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Atlas Shrugged Fact check: The public funding of Elon Musk’s ventures

Elon Musk has entered into a Twitter debate with Existential Comics, a political-satire website with 197,000 Twitter followers. On May 11, Existential Comics claimed that libertarian support for Musk is misplaced because his ventures receive substantial funding from the U.S. government. Musk disputed the allegations, arguing his companies are actually subsidized less than his competitors. He ended the discussion by blocking Existential...

Published • Updated 2 months ago | 17 Contributors

What Brexit means for Gibraltar and the people of ‘The Rock’

Brexit What Brexit means for Gibraltar and the people of ‘The Rock’

Gibraltar’s lifeline to Spain means it faces challenges to its way of life from the UK leaving the European Union

Published • Updated 1 month ago | 8 Contributors

Cyberattacks cost Latin American banks over $800 million in 2017, says report

banks Cyberattacks cost Latin American banks over $800 million in 2017, says report

Large banks' digital security budget shot up by 65 percent compared to the previous fiscal year

Published • Updated 5 months ago | 3 Contributors

Q&A: Compass Pathways’ Goldsmith on fighting depression with psilocybin

Brexit Q&A: Compass Pathways’ Goldsmith on fighting depression with psilocybin

The British startup is about to begin the largest clinical trial ever to test whether psilocybin can be used to treat depression

Published • Updated 6 months ago | 3 Contributors

Tracking e-cigarette news around the world

e-cigarettes Tracking e-cigarette news around the world

Although once hailed as a partial solution to risks of smoking, there has been recent rollback on vaping. Add latest news.

Published • Updated 4 months ago | 5 Contributors

UK’s first 5G trial set to launch

5G UK’s first 5G trial set to launch

Latest network iteration will enable much faster mobile data download and upload speeds

Published • Updated 5 months ago | 2 Contributors

The fight over fish is real, and it’s only going to get worse

billingsgate market The fight over fish is real, and it’s only going to get worse

Fish and other forms of sea life are already becoming another source of geopolitical competition, experts say

Published • Updated 5 months ago | 3 Contributors

Q&A with Marxist economist Richard Wolff

Cold War Q&A with Marxist economist Richard Wolff

'People who are rich use their money to shape, to control, to manipulate our political democracy'

Published • Updated 5 months ago | 7 Contributors

Worker cooperatives: Building democracy in the workplace

Democracy at work institute Worker cooperatives: Building democracy in the workplace

Workers often cite a lack of input in key decisions as a barrier, but the co-op movement tries to give everyone a voice

Published • Updated 5 months ago | 5 Contributors

Will worker cooperatives help stabilize wealth inequality?

collaborative economy Will worker cooperatives help stabilize wealth inequality?

Empowering employees to run the business is a complicated process

Published • Updated 5 months ago | 5 Contributors

Tracking the four-day work week movement

four day working week Tracking the four-day work week movement

UK trade union leader calls for a four-day work week.

Published • Updated 5 months ago | 5 Contributors

Around the world, cities seek to be smarter

digital revolution Around the world, cities seek to be smarter

WikiTribune is tracking "smart cities," urbanization, communities and the changing nature of work

Published • Updated 5 months ago | 6 Contributors

How effective have plastic bag fees been?

charging plastic bags How effective have plastic bag fees been?

UK Prime Minister Theresa May said she is considering doubling England's plastic bag charge to 10p. What is the global picture?

Published • Updated 6 months ago | 5 Contributors

US-China trade war escalates with new tariffs

China US-China trade war escalates with new tariffs

China says it must ‘continue to make the necessary counterattacks’ against U.S. tariffs

Published • Updated 6 months ago | 1 Contributor

Exclusive: NSA encryption plan for ‘internet of things’ rejected by international body

cyberattacks Exclusive: NSA encryption plan for ‘internet of things’ rejected by international body

If the ISO had adopted ‘Simon’ and ‘Speck’ they would have been recommended as encryption technology for a huge range of products

Published • Updated 10 months ago | 5 Contributors

Facebook commits to ending ad discrimination

Advertising Facebook commits to ending ad discrimination

The social media company faces a lawsuit over how advertisers were able to exclude minority groups from targeting

Published • Updated 7 months ago | 2 Contributors

Amazon Fact check: Bernie Sanders during #CEOsvsWorkers

Help fact check claims made on Twitter in regards to wages and CEO salaries.

Published • Updated 7 months ago | 9 Contributors

Higher, faster, and more of them: the future of drones is flying ahead

Drones Higher, faster, and more of them: the future of drones is flying ahead

Unmanned aerial vehicles are being used for freight delivery, dispatching medicines, and even delivering coffee

Published • Updated 10 months ago | 4 Contributors

Find translation errors in the UK government’s Brexit White Paper

Brexit Find translation errors in the UK government’s Brexit White Paper

Language experts have pointed to errors in translations of the White Paper. WikiTribune is looking for more

Published • Updated 7 months ago | 3 Contributors

General How California’s new privacy law will affect consumers’ personal data

The most comprehensive U.S. privacy law to date is a "terrible policy produced by a terrible process," say law experts

Published • Updated 8 months ago | 3 Contributors

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Fact check: Steven King’s claim about number of Americans without health care

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