The ousting of a Google critic at the New America Foundation shows how donors have corrupted Washington's policy and research institutes.

Two companies—Facebook and Google—dominate the way we consume information online. And they are saturated with right-wing lies.

Artificial intelligence is becoming a greater part of our daily lives, but the technologies can contain dangerous biases and assumptions—and we're only beginning to understand the consequences.

When Google promises to "curb" extremism on its lucrative video platform, it means nothing more than keeping advertisers happy.

The alt-right relies on social media to spread hate, and Silicon Valley can stop them. Will they?

It turns out the left and the right both want to protect workers—but only for entirely different reasons.

A programmer looks back on her belief, early in her career, that a small machine could help her community.

A new initiative to revitalize the Democratic Party betrays the tech industry's blind spots.

Like other tech moguls dabbling in politics, the Facebook founder has shown little interest in actually shoring up the welfare state.

As the social-media platform's struggles continue, we asked reporters and editors to imagine a world free of 140-character limits. They responded with equal parts horror and wonderment.

The unlikely rise—and anti-democratic impulses—of seasteading.