Technology
How Big Tech Impacts Our Lives
Microsoft Hooked the Government on Its Products With Freebies. Could Elon Musk’s Starlink Be Doing the Same?
The tech billionaire and Trump adviser “donated” Starlink service to the White House. The move resembles a previous maneuver by Microsoft, which used “free” trials to lock in costly upgrades across the federal government.
A “Goofy” DJ’s Secret Life at the Center of an Online Terrorism Network
To friends, Matthew Allison was a likeable part of Boise, Idaho’s electronic music scene. But behind his computer screen, authorities say, he helped lead the Terrorgram Collective, an online network that inspired white supremacist violence.
“The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram,” a Documentary from ProPublica and FRONTLINE, Investigates a Global Online Terror Network
Go inside the Terrorgram Collective, a transnational network of extremists accused of inciting acts of white supremacist terrorism on the messaging platform Telegram.
The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram: Inside a Global Online Hate Network
How a cadre of white supremacists used the loosely moderated social media platform Telegram to inspire lethal violence — until authorities took them down.
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Microsoft Bundling Practices Focus of Federal Antitrust Probe
The Federal Trade Commission has demanded information from Microsoft and interviewed competitors as the agency’s antitrust investigation heats up. The probe follows ProPublica reporting on how the company skirted and potentially violated federal law.
DOJ Files Antitrust Suit Against RealPage, Maker of Rent-Setting Algorithm
The lawsuit, which comes in the wake of a ProPublica investigation into the Texas company, accuses RealPage of taking part in an illegal price-fixing scheme to reduce competition among landlords to boost prices — and profits.
Microsoft President Grilled by Congress Over Cybersecurity Failures
The criticism from members of the House Homeland Security Committee came in response to a ProPublica investigation that found Microsoft repeatedly rebuffed an engineer’s warnings that a product flaw had left millions of users vulnerable to attack.
Series
Series: Inside Terrorgram: The Rise and Fall of an Online Hate Network
Series: Power Hungry: Data Centers vs. Green Energy in Washington
Series: Zero Trust: Inside Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Failures
Series: The Extortion Economy: U.S. Companies and Ransomware
Series: Machine Bias: Investigating Algorithmic Injustice
