Recent articles from publications based in United States.
Coda Storyby Oliver Bullough1 Apr 2026
How dodgy digital finance destroys democracy It’s good to celebrate the wins, and I’m delighted the British government has decided to cap political donations from voters overseas at 100,000 pounds...
Coda Storyby Nic Dawes30 Mar 2026
A funny thing happened on the day OpenAI announced it was shutting down Sora, its video generation app: Iran went all in on synthetic propaganda and very quickly started winning the global meme...
The Markupby The Markup30 Mar 2026
The Markup’s collaborative investigation “Dating App Cover-Up: How Tinder, Hinge, and Their Corporate Owner Keep Rape Under Wraps” has won in the Society for Advancing Business Editing and...
Palladium Magazineby Fin de Pencier28 Mar 2026
The Kurds have no friends but the mountains. This sentiment is often attributed to Mustafa Barzani, the towering Kurdish nationalist leader who led multiple uprisings in Iraq, and reflects a long...
Palladium Magazineby Brian Balkus26 Mar 2026
We live in the wealthiest civilization in human history, yet we struggle to articulate, much less pursue, a compelling vision of what that civilization should become.
The Markupby Colin Lecher9 Mar 2026
The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good.
The Markupby Martin Romero7 Mar 2026
The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good.
The Markupby Wendy Fry and Khari Johnson6 Mar 2026
The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good.
The Markupby Colin Lecher27 Feb 2026
The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good.
The Markupby Adam Echelman21 Feb 2026
The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good.
Asterisk Magazineby Adam Marblestone16 Feb 2026
Scientists once hoped that studying the brain would teach us how to build AI. Now, one AI researcher may have something to teach us about the brain.
The Markupby Miles Hilton9 Feb 2026
Since 2020, readers have used Blacklight, our pioneering website privacy inspector tool, to run more than 18 million scans. Previously, Blacklight detected tracking pixels from Google and Meta.
The Markupby Colin Lecher and Katie Honan, THE CITY30 Jan 2026
The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good.
The Markupby Colin Lecher30 Jan 2026
The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good.
The Markupby Andrew Losowsky24 Jan 2026
Hello world, My name is Andrew Losowsky, and I’m Product Director & Editor at The Markup and CalMatters. A few months ago, we wanted to hire a new engineer.
The Markupby Khari Johnson, Levi Sumagaysay, and Mohamed Al Elew21 Jan 2026
The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good.
The Markupby Mohamed Al Elew, Khari Johnson, and Levi Sumagaysay21 Jan 2026
Artificial intelligence models can produce lifelike video footage with a simple text prompt. But these tools still struggle with generating realistic videos of complex natural movements, like human...
Atlas Obscuraby Ugc3 Dec 2024
Though Cincinnati is best known for breweries, another effervescent beverage has a long history in the Queen City: the nectar soda. Home to the oldest pharmacy college in the U.S.
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