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Ruth Talbot

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber escorted by 2 F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters fly over the White House as US president Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participate in the Military Family Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House. ( Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

The $1 trillion black box

Jesse Coburn, Ruth Talbot
A woman holding a cell phone in front of the Google logo displayed on a computer screen. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Porn, piracy, fraud: What lurks inside Google’s black box ad empire

Craig Silverman, Ruth Talbot
A woman holding a cell phone in front of the Google logo displayed on a computer screen. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

How Google’s ad business funds disinformation around the world

Craig Silverman, Ruth Talbot, Jeff Kao, Anna Klühspies
Numerous Assault Rifles Hanging On Wall (Getty Images)

Google claims it bans gun ads — but new research shows it actually makes millions from them

Craig Silverman, Ruth Talbot