Digital Security for Journalists Echoes of the Cuckoo’s Egg: Cliff Stoll’s DEF CON Return Sparks Debate on Cybersecurity, Capitalism, and Digital History September 12, 2026 Asro LAS VEGAS — In the sprawling, neon-drenched ecosystem of modern cybersecurity conventions, few figures evoke the nostalgic, eccentric pioneer spirit of the early internet quite like Cliff Stoll. Best known…
Data Journalism Celebrating Seven Years of Spatial Data: The Return of chilemapas to CRAN and the Evolution of R-Based Cartography September 11, 2026 Nila Kartika Wati By: Global Tech & Data Science Desk September 2026 Main Facts: The Resurgence of an Essential R Tool In the fast-paced ecosystem of data science and open-source software, maintaining packages…
Collaborative Journalism Shadow Barons and Black Gold: The High-Stakes Geopolitics of the New U.S.-Venezuela Oil Accord and the Return of Alejandro Betancourt September 9, 2026 Reynand Wu By Global Investigative Desk Published: September 2026 Main Facts A monumental geopolitical and economic pivot has thrust one of Latin America’s most controversial figures back into the global spotlight. Following…
Fact Checking The Return of the Flesh-Eating Fly: Why Partisan Blame Obscures a Complex Ecological Crisis July 22, 2026 Nana Wu The New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), a parasitic fly that decimated American livestock for decades, has returned to U.S. soil after being declared eradicated nearly half a century ago. As…
Fact Checking The Flesh-Eating Threat: Why the Return of the New World Screwworm Defies Partisan Narratives June 30, 2026 Basiran The return of the New World screwworm—a parasitic fly that lays eggs in the open wounds of warm-blooded animals, causing agonizing tissue destruction—has sparked a fierce political firestorm in the…