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The nonprofit made a bold gamble on the limits of “fair use” — and federal courts have not backed their play.

“Personhood” credentials could cleanse the internet of bots — but are the costs worth it?

And, more importantly, what’s being done to get them online?

Astranis is on a mission to help everyone in the world get online.

With undersea cables, AI education, and more, the tech giant is helping create Africa’s “digital decade.”

What you can learn about media by parodying it from the print era into the digital age.

“The evolution of digital media makes stricter regulation of online behavior not only feasible but inevitable,” writes media ecologist Andrey Mir.

Everyone has to learn about sex somehow. Today, billions of people are learning about it from porn.

The rise and fall of Josh Harris — the genius who anticipated the digital revolution just a little too soon.

Digital analyses of Enlightenment-era letters are teaching us a thing or two about Locke, Voltaire, and others.

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

Some Europeans really don’t want to use the internet.

Claims circulating on the Internet — some from dentists’ websites — suggest toothpaste isn’t necessary for dental health. Is that true?

When AI eats its own product, it gets sick.

A “stakehodler” has both a voice and a vote, an economic interest in how each network stewards important global resources.

The world is facing many crises, and we should look to natural interdependence and ancient wisdom as we explore science for solutions.

Can AI-powered “answer engines” replace the 10 blue links model?

Cognitive systems famously posited by psychologist Daniel Kahneman (1934-2024) may hold the key to a more productive and focused work environment.

The Santa Fe Institute is a cradle of modern research. Our host Kmele meets some of the brilliant minds who work there.

Carrie Berk reveals how she transformed her struggle with anxiety and internet fame by changing her perception and finding her true voice as a writer.

If you lost your religion, it might be because the internet and social media are having a secularizing effect on American society.

Estonia has long been seen as a pioneer in digitizing the democratic process.

Cecilie Fjellhøy, from the Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler, shares her experience.

The record-breaking transmission could revolutionize deep space communication.

Google’s “Genie” could be used to create a wide range of interactive environments for more than just games.

Expert Matthew Ball explains how the Metaverse is a golden opportunity to fix the internet.

Grab a sword, a small plate, and a young child. We’ve got a demon to summon.

The digital world will always entail risks for teens, but that doesn’t mean parents aren’t without recourse.

IBM veteran Daniel Sabbah learned from experience how to lead through the challenges of demand and innovation.

Science fiction movies capture a classic human flaw: getting the future mostly wrong.