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Joon Ian Wong

Digital Government

Samsung Is Bringing Crypto and Blockchain Tech Closer to Its Core Business

Its semiconductor business, the world’s largest, is making chips for cryptocurrency mining.

  • By Joon Ian Wong, Quartz
Digital Government

Corporate Execs Are Obsessed With Blockchain Because They Can’t Afford to Ignore it Anymore

From tech firms to banks to retailers and beyond, investors now expect execs to explain their companies’ positions on blockchain technology.

  • By Joon Ian Wong and Jason Karaian, Quartz
Modernization

Europe’s Fight Over Data Privacy Has a Silver Lining—a Cloud-Computing Boom

Microsoft revealed it has spent $3 billion on data centers for its Azure cloud-computing platform in Europe to date.

  • By Joon Ian Wong, Quartz