Big Tech didn’t like Biden. Trump won’t be any better for Google&Co

Big Tech didn’t like Biden. Trump won’t be any better for Google&Co

The Biden administration has used antitrust legislation to target the technology giants,even seeking to break up Google. Trump’s nominees to key posts overseeing the tech sector won’t be much friendlier.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz

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The alarm over Elon Musk and national security has yet to sink in

The alarm over Elon Musk and national security has yet to sink in

The prospect of Musk doing the bidding of Vladimir Putin – or any authoritarian leader – would be malign influence at a whole other level.

  • byChris Zappone
On Telegram,a violent preview of what may unfold during and after the US election

On Telegram,a violent preview of what may unfold during and after the US election

Far-right groups like the Proud Boys are revving people up to fight should Trump lose,with some promising “to get you trained and ready for election day”.

  • byPaul Mozur,Adam Satariano,Aaron Krolik andSteven Lee Myers
He coined the term ‘tipping point’ – then COVID superspreaders made him reconsider

He coined the term ‘tipping point’ – then COVID superspreaders made him reconsider

As the pace of technological change accelerates,bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell predicts ever more frequent disruption.

  • byGreg Callaghan
Russians faked video accusing Kamala Harris of hit-and-run:experts

Russians faked video accusing Kamala Harris of hit-and-run:experts

In an emotional account from a wheelchair,a victim says she “cannot remain silent any more”. But everything about the video is made up by a troll army called Storm-1516.

  • byAli Swenson
Democracy backsliding:Fewer people are voting,more doubt results

Democracy backsliding:Fewer people are voting,more doubt results

The Global Report on the State of the Democracy,which has measured democratic performance in 158 countries since 1975,is out. It has some good news too.

  • byJan Olsen
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Defending our democracy:How a cranky uncle,Swedish inspo and ‘pre-bunking’ help out

Defending our democracy:How a cranky uncle,Swedish inspo and ‘pre-bunking’ help out

Our home-grown election system is the envy of the Western world. Will it be enough to inoculate us from AI,fake news and other threats to our way of life?

  • byNick Bryant
Musk’s troubles in Brazil grow as Starlink threatened

Musk’s troubles in Brazil grow as Starlink threatened

“The Brazilian judiciary may have given an important signal that the world is not obliged to put up with Musk’s far-right ideology just because he is rich,” Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said.

  • byDaniel Carvalho
Telegram’s Matrix-styled tech boss charged in France

Telegram’s Matrix-styled tech boss charged in France

The Paris prosecutor said on Wednesday evening Pavel Durov was being investigated as part of a probe into the role of his messaging app Telegram in organised crime.

Australia isn’t ready for the first AI-election,electoral commission warns
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Australia isn’t ready for the first AI-election,electoral commission warns

Australia’s top election official says deepfakes and AI-content pose unprecedented challenges to election integrity.

  • byJames Massola
Joe Biden’s TikTok crusade ignores the real China threat
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Joe Biden’s TikTok crusade ignores the real China threat

Unless his administration can pivot rapidly,Joe Biden’s legacy risks being marked by well-intentioned failures.

  • byJuan Carlos Monterrey Gómez