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An animated illustration of a stick figure sitting at a table on a laptop. As the person types frantically, the laptop moves across the table. To continue working, the person's arms extend, and they eventually flip over the table––kicking the light fixture on the way over––in order to continue working.

Are We Ever Offline Anymore?

June 15, 2020March 18, 2022 - by Blair Elliott

Thanks to the convenience of technology, work is taking over our lives—yet we keep logging on

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Illustration of a ghostly figure walking off a white grid and into darkness. Behind the person is a ghostly collage of all the data they've left behind––photos, passwords, location pins, emails, and text messages. The background is midnight blue.

May 2020 / Technology

The Digital Afterlife

April 8, 2020April 11, 2020 - by Brian J. Barth

The ongoing legal battle to decide who owns our data after we die

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The head of Jeff Bezos, a bald white man, smiles toward the screen while surrounded by shiny piles of gold.

Business / Technology

The Billionaire Who Took Over the Internet

February 20, 2020November 8, 2021 - by Rob Larson

Tax exemptions, labour practices, and explosive growth: how Jeff Bezos made Amazon one of the world’s biggest companies

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