Almost Intelligent | VICE on SHOWTIME (2023)
Krishna Andavolu reports on rapid developments in artificial intelligence and learns why many in the tech industry worry that time is running out to uncover how these new AI systems really work - before they become too powerful to control.
Ransomware Is Everywhere. Can It Be Stopped? | CRYPTOLAND (2022)
All over the world, criminals are locking up important computer systems and demanding crypto as a ransom. So-called ransomware is officially an epidemic, and cryptocurrencies sit at the nexus of the crisis. In this episode of Cryptoland, Motherboard sifts through the fallout of a ransomware attack at schools in Afton, Missouri, and our panelists discuss the history and current role of crypto in this booming type of cyber-crime.
Merging With Machines | VICE on SHOWTIME (2021)
VICE on SHOWTIME meets cyborgs, neuroscientists and tech pioneers to explore the rapidly blurring line between biology and technology and what it all means for humanity 2.0.
Inside McDonald's Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Problem | VICE News Tonight (2021)
A class action lawsuit over sexual harassment at a single McDonald's restaurant in Michigan is challenging the very nature of how McDonald's does business. But it's not just McDonald's workers who want more accountability – Isobel Yeung meets with Black McDonald's franchise owners in Tennessee who are bringing a class action suit of their own over what they say is systemic racial discrimination.
Punching Nazis, Exposing Fascists, and the Antifa Philosophy: Fringe Nation (2020)
As riots and protests spread nationwide, some politicians and news media pointed to violence by Antifa as the culprit. Alzo Slade talks to someone from Antifa to hear their side.
Atomic Atolls | VICE on SHOWTIME (2020)
VICE correspondent Ben Anderson explores the nuclear legacy of the United States’ atomic weapons testing in the Marshall Islands and the negative impacts on its people.
He Murdered Her Children, Now He's Her Neighbor | VICE News Tonight on HBO (2019)
VICE News looks at how Rwandan president Paul Kagame has run the country in the 25 years since the 1994 genocide.
The Future of Work: A VICE on HBO Special Report (2019)
The next Industrial Revolution is upon us, and scientists, entrepreneurs, and policymakers are warning of an imminent paradigm shift in the future of work. In partnership with the Council on Foreign Relations, VICE talks to industry leaders and laborers to learn how radical developments in automation and artificial intelligence are set to change the world of work as we know it.
The Deadliest Wildfire In California History | Vice on HBO (2018)
VICE News was in Paradise immediately after the Camp Fire to meet residents and learn how California can survive a future of deadlier fires.
MDMA Could Help Cure PTSD | VICE on HBO (2018)
PTSD affects millions of Americans, including 20% of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and up to 30% of first responders. Despite this, available treatment is limited, resulting in long-term suffering and, in many cases, suicide. But a new set of trials using MDMA-assisted therapy has achieved remarkable results.
VICE’s Ben Anderson, who has been covering conflict for almost two decades and was diagnosed himself over a year ago, decided to try the treatment himself.
The Generation Lost to The Opioid Crisis | VICE on HBO (2018)
The U.S. is suffering from the highest rate of drug overdose deaths on record. Driving this public health crisis is the opioid epidemic, which claims more than 100 lives daily. But as politicians and public health officials grapple over solutions, another crisis is emerging. VICE’s Isobel Yeung travels to West Virginia to investigate a surge in child welfare cases, as opioid-addicted parents fight to keep their families together.
Printing Tomorrow | VICE on HBO (2018)
3D-printing innovations in recent years have brought a sea change in the fabrication of everything from automobile parts to human bio-tissues.
The Paradise Papers | VICE News Tonight on HBO (2017)
VICE News Tonight on HBO went behind the scenes from day one of nine month long investigation dubbed The Paradise Papers, with exclusive access to the investigative reporters working in secret across continents to expose an unseen world of offshore accounts, hidden money, and financial maneuvering at the highest levels of politics, business, and finance.