Hardware Industry TSMC won't disclose customer data to the US government The Taiwanese chipmaker was asked to provide sensitive information for greater "transparency" By Adrian Potoroaca, October 8, 2021, 2:47 PM 21 comments
Mobile Security Lithuania's Defense Ministry advises consumers to toss out their Chinese phones Due to censorship fears By Cohen Coberly, September 24, 2021, 1:23 PM
Industry President Biden appoints AMD's Lisa Su to Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Joining individuals from Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, and more By Rob Thubron, September 24, 2021, 8:44 AM 13 comments
Security Tech Culture Biden Administration, private tech companies reveal initiatives to boost national cybersecurity in wake of recent attacks Government is getting the private sector to help in the fight against cybercrime By Shawn Knight, August 26, 2021, 10:18 AM 13 comments
Security The Web The U.S. wants Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and others to join them in the fight against cybercrime Homeland Security says it needs to be a "whole-of-nation effort" By Adrian Potoroaca, August 5, 2021, 3:43 PM 31 comments
Microsoft Security Biden Administration says China is the culprit behind Microsoft Exchange cyberattacks US, allies and partners have come together to expose China's malicious cyber activities By Joao Silva, July 19, 2021, 4:28 PM 28 comments
The Web Security Biden tells Putin: act on Russian ransomware attacks The two leaders held an hour-long phone call on Friday By Joe White, July 10, 2021, 10:48 AM 14 comments
Mobile Industry Proposed antitrust legislation bans companies from making pre-installed apps unremovable Android and iOS cannot have any permanently installed apps By Cal Jeffrey, June 18, 2021, 1:52 PM 39 comments
Industry US adds seven more Chinese supercomputing entities to blacklist Due to concerns over supercomputers' military applications By Rob Thubron, April 9, 2021, 7:03 AM 13 comments
Tech Culture US government launches $500,000 competition to find a better mask design Could you come up with something? By Rob Thubron, April 6, 2021, 8:05 AM 25 comments
Mobile Xiaomi granted reprieve against investment ban Following its designation as a Communist Chinese military company By Rob Thubron, March 15, 2021, 8:22 AM 24 comments
Industry Xiaomi sues US government over 'Communist Chinese military company' designation The company says an investment ban will cause "irreparable harm" By Rob Thubron, February 1, 2021, 7:09 AM 14 comments
Industry Xiaomi designated a 'Communist Chinese military company' by U.S. government U.S. investors could be forced to divest in November By Rob Thubron, January 15, 2021, 8:36 AM 34 comments
Security Cybersecurity giant FireEye hacked by nation-state, likely Russia Has Cozy Bear been at it again? By Rob Thubron, December 9, 2020, 6:40 AM 10 comments
The Web US government seizes over $1 billion in Bitcoin that was stolen from Silk Road The government is still trying to recover funds from Silk Road By Shawn Knight, November 5, 2020, 5:25 PM 19 comments
Industry White House unveils new tech initiative as technology wars intensify US government announces new program to protect sensitive technology By Samuel Gush, October 17, 2020, 10:23 AM
Security Industry DoJ and six US allies appeal for backdoors in encrypted services, again Backdoors at the cost of weakened encryption? By Rob Thubron, October 13, 2020, 8:02 AM 14 comments
Industry Hardware Silicon Industry Association: $50 billion are needed to bring chip manufacturing to the US Half of what China is spending to keep the manufacturing crown By Adrian Potoroaca, September 17, 2020, 2:28 PM 10 comments
Security The Web China launches initiative on data governance to counter U.S. Clean Network program Just days before TikTok is supposed to announce a buyer By Adrian Potoroaca, September 8, 2020, 6:38 PM 11 comments
Industry Science White House announces $1 billion plan for advancing AI and quantum research The US government is funding 12 new research hubs By Adrian Potoroaca, August 26, 2020, 4:37 PM
Apple Apple made a top secret iPod for the US government fifteen years ago Even Steve Jobs didn't know about it By Rob Thubron, August 20, 2020, 5:18 AM
Industry Tech Culture CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google prepare their defense in landmark antitrust hearing Big Tech CEOs are about to get grilled like never before By Adrian Potoroaca, July 28, 2020, 4:39 PM 9 comments
Security Tech Culture Russian hackers are reportedly trying to steal coronavirus vaccine research from the the US, UK The infamous Cozy Bear strikes again By Adrian Potoroaca, July 16, 2020, 9:43 PM 29 comments
Security Software Israeli court rules in favor of NSO Group in legal fight with Amnesty International The spyware company will continue profiting from its tools By Adrian Potoroaca, July 14, 2020, 9:51 PM
Security Hardware A trio of Republicans propose new bill to end "warrant-proof" encryption A never-ending headache for both Big Tech and consumers By Adrian Potoroaca, June 24, 2020, 6:28 PM 30 comments