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ProPublica - Technology

The Federal Government Is Rushing Toward AI. Our Reporting Offers Three Cautionary Tales.

2 months ago

Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft's Cloud Was "a Pile of Shit." They Approved It Anyway.

3 months ago

FAA Warns Airlines About Safety Risks From Rocket Launches, Urges "Extreme Caution"

4 months ago

"We're Too Close to the Debris"

5 months ago

Trump Signs Defense Bill Prohibiting China-Based Engineers in Pentagon IT Work

5 months ago

DOJ and RealPage Agree to Settle Rental Price-Fixing Case

7 months ago

Dragnets: -- Tracking Censorship and Surveillance

8 months ago

Inside Terrorgram: -- The Rise and Fall of an Online Hate Network

8 months ago

Machine Bias: -- Investigating Algorithmic Injustice

8 months ago

Power Hungry: -- Data Centers vs. Green Energy in Washington

8 months ago

The Extortion Economy: -- U.S. Companies and Ransomware

8 months ago

Zero Trust: -- Inside Microsoft's Cybersecurity Failures

8 months ago

Pentagon Bans Tech Vendors From Using China-Based Personnel After ProPublica Investigation

9 months ago

Pentagon Warns Microsoft: Company's Use of China-Based Engineers Was a "Breach of Trust"

9 months ago

Inside the Memphis Chamber of Commerce's Push for Elon Musk's xAI Data Center

10 months ago

Microsoft Failed to Disclose Key Details About Use of China-Based Engineers in U.S. Defense Work, Record Shows

10 months ago

Microsoft Used China-Based Engineers to Support Product Recently Hacked by China

10 months ago

Microsoft Used China-Based Support for Multiple U.S. Agencies, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data

11 months ago

Microsoft Says It Has Stopped Using China-Based Engineers to Support Defense Department Computer Systems

11 months ago

Microsoft's "Digital Escort" Program Could Leave Sensitive Government Info Vulnerable to Espionage. Here's What to Know.

11 months ago

A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers

11 months ago

How Foreign Scammers Use U.S. Banks to Fleece Americans

1 year ago

Inside the AI Prompts DOGE Used to "Munch" Contracts Related to Veterans' Health

1 year ago

DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to "Munch" Veterans Affairs Contracts

1 year ago

The Trump Administration Leaned on African Countries. The Goal: Get Business for Elon Musk.

1 year ago

White Supremacist Terrorgram Network Allegedly Inspired Teen Accused of Killing Parents and Plotting Trump Assassination

1 year ago

Microsoft Hooked the Government on Its Products With Freebies. Could Elon Musk's Starlink Be Doing the Same?

1 year ago

A "Goofy" DJ's Secret Life at the Center of an Online Terrorism Network

1 year ago

"The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram," a Documentary from ProPublica and FRONTLINE, Investigates a Global Online Terror Network

1 year ago

The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram: Inside a Global Online Hate Network

1 year ago

How ProPublica Uses AI Responsibly in Its Investigations

1 year ago

How a Global Online Network of White Supremacists Groomed a Teen to Kill

1 year ago

Investigative Center of Jan Kuciak

1 year ago

As Facebook Abandons Fact-Checking, It's Also Offering Bonuses for Viral Content

1 year ago

Following a Series of Government Hacks, Biden Closes Out His Administration With New Cybersecurity Order

1 year ago

Microsoft Bundling Practices Focus of Federal Antitrust Probe

1 year ago

Microsoft's "Free" Plan to Upgrade Government Cybersecurity Was Designed to Box Out Competitors and Drive Profits, Insiders Say

1 year ago

Exploiting Meta's Weaknesses, Deceptive Political Ads Thrived on Facebook and Instagram in Run-Up to Election

1 year ago

Tow Center for Digital Journalism

2 years ago

Neo-Nazi Telegram Users Panic Amid Crackdown and Arrest of Alleged Leaders of Online Extremist Group

1 year ago

DOJ Files Antitrust Suit Against RealPage, Maker of Rent-Setting Algorithm

1 year ago

How a Washington Tax Break for Data Centers Snowballed Into One of the State's Biggest Corporate Giveaways

1 year ago

Data Centers Demand a Massive Amount of Energy. Here's How Some States Are Tackling the Industry's Impact.

1 year ago

The President Ordered a Board to Probe a Massive Russian Cyberattack. It Never Did.

1 year ago

Nine Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Microsoft's Cybersecurity Failures

2 years ago

Microsoft President Grilled by Congress Over Cybersecurity Failures

2 years ago

Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says

2 years ago

How Verified Accounts on X Thrive While Spreading Misinformation About the Israel-Hamas Conflict

2 years ago

Southeast Asian Casinos Emerge as Major Enablers of Global Cybercrime

2 years ago

Senator Elizabeth Warren Probes Google's Quest for Soldiers' Medical Data

2 months ago

"At What Point Does Profit Trump Safety?" Ex-National Cyber Director Presses Software Regulation Amid High-Profile Hacks

2 years ago

Right-Wing Websites Connected to Former Trump Lawyer Are Scamming Loyal Followers With Phony Celebrity Pitches

2 years ago

A Scammer Who Tricks Instagram Into Banning Influencers Has Never Been Identified. We May Have Found Him.

2 years ago

DeSantis Privately Called for Google to Be "Broken Up"

3 years ago

Senators Had Questions for the Maker of a Rent-Setting Algorithm. The Answers Were "Alarming."

3 years ago

What to Know About Cellphone Radiation

2 years ago

Inside Google's Quest to Digitize Troops' Tissue Samples

1 year ago

Fintechs Made "Massive Profits" on PPP Loans and Sometimes Engaged in Fraud, House Committee Report Finds

3 years ago