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Leqi Zhong was a fall intern for the Hi-Res division. Besides writing about business, tech, and the internet, she enjoys road trips and watching sunsets. Leqi graduated from UC Berkeley Journalism in May 2023 and had written for CNN, Palo Alto Daily Post, Berkeleyside, and Oakland North.

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EXCLUSIVE: Will a three-person ‘hate slate’ with ties to Moms for Liberty, Betsy DeVos demolish a once flourishing public school district?

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

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‘They’ve added all these other opportunities to interact with technology in the car’: Tesla pioneered touchscreens. Then crashes went up

Jason Wilson is an investigative reporter based in Portland, Oregon.

Jason Wilson

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EXCLUSIVE: Notorious white nationalist uses Hurricane Helene to spread anti-Black and anti-immigrant sentiment—and raise money

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EXCLUSIVE: Court fines anti-immigrant site VDARE $43,500 and orders it to reveal its writers’ real names

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MilTok explodes with furious allegations of leaked documents, stolen valor in wake of Trump Arlington National Cemetery event

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Inside the global 'ghost worker' industry that's taking American jobs

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EXCLUSIVE: Inside the global ghost worker industry that’s taking thousands of American tech jobs

Originally from Texas, Douglas Lucas is based in Seattle. When not substitute teaching in public education, and not toiling away in marketing, he&#8217;s a freelance writer/journalist published at Foreign Policy, Vice, Salon, WhoWhatWhy, the Texas Observer, and several others.

Douglas Lucas

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Election 2024: The future of TikTok and tech policy under Trump versus Harris

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‘Algorithmic warnings’: Study finds AI is a better lie detector than humans. It could be huge for Facebook, Google, TikTok misinfo

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DeSantis, Moms for Liberty backed school board candidate wins Jacksonville seat despite past anti-Black posts

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This West Virginia castle is HQ to an infamous anti-immigrant website that’s influenced mainstream Republicans. Their neighbors are fighting back

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‘I spent $100 million fighting Joe Biden’: Trump laments Harris swap at Moms for Liberty summit

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‘We cannot have someone advanced on the left… who has exploited people like this’: Who is Beau of the Fifth Column, really?

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‘I can’t explain why’: Does this dog dewormer cure cancer? These Facebook groups say yes. So does Joe Tippens

Eric Levai hosts and produces the podcast &#8220;Counter Intelligence.&#8221; He is a national security journalist based in California.

Eric Levai

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‘They’re just trying to go viral’: Student who filmed pro-Palestine protest on college campus plans to sue protesters

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‘It’s not an act of love if you make her’: Women nationwide will strike on second anniversary of Roe v. Wade falling

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