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We caught 4 more states sharing personal health data with Big Tech – The Markup
Healthcare exchanges in Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island shared users’ sensitive health data with companies like Google and LinkedIn
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Patronscan can help bar owners decide you are too risky for admission
ID Scanners Can Change How Your Local Bar Treats You—and Whether It Lets You In – The Markup
Patronscan can help bar owners decide you are too risky for admission
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December 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Patronscan can help bar owners decide you are too risky for admission
Taking inspiration from The Simpsons and Chevron commercials, we created an illustrated explainer to ground our storytelling
Using Illustration To Help Investigations Stay Grounded and Approachable – The Markup
Taking inspiration from The Simpsons and Chevron commercials, we created an illustrated explainer to ground our storytelling
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December 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Taking inspiration from The Simpsons and Chevron commercials, we created an illustrated explainer to ground our storytelling
Educators can learn caution from AI mistakes in Los Angeles and San Diego. But they also face pressure to adopt the technology quickly
California’s Two Biggest School Districts Botched AI deals. Here Are Lessons From Their Mistakes – The Markup
Educators can learn caution from AI mistakes in Los Angeles and San Diego. But they also face pressure to adopt the technology quickly
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December 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Educators can learn caution from AI mistakes in Los Angeles and San Diego. But they also face pressure to adopt the technology quickly
Stanford study found AI detectors are biased against non-native English speakers
AI Detection Tools Falsely Accuse International Students of Cheating – The Markup
Stanford study found AI detectors are biased against non-native English speakers
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December 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Stanford study found AI detectors are biased against non-native English speakers
“At any given moment, there is something or someone watching you,” sociologist Francisco Lara-García tells The Markup
The ‘Unsettling,’ Nearly Normalized Surveillance Tech Monitoring the U.S.-Mexico Border – The Markup
“At any given moment, there is something or someone watching you,” sociologist Francisco Lara-García tells The Markup
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December 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
“At any given moment, there is something or someone watching you,” sociologist Francisco Lara-García tells The Markup
A conversation with AI scientist Jonathan Frankle
Rejecting Dogmas Around AI, User Privacy, and Tech Policy – The Markup
A conversation with AI scientist Jonathan Frankle
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December 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A conversation with AI scientist Jonathan Frankle
State lawmakers give up on bills to force tech companies to pay media outlets for using news. Instead, they agree with Google on a program to help local newsrooms and to explore artificial intelligence
California Tried To Make Google Pay News Outlets. The Company Cut a Deal that Includes Funding AI – The Markup
State lawmakers give up on bills to force tech companies to pay media outlets for using news. Instead, they agree with Google on a program to help local newsrooms and to explore artificial intelligence
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December 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
State lawmakers give up on bills to force tech companies to pay media outlets for using news. Instead, they agree with Google on a program to help local newsrooms and to explore artificial intelligence
We know early warning systems save lives. Give yourself extra time when disasters come your way
How to Sign Up for Local Emergency Alerts Before Natural Disasters Strike – The Markup
We know early warning systems save lives. Give yourself extra time when disasters come your way
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December 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
We know early warning systems save lives. Give yourself extra time when disasters come your way
Prop. 22 promised improved pay and benefits for California gig workers. But when companies fail to deliver, the state isn’t doing much to help push back
California Companies Wrote Their Own Gig Worker Law. Now No One Is Enforcing It – The Markup
Prop. 22 promised improved pay and benefits for California gig workers. But when companies fail to deliver, the state isn’t doing much to help push back
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December 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Prop. 22 promised improved pay and benefits for California gig workers. But when companies fail to deliver, the state isn’t doing much to help push back
Is it possible?
How I’m Trying to Use Generative AI as a Journalism Engineer — Ethically – The Markup
Is it possible?
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December 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Is it possible?
All you need: your computer or smartphone, some free tools, and your child’s internet- or Bluetooth-connected toy
We Tested Kids’ Smart Toys for Privacy. Here’s How You Can, Too – The Markup
All you need: your computer or smartphone, some free tools, and your child’s internet- or Bluetooth-connected toy
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December 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
All you need: your computer or smartphone, some free tools, and your child’s internet- or Bluetooth-connected toy
A Republican presidency could require California to monitor abortions and send sensitive data to the CDC
Project 2025 targets California’s abortion data privacy protections – The Markup
A Republican presidency could require California to monitor abortions and send sensitive data to the CDC
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December 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A Republican presidency could require California to monitor abortions and send sensitive data to the CDC
A conversation with agroecologist Maywa Montenegro
How AI Detection Software Turns Professors into Cops, Tech as Systems of World-Making, and More – The Markup
A conversation with agroecologist Maywa Montenegro
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December 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A conversation with agroecologist Maywa Montenegro
Six women who were drugged and raped or sexually assaulted by the same Denver cardiologist filed a lawsuit against Match Group Tuesday, accusing the world’s largest dating app company of “accommodating rapists across its products” through “negligence” and a “defective” product. bit.ly/4p2Iae4
December 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Six women who were drugged and raped or sexually assaulted by the same Denver cardiologist filed a lawsuit against Match Group Tuesday, accusing the world’s largest dating app company of “accommodating rapists across its products” through “negligence” and a “defective” product. bit.ly/4p2Iae4
CalMatters and The Markup reported on how residents in each of California’s 58 counties can sign up for local emergency alerts, and found a few surprises along the way. Here’s how you can build the same guide in your state
We Made an Emergency Alert Guide To Help Californians Navigate a Complicated Process. Here’s How To Do This In Any State – The Markup
CalMatters and The Markup reported on how residents in each of California’s 58 counties can sign up for local emergency alerts, and found a few surprises along the way. Here’s how you can build the same guide in your state
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December 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
CalMatters and The Markup reported on how residents in each of California’s 58 counties can sign up for local emergency alerts, and found a few surprises along the way. Here’s how you can build the same guide in your state
The state Labor Commissioner sues to help ride-hailing drivers with wage theft that happened before Proposition 22 took effect
California Uber and Lyft Drivers Could Get Back Pay – The Markup
The state Labor Commissioner sues to help ride-hailing drivers with wage theft that happened before Proposition 22 took effect
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December 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The state Labor Commissioner sues to help ride-hailing drivers with wage theft that happened before Proposition 22 took effect
The app is a major source of raw location data for a multibillion-dollar industry that buys, packages, and sells people’s movements
The Popular Family Safety App Life360 Is Selling Precise Location Data on Its Tens of Millions of Users – The Markup
The app is a major source of raw location data for a multibillion-dollar industry that buys, packages, and sells people’s movements
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December 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The app is a major source of raw location data for a multibillion-dollar industry that buys, packages, and sells people’s movements
The suit accuses the companies of receiving personal information through California’s state health insurance exchange.
After Markup investigation, LinkedIn and Google face lawsuit alleging improper access to health data – The Markup
The suit accuses the companies of receiving personal information through California’s state health insurance exchange.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The suit accuses the companies of receiving personal information through California’s state health insurance exchange.
The civil lawsuit filed Tuesday, citing the Dating App Reporting Project, argues that dating apps could kick off serial rapists, but don’t.
Dating App Rape Survivors File Lawsuit Accusing Hinge, Tinder of “Accommodating Rapists” – The Markup
The civil lawsuit filed Tuesday, citing the Dating App Reporting Project, argues that dating apps could kick off serial rapists, but don’t.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The civil lawsuit filed Tuesday, citing the Dating App Reporting Project, argues that dating apps could kick off serial rapists, but don’t.
Christelle Tessono talks with the Markup about how AI systems are still mostly monitored by the companies that build them
Why Governments Need To Take a More Active Role in Regulating AI – The Markup
Christelle Tessono talks with the Markup about how AI systems are still mostly monitored by the companies that build them
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December 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Christelle Tessono talks with the Markup about how AI systems are still mostly monitored by the companies that build them
Here are seven resources to help if you need an organ transplant
It’s hard to find resources while on the transplant list. These sites want to change that – The Markup
Here are seven resources to help if you need an organ transplant
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December 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Here are seven resources to help if you need an organ transplant
The global data journalism contest recognized The Markup’s investigation into shadowbanning on Instagram.
The Markup named Sigma Award finalist – The Markup
The global data journalism contest recognized The Markup’s investigation into shadowbanning on Instagram.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The global data journalism contest recognized The Markup’s investigation into shadowbanning on Instagram.
LAPD and the counties of San Diego, Orange, and Riverside have repeatedly shared automated license plate reader data to federal agencies
California police are illegally sharing license plate data with ICE and Border Patrol – The Markup
LAPD and the counties of San Diego, Orange, and Riverside have repeatedly shared automated license plate reader data to federal agencies
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December 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
LAPD and the counties of San Diego, Orange, and Riverside have repeatedly shared automated license plate reader data to federal agencies
California and other states have pushed to expand prison education, but they continue to limit inmates’ access to the internet and other technology
Prison education often means no internet, limited tech – The Markup
California and other states have pushed to expand prison education, but they continue to limit inmates’ access to the internet and other technology
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December 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
California and other states have pushed to expand prison education, but they continue to limit inmates’ access to the internet and other technology
After reporters found dozens of firms hiding privacy tools from search results, US senator Maggie Hassan insists the companies explain their practices—and pledge to improve access to privacy controls.
Data brokers face new pressure for hiding opt-out pages from Google – The Markup
After reporters found dozens of firms hiding privacy tools from search results, US senator Maggie Hassan insists the companies explain their practices—and pledge to improve access to privacy controls.
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December 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
After reporters found dozens of firms hiding privacy tools from search results, US senator Maggie Hassan insists the companies explain their practices—and pledge to improve access to privacy controls.