Cybersecurity
The Escalating US-China Spying War Is McKinsey’s Loss and Huawei’s Gain
Chinese officials have asked state-owned enterprises to stop employing US consulting companies
Cybersecurity
Hackers May Accomplish What Microsoft Can’t—Kill off Windows XP
Microsoft said over the weekend that its browser is vulnerable to an attack that could allow hackers to install software on unsuspecting users’ computers.
Emerging Tech
China Pursues the Holy Grail of Ocean Energy, in a Massive Way
Beijing has invested an estimated $160 million in tidal and wave energy projects since 2010.
Digital Government
A US Court Just Ruled That Censorship by Search Engines Is a Form of Free Speech
The decision raises some unsettling questions about the world’s dependency on a handful of search engines.
Cybersecurity
Why British Intelligence Got an Eyeful While Spying on Yahoo Users
Webcam imagery featured 'undesirable nudity.'
Modernization
The Bitcoin Industry Embraces What It Was Built to Avoid—Rules and Regulation
The crash of the prominent bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is the latest sign that bitcoin needs to adopt some sort of oversight if it is going to survive and thrive.
Cybersecurity
The US Won’t Spy on Angela Merkel—But Everyone Around Her Is Fair Game
The NSA is now spying on over 300 German politicians and businesspeople.
Cybersecurity
Chinese Censors May Have Accidentally Hacked Themselves and Caused a Major Internet Outage
Some 200 million Web users were mysteriously rerouted to site owned by an anti-censorship group.
Modernization
Mobile Phones Are Now as Crucial as Food and Water in Emergency Aid
The foreign assistance streaming into the Philippines includes technology to facilitate communications.
Modernization
10 Million People Are Trying to Tweet, Text, and Phone Home to the Philippines
As many as 13 million Filipinos work abroad, and they're desperately trying to reach their families and friends.
Cybersecurity
Gamblers and Hackers Alike Flock to Macau, the World's Casino Capital
Criminal theft or a heavy-handed spying? It's not clear.
Digital Government
Monitoring the Spreading Radiation From Fukushima in Real Time
A searchable map for the country updates every ten minutes with data from the Nuclear Regulatory Authority.
Cybersecurity
China is Starting a Government-Run Website Clone to Stamp Out Rumors on the Internet
Beijing Internet Association looks to debunk what it calls 'misinformation.'
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