
It Isn’t News, It’s Just Sand
Welcome to the era of news mirages
Challenging technology to serve the public good.
Gabriel Hongsdusit is the visual designer at The Markup. Previously, he was the design and visuals editor at Reveal, where he was responsible for the overall design and visual direction of the newsroom, which included illustrations, editorial design, product design, photo editing, and data graphics. Before that, he was the design apprentice for the Institute for Nonprofit News.
Gabe graduated from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in linguistics and Mandarin Chinese. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Welcome to the era of news mirages
18th-century German forest management explains why government websites make you want to pull your hair out
Still Loading
Across the rural South, about 38% of Black households don’t have home internet, a higher percentage than White people in the same region and the national average
Hello World
Mirna El Helbawi’s eSIM campaign, in her own words
Machine Learning
A Markup examination of a typical college shows how students are subject to a vast and growing array of watchful tech, including homework trackers, test-taking software, and even license plate readers
Languages of Misinformation
“I don't think the Vietnamese people in the U.S. get enough credible news. And I don't know how to help them get credible news, except that I do the best I can with my videos.”
Hello World
A newly released research paper outlines a tool artists can use to make their work act like “poison” if it is ingested by an AI image generator
News
As blackouts in Gaza cut communications, a crowdsourced effort by an Egyptian writer reconnects family members, one eSIM card at a time
Hello World
Nearly 700 vendors showcased police tech from tracking devices disguised as Newport cigarettes to window-breaking drones
News
The International Association of Chiefs of Police brings police leadership and tech vendors together at its annual conference, where clear trends about the future of law enforcement emerged
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