How the federal government is tracking changes in the supply of street drugs
In 2021, the Maryland Department of Health and the state police were confronting a crisis: Fatal drug overdoses in the
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DOGE’s tech takeover threatens the safety and stability of our critical data
Tech buzzwords are clanging through the halls of Washington, DC. The Trump administration has promised to “leverage blockchain technology” to
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How the Pentagon is adapting to China’s technological rise
It’s been just over two months since Kathleen Hicks stepped down as US deputy secretary of defense. As the highest-ranking
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How a bankruptcy judge can stop a genetic privacy disaster
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A tech company accumulates a ton of user data, hoping to figure
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What is Signal? The messaging app, explained.
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming
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At RightsCon in Taipei, activists reckon with a US retreat from promoting digital rights
Last week, I joined over 3,200 digital rights activists, tech policymakers, and researchers and a smattering of tech company representatives
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Technology shapes relationships. Relationships shape technology.
Greetings from a cold winter day. As I write this letter, we are in the early stages of President Donald
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Doctors and patients are calling for more telehealth. Where is it?
Maggie Barnidge, 18, has been managing cystic fibrosis her whole life. But not long after she moved out of her
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The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled
Ever since World War II, the US has been the global leader in science and technology—and benefited immensely from it.
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