Disruptive Technologies

Why Star Wars should remain a cinematic fantasy

By John Mecklin | Nuclear Weapons, Special Topics, Technology and Security

An existential threat scorecard for the Democratic presidential debates

By John Mecklin, Thomas Gaulkin | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk

The alarming face of facial recognition

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies

Is breaking up big tech the solution to online hate or election meddling?

By Matt Field | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies, Interviews

How YouTube was recommending kids’ videos to pedophiles

By Matt Field | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies, Interviews

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations agents. Credit: @ICEGov via Twitter.

Uproar over Palantir’s sale of tracking software to US immigration agency

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading

A Huawei phone. Credit: GillyBerlin via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0. Cropped.

Low prices keep Huawei in the 5G game despite US concerns

By Matt Field | Cyber Security, Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading

Hey, let’s fight global pandemics by maybe starting one… Say WHAT?

By Thomas Gaulkin | Biosecurity, Multimedia, Say What?

A screen shot taken from the Apple App Store's Grindr download page.

US government pressure on Chinese owners of Grindr: A reprise of Cold War-era homophobia?

By Matt Field | Cyber Security, What We’re Reading

A screen shot of Sniper 3D Assassin. Credit: Wiki Guide Tip via YouTube.

Shooting journalists in a video game seemed fun, but the game maker has had a change of heart

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading

The Russian government-funded TV network’s hyperbolic campaign against US 5G

By Matt Field | Cyber Security, What We’re Reading

A screenshot taken from The Good Fight on CBS All Access. Credit: CBS All Access.

An episode of The Good Fight illustrates the clout of China’s censors

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading