The Shift: Social Media’s Forever War

New Senate reports show that the Russian influence campaign for the 2016 election ushered in a new era of perpetual conflict.

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Pakistan a democracy in name, not in reality: Former Pak ambassador to US

Pakistan a democracy in name, not in reality: Former Pak ambassador to US

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Voter Suppression and Racial Targeting: In Facebook’s and Twitter’s Words

A new report says that social media companies have evaded or been misleading about claims that Russian efforts on their platforms tried to discourage voting.

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Russian Effort to Influence 2016 Election Targeted African-Americans

Two reports commissioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee take a deeper look at the fake social media accounts used by Russia in the American election.

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Google to Add $1 Billion New York Campus for 7,000 More Workers

The company said that expanding its existing operations in Manhattan would allow it to double its local work force over a decade.

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Profiles in Science: The Yoda of Silicon Valley

Donald Knuth, master of algorithms, reflects on 50 years of his opus-in-progress, “The Art of Computer Programming.”

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New Brexit vote would do irreparable damage, says Theresa May

New Brexit vote would do irreparable damage, says Theresa May

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