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DOJ and RealPage Agree to Settle Rental Price-Fixing Case

by Heather Vogell

November 26, 2025, 3:05 pm EST
Pentagon Bans Tech Vendors From Using China-Based Personnel After ProPublica Investigation

by Renee Dudley

September 19, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Pentagon Warns Microsoft: Company’s Use of China-Based Engineers Was a “Breach of Trust”

by Renee Dudley

August 29, 2025, 4:10 pm EDT

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164 stories published since 2014

DOJ and RealPage Agree to Settle Rental Price-Fixing Case

by Heather Vogell

November 26, 2025, 3:05 pm EST
Pentagon Bans Tech Vendors From Using China-Based Personnel After ProPublica Investigation

by Renee Dudley

September 19, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Pentagon Warns Microsoft: Company’s Use of China-Based Engineers Was a “Breach of Trust”

by Renee Dudley

August 29, 2025, 4:10 pm EDT
Inside the Memphis Chamber of Commerce’s Push for Elon Musk’s xAI Data Center

by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

August 22, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
Microsoft Failed to Disclose Key Details About Use of China-Based Engineers in U.S. Defense Work, Record Shows

by Renee Dudley, with research by Doris Burke

August 20, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Microsoft Used China-Based Engineers to Support Product Recently Hacked by China

by Renee Dudley

August 1, 2025, 3:15 pm EDT
Microsoft Used China-Based Support for Multiple U.S. Agencies, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data

by Renee Dudley, with research by Doris Burke

July 25, 2025, 12:05 pm EDT
Microsoft Says It Has Stopped Using China-Based Engineers to Support Defense Department Computer Systems

by Renee Dudley

July 18, 2025, 5:35 pm EDT
Microsoft’s “Digital Escort” Program Could Leave Sensitive Government Info Vulnerable to Espionage. Here’s What to Know.

by ProPublica

July 15, 2025, 5:30 pm EDT
A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers

by Renee Dudley, with research by Doris Burke

July 15, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
How Foreign Scammers Use U.S. Banks to Fleece Americans

by Cezary Podkul

June 25, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Inside the AI Prompts DOGE Used to “Munch” Contracts Related to Veterans’ Health

by Brandon Roberts and Vernal Coleman

June 6, 2025, 5:05 am EDT
DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to “Munch” Veterans Affairs Contracts

by Brandon Roberts, Vernal Coleman and Eric Umansky

June 6, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
The Trump Administration Leaned on African Countries. The Goal: Get Business for Elon Musk.

by Joshua Kaplan, Brett Murphy, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski

May 15, 2025, 5:30 am EDT
White Supremacist Terrorgram Network Allegedly Inspired Teen Accused of Killing Parents and Plotting Trump Assassination

by A.C. Thompson, and James Bandler, ProPublica

April 17, 2025, 11:30 am EDT
Microsoft Hooked the Government on Its Products With Freebies. Could Elon Musk’s Starlink Be Doing the Same?

by Renee Dudley

April 5, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
A “Goofy” DJ’s Secret Life at the Center of an Online Terrorism Network

by James Bandler, ProPublica, A.C. Thompson, and Max Maldonado, FRONTLINE

March 25, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
“The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram,” a Documentary from ProPublica and FRONTLINE, Investigates a Global Online Terror Network

by ProPublica and PBS's Frontline

March 25, 2025, 4:55 am EDT
The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram: Inside a Global Online Hate Network

by A.C. Thompson, and James Bandler, ProPublica

March 15, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
How ProPublica Uses AI Responsibly in Its Investigations

by Charles Ornstein

March 13, 2025, 8:00 am EDT
How a Global Online Network of White Supremacists Groomed a Teen to Kill

by A.C. Thompson, James Bandler, ProPublica, and Lukáš Diko, Investigative Center of Jan Kuciak

March 8, 2025, 5:00 am EST
As Facebook Abandons Fact-Checking, It’s Also Offering Bonuses for Viral Content

by Craig Silverman

February 24, 2025, 6:00 am EST
Following a Series of Government Hacks, Biden Closes Out His Administration With New Cybersecurity Order

by Renee Dudley

January 17, 2025, 4:25 pm EST
Microsoft Bundling Practices Focus of Federal Antitrust Probe

by Renee Dudley

December 26, 2024, 5:00 am EST
Microsoft’s “Free” Plan to Upgrade Government Cybersecurity Was Designed to Box Out Competitors and Drive Profits, Insiders Say

by Renee Dudley, with research by Doris Burke

November 15, 2024, 6:00 am EST
Exploiting Meta’s Weaknesses, Deceptive Political Ads Thrived on Facebook and Instagram in Run-Up to Election

by Craig Silverman, ProPublica, and Priyanjana Bengani, Tow Center for Digital Journalism

October 31, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
Neo-Nazi Telegram Users Panic Amid Crackdown and Arrest of Alleged Leaders of Online Extremist Group

by A.C. Thompson, James Bandler and Brandon Roberts

September 25, 2024, 12:00 pm EDT
DOJ Files Antitrust Suit Against RealPage, Maker of Rent-Setting Algorithm

by Heather Vogell

August 23, 2024, 3:45 pm EDT
How a Washington Tax Break for Data Centers Snowballed Into One of the State’s Biggest Corporate Giveaways

by Lulu Ramadan and Sydney Brownstone, The Seattle Times, photography by Karen Ducey, The Seattle Times

August 4, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
Data Centers Demand a Massive Amount of Energy. Here’s How Some States Are Tackling the Industry’s Impact.

by Lulu Ramadan and Sydney Brownstone, The Seattle Times

August 1, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
The President Ordered a Board to Probe a Massive Russian Cyberattack. It Never Did.

by Craig Silverman

July 8, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
Nine Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Failures

by ProPublica

June 18, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
Microsoft President Grilled by Congress Over Cybersecurity Failures

by Renee Dudley

June 13, 2024, 7:45 pm EDT
Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says

by Renee Dudley, with research by Doris Burke

June 13, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
How Verified Accounts on X Thrive While Spreading Misinformation About the Israel-Hamas Conflict

by Jeff Kao, ProPublica, and Priyanjana Bengani, Tow Center for Digital Journalism

December 20, 2023, 6:00 am EST
Southeast Asian Casinos Emerge as Major Enablers of Global Cybercrime

by Cezary Podkul

October 5, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
Senator Elizabeth Warren Probes Google’s Quest for Soldiers’ Medical Data

by James Bandler

July 26, 2023, 6:00 am EDT
“At What Point Does Profit Trump Safety?” Ex-National Cyber Director Presses Software Regulation Amid High-Profile Hacks

by Renee Dudley

July 19, 2023, 6:00 am EDT
Right-Wing Websites Connected to Former Trump Lawyer Are Scamming Loyal Followers With Phony Celebrity Pitches

by Craig Silverman

July 10, 2023, 12:00 am EDT
A Scammer Who Tricks Instagram Into Banning Influencers Has Never Been Identified. We May Have Found Him.

by Craig Silverman and Bianca Fortis

March 26, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
DeSantis Privately Called for Google to Be “Broken Up”

by Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, Documented

March 21, 2023, 8:00 am EDT
Senators Had Questions for the Maker of a Rent-Setting Algorithm. The Answers Were “Alarming.”

by Heather Vogell

March 21, 2023, 7:00 am EDT
What to Know About Cellphone Radiation

by Peter Elkind

January 4, 2023, 5:00 am EST
Inside Google’s Quest to Digitize Troops’ Tissue Samples

by James Bandler

December 12, 2022, 6:00 am EST
Fintechs Made “Massive Profits” on PPP Loans and Sometimes Engaged in Fraud, House Committee Report Finds

by Ken Schwencke

December 1, 2022, 3:30 pm EST
Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into Real Estate Tech Company Accused of Collusion with Landlords

by Heather Vogell

November 23, 2022, 5:00 am EST
More Senate Democrats Seek Investigation of Tech Firm Accused of Colluding With Landlords to Hike Apartment Rents

by Heather Vogell

November 17, 2022, 11:00 am EST
Pressure Grows on Real Estate Tech Company Accused of Colluding With Landlords to Jack Up Apartment Rents

by Heather Vogell

November 14, 2022, 1:00 pm EST
How the FCC Shields Cellphone Companies From Safety Concerns

by Peter Elkind

November 10, 2022, 5:00 am EST
How Google’s Ad Business Funds Disinformation Around the World

by Craig Silverman, Ruth Talbot, Jeff Kao and Anna Klühspies

October 29, 2022, 5:00 am EDT