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Private sector firms create, gather, and sell data about us for their profit, and not necessarily — or even secondarily — for our benefit.

Is there more to fear or to hope from artificial intelligence technologies today and into the future? Experts weigh in.

The long history of automation shows that changes that happen slowly enough become the new normal.

Can you really trust that dating app to find someone great to connect with?

Can we date the birth of artificial intelligence to a Paris conference in 1951?

What really happens once your DNA sample is in the hands of testing companies?

Sharing their experience, and their optimism, panelists explore how the digital revolution is accelerating notable advances

Fifty years ago a local paper coined the nickname for Silicon Valley.

In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the release of Smalltalk-80.

Airbnb’s former chief ethics officer, provides guidance for people and companies who want to practice ethical decision-making.

Harvard historian Jill Lepore explores the Simulmatics Corporation’s efforts to predict human behavior in the 1950s and ’60s.

MIT’s Sinan Aral describes how we can achieve the promise and avoid the perils of social media.

Solutions for critical tech policy issues can be found in innovative communities.

Can innovative tech policies help solve Earth’s greatest challenges?

Teens share their thoughts about voting for the first time in today’s tech world.