Diagnosing the environmental sustainability of the internet might seem, at first, like trying to figure out where the molecules of water in your morning cup of coffee originated. Water is constantly ...

Diagnosing the environmental sustainability of the internet might seem, at first, like trying to figure out where the molecules of water in your morning cup of coffee originated. Water is constantly ...

Some have lauded the transition to the digital world, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, for lowering emissions and being a force of environmental good — but that’s not the whole story, according ...

Misinformation and “fake news” have been around for as long as people have communicated. But today’s instant, low-budget, far-reaching communications capabilities have the potential to make the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Direct access to information and expertise has changed the character of information seeking. It is possible for the customers of information ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Speaking before a New America Foundation luncheon Oct. 9, FCC Commissioner Michael Copps warned ...

Many respondents who said they hope for or expect an improvement in the information environment 10 years from now mentioned ways in which new technological and verification solutions might be ...

Online streaming is a win for the environment. Streaming music eliminates all that physical material—CDs, jewel cases, cellophane, shipping boxes, fuel—and can reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 40 ...

Technology and human ingenuity have resulted in innovative ways to grow more food, produce more goods and create more energy, enabling humanity to rise to the scale we see today. Though as a result, ...