The Web Security DOJ opposes Facebook and Google building 8,000-mile Internet cable to Hong Kong US-China tensions over Hong Kong are reignited by Internet underwater expansion By Adrian Potoroaca, June 25, 2020, 3:32 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
Industry Electronics China may be considering restrictions against US chipmakers amid renewed Huawei ban The new wars are fought with silicon By Adrian Potoroaca, May 15, 2020, 8:42 PM 44 comments
Microsoft Industry Amazon and Microsoft are accusing each other of playing dirty to get JEDI contract The cloud empire strikes back By Adrian Potoroaca, May 8, 2020, 6:12 PM 18 comments
Security The Web Twitter isn't allowed to reveal the government's requests for data They can't even specify the number of requests By Isaiah Mayersen, April 19, 2020, 9:44 AM 7 comments
Science Industry White House puts American supercomputers to work on Covid-19 This is what supercomputers were built for By Eric Hamilton, March 23, 2020, 9:12 PM 15 comments
Industry Microsoft Pentagon will "reconsider" parts of the $10 billion JEDI contract Music to Amazon's ears By David Matthews, March 14, 2020, 7:06 AM
Security Tech Culture CIA has been secretly selling encryption equipment in 120 countries through Crypto AG for decades Documents describe it as the "intelligence coup of the century" By Adrian Potoroaca, February 11, 2020, 10:46 PM 16 comments
Security Electronics Interior Department orders grounding of Chinese drones over national security concerns The restrictions raise questions about filling the gap with American-made drones By Adrian Potoroaca, January 29, 2020, 6:32 PM 13 comments
The Web Tech Culture Joe Biden wants to make Facebook liable for users' content by revoking Section 230 The proposed solution means the removal of core protections of the internet By Adrian Potoroaca, January 17, 2020, 3:41 PM 21 comments
Security The Web TikTok banned by US Navy, citing security concerns Time's up for TikTok on Navy mobile devices By James Miller, December 22, 2019, 10:38 AM
Tech Culture Report finds the US has the largest number of surveillance cameras per person in the world China still leads the overall number of installations with 200 million CCTVs, according to PreciseSecurity By Humza Aamir, December 6, 2019, 7:36 AM 16 comments
Industry Mobile Huawei sues the FTC after US telecom funds ban Huawei is fighting back against what it considers an "unlawful order" By Adrian Potoroaca, December 5, 2019, 12:26 PM
Industry The Trump Administration vows 100 percent tariffs on $2.4 billion of French products over digital services tax US officials think the new legislation is unfair towards American companies By Adrian Potoroaca, December 3, 2019, 12:54 PM 31 comments
Tech Culture FBI arrests Ethereum expert accused of assisting North Korea in evading US sanctions Griffith could be facing up to 20 years in jail By Adrian Potoroaca, December 2, 2019, 10:23 AM 7 comments
The Web Tech Culture TikTok wants to take on Apple Music and Spotify, insists no risk on privacy ByteDance is feeling confident despite Washington's censorship fears By Adrian Potoroaca, November 18, 2019, 12:38 PM
The Web Regulators launch national security review of TikTok The US is looking into ByteDance's acquisition of Musical.ly By Adrian Potoroaca, November 2, 2019, 8:21 AM
Mobile The Web Two U.S. Senators want to find out if TikTok is a threat to national security The app was criticized for censoring content related to the Hong Kong protest By Adrian Potoroaca, October 25, 2019, 5:21 AM
Industry Senator Warren proposes reinstating Office of Technology Assessment Asking experts, not lobbyists, to guide policy change By James Miller, September 28, 2019, 8:29 AM
The Web Microsoft Microsoft partners with Nextlink to bring broadband access to over 9 million Americans The rollout will finish by 2024 By Cohen Coberly, September 18, 2019, 4:13 PM
Industry Huawei says the US has been attacking its network and harassing employees Yet the company has shown no evidence to back up the allegations By Adrian Potoroaca, September 3, 2019, 10:04 PM
Tech Culture The Web Harvard student was denied entry in the US over friends' social media activity CBP searched 30,000 devices last year without a warrant By Adrian Potoroaca, August 28, 2019, 11:01 AM 45 comments
Security Software Ransomware attack has hit 20 government agencies in Texas Texas is the latest state with a ransomware problem By James Miller, August 18, 2019, 10:03 AM 15 comments
The Web Tech Culture Proposed White House executive order targets social media 'censorship' The FCC may be about to get more powerful By James Miller, August 10, 2019, 2:03 PM 33 comments
Industry Mobile T-Mobile, Sprint and Dish: It's all about 5G A "new" T-Mobile, a new fourth carrier, and the potential for a Wi-Fi replacement By Bob O'Donnell, July 30, 2019, 11:11 AM 12 comments