China’s queer influencers thrive despite growing LGBTQ+ censorship

TAIPEI, Taiwan —  Amid China’s crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights, queer influencers are using creative strategies, subtle hashtags…

Column: A Trump judge just overturned the government's most effective anti-fraud tool, which has stood for 150 years

A Trump judge just declared ‘qui tam’ anti-fraud lawsuits unconstitutional. They’ve been around since 1863.

Column: How to distinguish science from pseudoscientific bunk

Trained as a physicist, Sean M. Kirkpatrick has spent most of his career in government, much…

Hiltzik: Stanford throws in its lot with the anti-science crowd

We’re living in an upside-down world, aren’t we? It’s a world in which scientists whose research…

Happy birthday, Amazon? Why I won’t celebrate the company’s 30th

I had just started my master’s degree in artificial intelligence when a classmate asked if I’d…

Poll: Many voters get their information from social media, even if they don’t trust it

In California, where a ballot often contains pages of candidates and initiatives, most voters rely on…

Opinion: How the government suing Apple could benefit you

Last month, the Department of Justice filed its long-awaited antitrust suit against Apple, accusing the company…