Tim Bernard

How OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic Plan to Handle the 2026 US Midterms

Dean Jackson

Panelists at a session titled “Does AI Change How Change Happens?” at Netroots Nation in Philadelphia on June 6, 2026. Dean Jackson/Tech Policy Press.

At Netroots Nation, Progressives Divided on AI

Nina Santos

João Brant

A youth holds a Brazilian flag as residents prepare street decorations ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil Moves to Increase Citizens' Security Online

Elise Silva

Mountain View, California: The Google manager responsible for the search engine, Liz Reid, presents a search field improved with artificial intelligence at the Google I/O developer conference on May 19, 2026. Photo by: Andrej Sokolow/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

Google’s ‘New Era for AI Search’ May Threaten Democracy

Justin Hendrix

Elon Musk departs after a welcome ceremony with President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Apple CEO Tim Cook, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attend the welcome ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump by Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool Photo via AP)

Contemplating 'Muskism' and the Age of Trillionaires

Jenna Ruddock

Police stand behind their shields as they prepare to clash with protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

As Detainees Strike Across the US, Tech Helps Trump Hunt ICE Watchers

Vassilis Galanos

Tania Duarte

Bruna Martins

Larry Ellison, executive chairman of Oracle Corp., via video link, and Tony Blair, former UK prime minister, at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The AI ‘Revolution' is Not a People's Revolution

Daniel Dobrygowski

VATICAN CITY: On May 25th, the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV, Magnifica Humanitas, will be presented at the Vatican. The photo is part of a collection of photos of Pope Leo XIV. Photo by: Rocco Spaziani/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

Can the Pope’s Magnifica Humanitas Rally Support for Technology Governance?

Justin Hendrix, left; Dr. Ruha Benjamin, center; Alejandra Montoya-Boyer, right. Photo by Brandon Forester, MediaJustice.

AI and the fight for civil rights 

Cecilia Marrinan

People listen to speakers during a voting rights rally, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) A sign reads, "If your voice didn't matter, they wouldn't silence it."

People listen to speakers during a voting rights rally, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Without the Voting Rights Act, Black Voting Power Will Shrink by Algorithm

Ana Sofia Harrison

Marlena Wisniak

At the invitation of President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin arrived in China for a state two-day visit in May 2024. Source

At the invitation of President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin arrived in China for a state two-day visit in May 2024. 

How AI is Powering Transnational Repression

Tatiana Dias

Brazil's 2026 Elections Are Its First Real Stress Test for AI Regulation

Graffiti image in Paris, photographed March 2026, depicting Donald Trump riding piggyback on Elon Musk. Justin Hendrix/Tech Policy Press

Graffiti image in Paris, photographed March 2026. Justin Hendrix/Tech Policy Press

How to Confront the Threat of AI Dictatorship

The Mulungushi International Conference Center in the Zambian capital Lusaka, where global digital and human rights conference RightsCon was set to take place May 5-8. Shutterstock

The Mulungushi International Conference Center in the Zambian capital Lusaka, where global digital and human rights conference RightsCon was set to take place May 5-8. 