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Digital Government
Google Search Might Return to China’s Internet, and Some Users Can Hardly Wait
If Google does relaunch its search engine in China, it will end up compliant with some of the world’s most restrictive policies on freedom of information.
Digital Government
Facebook Gave User Data To The Chinese Company At The Heart of U.S.-China Tech Tensions
Huawei has been flagged numerous times by U.S. lawmakers as a possible security threat to Americans.
Policy
The U.S. Is Altering its Visa Policies to Stem China’s Advancement in STEM
The State Department is preparing to shorten the length of the visas it issues to Chinese nationals.
Cybersecurity
North Korea’s Hackers—Many Living Abroad—Have Nabbed It $650 Million
The North Korean government has rapidly become a world leader in hacking.
Cybersecurity
Qualcomm and Other Pawns of the U.S.-China Tech Spat See Hope After a Weird Trump Tweet
Policymakers on both sides appear to be on their way to making tit-for-tat concessions in the computer-chip industry.
Digital Government
The Man Who Harvested Facebook Data for Cambridge Analytica Doesn’t Think He Affected the 2016 Election
Aleksandr Kogan, the Cambridge University academic who created the app that helped the data analysis firm obtain the personal information of millions, finally speaks out.
Artificial Intelligence
The Billion-Dollar, Alibaba-Backed AI Company That’s Quietly Watching People in China
SenseTime is one of a handful of companies at the forefront of China’s artificial intelligence boom.
Cybersecurity
Panera Bread Leaked Customer Data Right on its Website for Months Despite Warnings
The chain restaurant had millions' of customers' personal info
Digital Government
YouTube Is Turning to Wikipedia to Help It Fight Conspiracy Theories
The company also wants to include other “information cues."
Policy
Trump Just Blocked What Would Have Been the Largest Tech Acquisition Ever—Because China
The deal would have been the largest in tech history had it gone through.
Modernization
U.S. Fears China Winning on 5G if Broadcom Gets to Take Over Qualcomm
Broadcom’s hostile takeover attempt would mark the largest-ever tech acquisition in history.
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Digital Government
Apple’s iCloud Service in China Will Be Managed by a Data Firm Started by the Government
With so much of its business—both in sales and manufacturing—in China, Apple has stay on Beijing’s good side.
Artificial Intelligence
In 2017, Silicon Valley Got Cozier with China. In 2018, Washington Will Get Frostier
Here are some of the most significant moves by U.S. tech firms and Washington over the past year.
Cybersecurity
Researchers Have Found an Unexpected Axis of North Korea’s Cyber Activity: India
The country’s suspect cyber activities are unlikely to be coming only from inside North Korea itself.
Digital Government
In China, Facial Recognition Is Used to Buy KFC, Board Planes, and Catch Drug Users
The speed of the rollout is a sign of how China’s ambitions in artificial intelligence are advancing rapidly.
Digital Government
Just in Time for Its Stellar Earnings, China is Going After Alibaba
Just hours before Alibaba released its numbers, the Chinese government shook its fist at the Hangzhou-based e-commerce giant.
Modernization
Apple’s Next Big Moneymaker is Its Biggest Headache in China
A Beijing-based law firm said Apple has been engaging in monopolistic behavior.
Digital Government
After China’s Crackdown, Now Russia Is Banning VPNs Too
The law is yet another sign of Putin’s growing control over internet access.
Artificial Intelligence
China’s Sleeping Giant in the Global Artificial Intelligence Race
“Basically, anything you need to do online can be done through WeChat."
Digital Government