The future of warfare is being shaped by computer algorithms that are assuming ever-greater control over battlefield technology. Will this give machines the power to decide whom to kill?
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We Forced the Government to Share Corporate Diversity Data. It’s Giving Companies an Out Instead.
Instead of releasing diversity reports for thousands of government contractors, the U.S. Department of Labor invited them to fight their public release – and specifically named Reveal’s reporter as the instigator.
Weapons With Minds of Their Own
The future of warfare is being shaped by computer algorithms that are assuming ever-greater control over battlefield technology. Will this give machines the power to decide who to kill?
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Weapons with minds of their own
The future of warfare is seen in computer algorithms that enable weapons to decide what to hit – and therefore whom to kill.
Apple announces $2.5B plan to address California housing crisis
Pressure for Apple to act had been building for months to help address the housing crisis in California.
Who owns Silicon Valley?
Just 10 power brokers own about $59.2 billion in taxable property, making them the largest landowners in Silicon Valley.
Harpooned by Facebook
As smart devices become a bigger part of our lives, we look at how Facebook and other companies profit from information about their users.
Why cheap, outdated Android phones widen the digital security divide
Millions of Android users are running out-of-date software that leaves them vulnerable to a whole host of publicized security flaws.
Why graphic violence is about to take over your Facebook feed
A rape and a shooting that recently made the rounds on social media are the unintended consequences of major pushes into real-time video by sites and apps such as Periscope, Meerkat, Facebook Live, Twitch and, soon, YouTube Connect.
New York Times story on labor brokers has ties to CIR probe
Top outsourcing firms deluge the federal government with applications for H-1B visas, sidelining smaller American employers, according to The New York Times. This echoes findings of our investigation last year, which found that labor brokers had exploited Indian tech workers at some of America’s top companies.