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Some parents call tablets the ‘square au pair.’ Danielle Villasana/The Washington Post via Getty Images

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Toy Story 5’s ‘Lilypad’ is an indictment of the world that birthed the ‘iPad Kid’

Staff Writer - June 19, 2026

Space is full of satellites and debris – data centers could one day join the mix. NicoElNino, NASA/iStock via Getty Images

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Building data centers in space is an intriguing idea on paper, but major engineering challenges must be solved

An Amazon data center sits next to a neighborhood in northern Virginia. Nathan Howard/Getty Images

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5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country as a whole

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is suing Character.AI to stop its chatbot from posing as doctors. Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images via Getty Images

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What Pennsylvania’s AI chatbot lawsuit teaches us about the psychology behind medical trust

It’s all too easy – by design – to agree to a privacy policy without checking the voluminous fine print to find out what you’re giving away. Sean Gladwell/Moment via Getty Images

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Privacy isn’t dead – it’s just that tech companies have made it inconvenient

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Purdue Forms World’s First Institute for Tech Diplomacy Through Transformation and...

Staff Writer - January 14, 2022

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Is Google’s eagerness to answer questions promoting more falsehood online?

Staff Writer - January 7, 2017

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Big data security problems threaten consumers’ privacy

Staff Writer - March 23, 2016

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Beyond silicon: the search for new semiconductors

Staff Writer - March 10, 2016

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Windows 95 turns 20 – and new ways of interacting show...

Staff Writer - August 22, 2015

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There’s no code of ethics to govern digital forensics – and...

Staff Writer - August 11, 2015

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Is Europe’s Google antitrust probe a ‘war’ against US tech?

Staff Writer - June 11, 2015

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Can the power grid survive a cyberattack?

Staff Writer - June 9, 2015

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Space is full of satellites and debris – data centers could one day join the mix. NicoElNino, NASA/iStock via Getty Images

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Building data centers in space is an intriguing idea on paper,...

Staff Writer - June 16, 2026

Sven Bilén, Penn State and Wangda Zuo, Penn State Imagine if one company could become the railroad, electric utility...

A sign on a dirt hiking trail in the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska points to naturalist John Muir’s cabin. Wanderluster/iStock/Getty Images

Paving paradise: Dismantling the US Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife,...

June 15, 2026

Companies can be analyzed as moral actors, not just profit-makers. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Why corporate inclusion policies are moral decisions, not just business ones

June 14, 2026

As ocean temperatures rise during El Niño, fish can find themselves in hot water. Geoff Trodd/Unsplash

El Niño is back, and ocean temperatures are already near record...

June 12, 2026

In fall 2024, Tampa and other Florida cities on the Gulf coast were hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton within 13 days of each other. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images

Home insurance and the unraveling of Florida communities

June 9, 2026