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Ben Green's work as a data scientist in city governments informed his critical view of the "smart city" tech that could influence city life and society for decades to come.

Ben Green argues that cities are adopting “smart” technology without thinking through the political ramifications of the technology.

Academics and campaigners condemned large chunks of the indictment that they said went head-to-head with basic activities of journalism protected by the first amendment of the US…

Making smart speakers and technologies smarter, but what about privacy?

Charges against Assange and implications for journalism

How African media cover atrocities on their own continent

Impacts of new tech in the workplace

Taking an exclusively technical view of urban life will lead to cities that appear smart but under the surface are rife with injustice and inequality

The present and future regulation of cryptocurrency

Emerging AI and security clearance at the Department of Defense

Is it possible for AI to completely eliminate human bias in the hiring process? Ifeoma Ajunwa doesn't think so.

Identity and the dichotomy between real and fake on Instagram

In some instances, automated decision-making has served to replicate and amplify bias.

How the government, or regulators, can start thinking about privacy and the data economy

Expanding the library's role in the digital world

Australia asks social media platforms to take responsibility

Leveraging expertise to understand social media's role in gang activity

Ethan Zuckerman discusses the opportunities and consequences of participatory media.

The Library Innovation Lab launches a new interface to search data made available as part of the Caselaw Access Project

Data should become an enabler of new models of cooperative growth