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Tech Writing
The Viral ‘DoorDash Girl’ Saga Unearthed a Nightmare for Black Creators | WIRED
The Viral ‘DoorDash Girl’ Saga Unearthed a Nightmare for Black Creators | WIRED
The plan to decentralize TikTok
The plan to decentralize TikTok
AI for the world, or just the West? How researchers are tackling Big Tech's global gaps
AI for the world, or just the West? How researchers are tackling Big Tech's global gaps
Worried about DeepSeek? Turns out, Gemini and other US AIs collect more user data
Worried about DeepSeek? Turns out, Gemini and other US AIs collect more user data
It's an AI privacy showdown. How much data does your favorite chatbot collect?
AI is ruining Pinterest. Here's why it's such a big problem
AI is ruining Pinterest. Here's why it's such a big problem
Most US workers don't use AI at work yet. This study suggests a reason why
Most US workers don't use AI at work yet. This study suggests a reason why
Are we losing our critical thinking skills to AI? New Microsoft study raises red flags
Are we losing our critical thinking skills to AI? New Microsoft study raises red flags
AI chatbots distort the news, BBC finds - see what they get wrong
AI chatbots distort the news, BBC finds - see what they get wrong
ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, and Perplexity were asked to summarize 100 news stories. Here's how they did.
No, RedNote is not the new TikTok - and here's why
No, RedNote is not the new TikTok - and here's why
The Chinese app is still attracting an influx of so-called TikTok refugees, but you may want to think twice before downloading it.
FTC says AI company Evolv 'falsely hyped' its security scanners
FTC says AI company Evolv 'falsely hyped' its security scanners
Police are using AI to write crime reports. What could go wrong?
Police are using AI to write crime reports. What could go wrong?
Israel’s apartheid tech ‘is booming’
Israel’s apartheid tech ‘is booming’
In New York City, surveillance technology expands the carceral state
In New York City, surveillance technology expands the carceral state
Film & Culture Writing
Akinola Davies Jr.’s My Father’s Shadow
Akinola Davies Jr.’s My Father’s Shadow
Med Hondo
Med Hondo
In Hondo’s cinema, history and collective memory are the battlefields on which the struggle for national liberation is fought.
Leila and the Wolves: Feminism at the helm of liberation
Leila and the Wolves: Feminism at the helm of liberation
‘Nickel Boys’ Deserves Best Picture
‘Nickel Boys’ Deserves Best Picture
While Emilia Perez star Karla Sofía Gascón’s racist tweets, and blackface allegations related to I’m Still Here lead actress Fernanda Torres have been grabbing headlines, the more overlooked 2025 Oscars scandal continues to be egregious nomination snubs for Black-led performances. The most notable omissions were Marianne Jean-Baptiste for Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths, Danielle Deadwyler for…
Mati Diop’s reparative cinema
Mati Diop’s reparative cinema
The Desire to Be Visible
The Desire to Be Visible
In The Dupes, Tewfik Saleh subverts humanitarian records to make visible the collective suffering resulting from Israel’s militaristic and political policies.
Realizing Africa
Realizing Africa
"Of all African film directors, Sembène is the first to confer value to images." – Med Hondo Much as cultural imperialism works to distort, disfigure, and destroy the evidence of the brutal realities of conquest, exploitation, and genocide, the dominant regimes of cinematic and visual representations of the West work
People Living: Cauleen Smith on Drylongso
People Living: Cauleen Smith on Drylongso
Raven Jackson on Capturing the Beauty of Black Southern Life
Raven Jackson on Capturing the Beauty of Black Southern Life
Figure and Frame
Figure and Frame
Earth Mama
Earth Mama
La Chinoise
La Chinoise
Mandabi
Mandabi
Sierra Pettengill’s Riotsville, U.S.A.
Sierra Pettengill’s Riotsville, U.S.A.
Interviews
Defining Genocide: An Interview with Zoe Samudzi
Defining Genocide: An Interview with Zoe Samudzi
Towards Constructive Politics: An Interview with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò -- Public Seminar
Towards Constructive Politics: An Interview with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò -- Public Seminar
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