you are sharing much more than what is in your cart — and grocery chains like Kroger are reaping huge profits selling this data to brands and advertisers feature Jon Keegan
Is Russia’s anti-war movement changing people’s minds? Russia’s Green Ribbon activists persevere online, despite the real-life risks of resistance feature Colleen Wood
Be real or be stalked? Privacy pitfalls of Gen-Z’s favorite app The photo-sharing app’s location settings put a new twist on age-old privacy problems feature Isobel Cockerell
