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| Jul 13, 2018 | Best Friday Reads: Social Media Rules Us All, and Mints Billionaires | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Humans have had a drastic physical evolution recently—one that has notably taken only a few years. While the evolution from hunched primates to homo sapiens took tens of milli... |
| Jul 11, 2018 | China Goes '1984' While America Goes 'Brave New World'--But What's Next? | Many social critics and observers have argued in recent decades that the Orwellian notion of a dystopian, "Big Brother is watching you" future was a false alarm. |
| Jul 3, 2018 | Billionaire Richard Branson thinks America should give out free money to fix inequality | Tom Dulat / Getty Images for CNBC
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Richard Branson thinks the US and Europe should start giving citizens free cash.
He's a supporter of universal basic income - a living wage provided by a nation's governme... |
| Jun 28, 2018 | China should stop exaggerating its technological advancements, says state-owned newspaper editor | |
| Jun 26, 2018 | China Censors John Oliver Because President Xi Looks A Bit Like Winnie The Pooh | Whatever you do, don’t point out that some people think China’s President Xi Jinping vaguely resembles Winnie the Pooh. |
| Jun 24, 2018 | Foreign-Funded NGOs, Political Power, and Democratic Legitimacy | Editor’s Note: Ron Krebs and James Ron argued in their Foreign Policy Essay in May that countries should welcome foreign-funded NGOs and contended that in Israel in particular they do considerable good. Gerald Steinberg, who heads the Inst... |
| Jun 14, 2018 | DOJ OIG on Comey, Clinton email investigation: OMG LOL | Enlarge
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| Jun 13, 2018 | French President Pushing 'Fake News' Bill That Would Demand Decisions From Judges In 48 Hours | France’s government will likely be following Germany’s into the halls of speech regulation infamy. Germany’s new “hate speech” law backed 24-hour removal demands with hefty fines to ensure social media platform compliance. This has prompted... |
| May 31, 2018 | Today's Headlines and Commentary | Andrew McCabe, the former acting FBI director, wrote a confidential memo last spring recounting details of the Comey firing, revealed the New York Times. The memo discussed conversations with Rod Rosenstein in which Rosenstein noted that Tr... |
| May 29, 2018 | Conservative and Libertarian Lawyers in the Era of Trump | At the 2017 Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention, conservative and libertarian lawyers squeezed red stress balls that were adorned with the now-famous slogan: “But Gorsuch!” The Washington Examiner explained that the stress balls,... |
| May 23, 2018 | Facebook Moderation Ramps Up In Germany And Everything Keeps Getting Worse For Its Users | Germany’s new hate speech law — and its intersection with social media platforms — has been a disaster. Subjecting platforms to millions of Euros in fines for each violation, the push to cleanse the (German) internet of hate speech has resu... |
| May 15, 2018 | Iraq’s Controversial Cleric Poised to Win Election | As U.S. Opens Embassy in Jerusalem, Israeli Forces Kill 60 Demonstrators in Gaza
More than a month of protests in Gaza culminated yesterday in a deadly day of rallies. Approximately 40,000 Gazans participated; some burned tires and hurled s... |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Global LinkUP: You may soon pay for Facebook | Share this article:
The Global Linkup is a summary roundup of important tech news curated from around the world. On this week’s edition of the global news round up, Cambridge Analytica was planning an ICO, you may soon pay for Facebook and ... |
| Apr 18, 2018 | Uber whistleblower Susan Fowler backs California legislation to end forced arbitration | Susan Fowler, the former Uber engineer whose blog post about sexual harassment and troubling internal workings led to the departure of CEO Travis Kalanick, is backing new legislation that aims to give victims of sexual harassment and other ... |
| Apr 16, 2018 | After Removing US From Negotiating Process, Now Trump Suddenly Wants US Back In TPP | The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement is deeply unpopular with Americans for a variety of reasons (some of which we’ll discuss below). Because of its unpopularity, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton denounced the agreement during... |
| Apr 4, 2018 | The History and Rage Behind the Deadly Protests in Gaza | Last Friday, Israeli soldiers opened fire on a gathering of thousands near the border between Gaza and Israel, ultimately killing 18 Palestinians and reportedly wounding some 700 more. The demonstration was organized to mark "Land Day,... |
| Apr 3, 2018 | Apple steals Google’s AI chief | Apple has just poached one of Google’s top AI executives in a move likely to have far-reaching consequences.
Apple has hired John Giannandrea, previously Google’s head of AI and Search, The New York Times reports. Giannandrea will lead Appl... |
| Mar 30, 2018 | 23andMe's newest cancer mutation test may be dangerously misleading, according to genetics experts | Lydia Ramsey/Business Insider
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"Direct-to-consumer" genetics tests have soared in popularity in recent years as the cost of genetics sequencing has plummeted.
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| Mar 27, 2018 | What Comes After the Iran Deal? | The Last Days of the Iran Deal?
With the replacement of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, Sen. Bob Corker told CBS News earlier this month that he does not think that the Trump administration will remain a party ... |
| Mar 20, 2018 | Tillerson Firing Places Iran Deal in Jeopardy | Mohammed bin Salman Arrives in the United States
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), who arrived in the United States yesterday, started off his glitzy, cross-country tour with an interview with 60 Minutes that aired on Sunday nig... |
| Mar 13, 2018 | What’s on Mohammed bin Salman’s Agenda? | U.S. Presses for New Ceasefire in Syria
Syrian regime fighters intensified their bloody assault on the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of Damascus, once again this week. Over the weekend, troops advanced in the area, ... |
| Mar 12, 2018 | Report calls for algorithmic transparency and education to fight fake news | A report commissioned by European lawmakers has called for more transparency from online platforms to help combat the spread of false information online.
It also calls for urgent investment in media and information literacy education, and s... |
| Mar 11, 2018 | VCs have discovered the Midwest | The Midwest is back! At least, that’s the conclusion from a group of venture capitalists who went on a multi-day bus tour through the region recently. As Kevin Roose wrote in the New York Times this week, “The trip, which took place on a lu... |
| Feb 19, 2018 | Here’s the case for why Delaware is better off embracing Philadelphia | Last fall, U.S. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) gave a rousing speech to several hundred regional economic development leaders whom he called his neighbors. He was in Philadelphia.
Coons, charismatic and centrist in Delaware’s wholesome way, told... |
| Jan 17, 2018 | Pentagon: Counter massive cyberattack with nukes | The U.S. should be able to retaliate with a nuclear first-strike in response to a massive cyberattack, according to the Pentagon.
The proposed policy change is detailed in a draft version of the Nuclear Posture Review, written by the Depart... |
| Jan 14, 2018 | Facebook Overhauls News Feed and The Emergence Of New Gatekeepers | Facebook has introduced the most consequential changes to its News Feed in years.
The fundamental difference between the internet and any other traditional medium such as TV is in mindset. When the former represents freedom and abundance, ... |
| Jan 14, 2018 | The Likely Impact Of Facebook’s News Feed Overhaul On The Small Businesses In Dhaka | Facebook plays an outsized role in Dhaka’s digital ecosystem. In many instances, Facebook has become synonymous with the internet. A significant percentage of total digital marketing budget in Dhaka is being spent on Facebook.
Bangladeshis... |
| Dec 29, 2017 | Stripe wants to modernize commerce for the internet age | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Back in 2010, Patrick and John Collison cofounded... |
| Dec 29, 2017 | Stripe wants to modernize commerce for the internet age | Back in 2010, Patrick and John Collison cofounded Stripe, which quickly gained a following thanks to how easily it let developers integrate a payment system with a few lines of code, something that financial tech giants like PayPal lacked a... |
| Dec 29, 2017 | The New York Times составила рейтинг добрых дел в технологической отрасли. В него вошел сервис Visabot | Иллюстрация iStock
Для многих 2017 год запомнится скандалами, связанными с технологическими компаниями. Обвинения в сексуальных домогательствах в Uber вынудили генерального директора компании Трэвиса Каланика уйти в отставку, а Facebook обв... |
| Dec 7, 2017 | I’m a brain specialist. I think Trump should be tested for a degenerative brain disease | When President Trump slurred his words during a news conference this week, some Trump watchers speculated that he was having a stroke. I watched the clip and, as a physician who specializes in brain function and disability, I don’t think a ... |
| Dec 1, 2017 | How investors are priming Russian startups for Silicon Valley | Last week Sberbank, Russia’s national savings bank; the Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF, or FRII), Russia’s largest early-stage startup investment fund; and FortRoss Ventures (formerly known as Money Time) announced the launch o... |
| Dec 1, 2017 | How investors are priming Russian startups for Silicon Valley | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Last week Sberbank, Russia’s national savings bank; the Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF, or FRII), Russia’s largest early-s... |
| Nov 29, 2017 | Ученые из Google нашли замену нейросетям. Машины смогут видеть объекты в 3D | Фото: iStock
В 2012 году информатик Джеффри Хинтон вместе с двумя студентами Торонтского университета разработал систему, которая могла анализировать тысячи фотографий и самостоятельно учиться идентифицировать объекты на картинках. Затем не... |
| Nov 29, 2017 | We’re hitting rock bottom in cyber — let’s do something | Jacob Olcott Contributor
Jake Olcott is VP of strategic partnerships at security ratings and risk assessment company BitSight. He’s the former legal advisor to the Senate Commerce Committee and counsel to the House of Representatives Homela... |
| Nov 7, 2017 | Saudi Crown Prince Consolidates Power at Home While Preparing for More Conflict Abroad | Saudi Crown Prince Purges Potential Challengers in Royal Family...
Saudi Arabia’s ascendant crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman (MBS), swept aside dozens of potential rivals in a series of arrests and firings on Saturday. Eleven princes are n... |
| Oct 23, 2017 | Битва за ИИ. Как бизнес борется за экспертов по искусственному интеллекту | Credit: iStock
У стартапов из Кремниевой долины всегда было преимущество перед крупными конкурентами в отрасли при найме сотрудников: за риск работы в начинающей компании соискателям предлагают пакет акций, который сделает их богатыми в слу... |
| Oct 19, 2017 | The Great Firewall | We arrived in Shanghai late Monday night after a long four-airport three-flight day and all I wanted to do was crash. The Gotham Gal wanted to check her email so she logged onto the hotel WiFi and attempted to do that. As I was falling asle... |
| Oct 18, 2017 | Some Americans may need a passport to fly domestically in 2018 | fizkes/Shutterstock
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Beginning January 22, 2018, some US residents may need to carry a passport to fly domestically.
The move is part of the Real ID Act, which requires states to issue driver's licenses that comply with federal... |
| Oct 16, 2017 | Ten Questions that the Senate Judiciary Committee Should Ask Jeff Sessions | On Wednesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the first time since his confirmation hearing in January. To say his tenure since taking office has been rocky would be an understatement. In... |
| Oct 5, 2017 | More Colleges Are Offering Microcredentials—And Developing Them The Way Businesses Make New Products | If 2012 was “The Year of the MOOC”—massive open online courses, usually offered for free—2017 could be “The Year of the Microcredential.”
A growing number of elite colleges are offering short-form graduate and certificate programs that can ... |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Moral Muppets At Harvard Cave In To The CIA; Rescind Chelsea Manning's Fellowship | Harvard is one of the most prestigious universities in the world (and its graduates often feel the need to remind you of that). But apparently Harvard is more worried about protecting its reputation from the elite than actually fulfilling i... |
| Sep 13, 2017 | The Latest Scam To Protect Sketchy Patents From Patent Office Review: Sell To Native Americans | We’ve written a bunch over the past few years about the so-called Inter Partes Review (IPR) process at the US Patent Office. In short, this is a process that was implemented in the patent reform bill back in 2010 allowing people and compani... |
| Sep 6, 2017 | Tech companies automate autocratic media in China around the world | Nick Monaco Contributor
Nick Monaco is a research associate at Alphabet’s human rights focused think-tank and technology incubator Jigsaw. He is also a research associate on the Computational Propaganda Project at the Oxford Internet Instit... |
| Aug 27, 2017 | Jeff Immelt says he’s not going to be the CEO of Uber | Former GE CEO Jeff Immelt says he’s not going to be the CEO of Uber.
After weeks of being considered for the top job, Immelt tweeted:
I have decided not to pursue a leadership position at Uber . I have immense respect for the company & ... |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Term Sheet — Friday, August 18 | ET CETERA
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That could change in California. A group called the Equal Rights Advocates has sponsored an amendment to the California Unruh Act, propos... |
| Jul 24, 2017 | Newly unsealed documents reveal real reason for Fannie, Freddie profit sweep | In 2012, the government changed the terms of the bailout for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, sweeping all the profits from the GSEs to the U.S. Treasury, citing a need to protect taxpayers from the fallout of any future losses from the GSEs. Th... |
| Jul 21, 2017 | How White House Threats Condition Mueller’s Reality | What does the world look like today if you’re Robert Mueller?
You’ve got a huge, sprawling, immeasurably complicated job, and the President of the United States has just put you on notice of what you already have long suspected: You may not... |
| Jul 18, 2017 | Succession Planning In Partnerships | I read today that the founders of KKR have named Joseph Bae and Scott Nuttall as co-Presidents and heir apparents. I’ve written before about succession planning in investment firms. Getting this right is challenging. There are a lot of stak... |
| Jul 5, 2017 | Brooklyn VC Charlie O’Donnell discusses tech sector’s HR woes | It’s been quite a few weeks of sexism in the tech sector. The Times published an explosive story last Friday, “Women in Tech Speak Frankly on Culture of Harassment,” which came just a week after Uber’s CEO and founder Travis Kalanick steppe... |
| Jun 30, 2017 | McClure steps back at 500 Startups after internal sexual misconduct investigation | Dave McClure, the founder and public face of 500 Startups — one of the most prolific and best-known accelerator programs for early stage companies — has stepped away from managing the firm he set up and largely built in his own image.
McClu... |
| Jun 27, 2017 | Saudi Arabia Appoints New Crown Prince, Gulf States Issue Demands for Qatar, and Eastern Syria Is Getting Crowded | Saudi Arabia’s Rising Star Skips ahead in Order of Succession
After two years of grooming, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman last week appointed his son, Mohammed bin Salman, to be next in line for the crown. The decision cuts out the current crow... |
| Jun 20, 2017 | Oversight Report Shows NSA Failed To Secure Its Systems Following The Snowden Leaks | It appears the NSA hasn’t learned much since Ed Snowden left with several thousands of its super-secret documents. Agency officials were quick to claim the leaks would cause untold amounts of damage, but behind the scenes, not much was bein... |
| Jun 15, 2017 | Wells Fargo may be in hot water again | REUTERS/Rick Wilking
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The bank stands accused of making changes to customers' mortgages without telling them. The charges, set out in lawsuits, come as the bank attempts to re... |
| Jun 11, 2017 | Uber’s board is discussing a leave of absence for Travis Kalanick; will Garrett Camp replace him? | According to a variety of media reports, Uber’s board is meeting in Los Angeles today in what may be the most critical sit-down in the company’s eight-year history.
The biggest item on the agenda, according to the New York Times, is whether... |
| May 31, 2017 | The Highs and Lows of Ditching the 9-to-5 for Side Gigs | When you hear the word "career," most people picture the classic nine-to-five job. Whether sitting at a desk in an office or working behind the counter at a bank, the idea of a traditional career is reinforced by society ad nausea... |
| May 26, 2017 | Water Wars: Fighters, Flights, and Perhaps a FONOP | The Trump Administration Appears to Conduct its First Freedom of Navigation Exercises in the South China Sea Days After American and Chinese Aircraft Tangle Overheard
A Pair of Chinese SU-30 Fighter Jets (Photo: CNN)
This week, the United S... |
| May 25, 2017 | Dewey Freedom of Navigation Operation Challenges China’s Sovereignty to Mischief Reef | Reuters reports that on May 24 the guided missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) transited within 12 nautical miles of Mischief Reef, a feature in the South China Sea occupied by China. China made “stern representations” to the United States... |
| May 23, 2017 | Today's Headlines and Commentary | A suicide bombing at a pop concert in the British city of Manchester killed 22 people and wounded 59 other victims late last night. The bomber has been identified as Salman Abedi, a 22-year-old British son of Libyan immigrants, the New York... |
| May 16, 2017 | Bombshell: Initial Thoughts on the Washington Post’s Game-Changing Story | The Washington Post this afternoon published a stunning story reporting that President Trump disclosed highly-classified information to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during their visit to the Oval Offi... |
| May 14, 2017 | Lyft and Waymo to team up on self-driving cars amid Uber controversy | Lyft and Waymo are working together on self-driving car technology, with a new deal first reported by the New York Times on Sunday. The deal has been confirmed by both parties, and will see Google’s former self-driving car unit work togethe... |
| May 8, 2017 | Paydirt: Go directly to jail. Do not pass Go. | Go directly to jail. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.
It’s one of the most famous cards in Monopoly. But in New York real estate, it’s almost never drawn. Most days, in fact, it seems like landlords carry a “Get out of jail free” card: ... |
| May 1, 2017 | A New York Times op-ed may have just revealed the next big GOP lie | Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Image via AP
President Donald Trump delivers his first major address to Congress, flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan.
In a particularly misguided column in the New York Times this weekend, R.... |
| May 1, 2017 | Seven Theories of the Case: What Do We Really Know About L’Affaire Russe and What Could it All Mean? | Today, Lawfare is launching a detailed, annotated set of links laying out the known facts about L’Affaire Russe. We will keep this resource page updated as new facts, stories, documents, and statements emerge. Here, however, we want to cons... |
| Apr 26, 2017 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, April 26 | ET CETERA
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This the third-largest ever “ed tech” deal, aside from German publishing giant Bertelsmann’s $230 million stake in HotChalk and a $200 million fundraising by TutorGroup, an Alibaba-backed English tutoring startup.
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| Apr 18, 2017 | Steve Ballmer’s new project sheds light on U.S. Government spending | Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has a new project, and it may just surprise you.
Ballmer is these days mostly known for owning the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team and a significant Twitter stake, but this week he is taking the wraps... |
| Apr 10, 2017 | Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: Representative continues attack on CFPB in local op-ed | Monday Morning Cup of Coffee takes a look at news coming across HousingWire’s weekend desk, with more coverage to come on larger issues.
Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., doubled down in her battle to unseat Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Direc... |
| Apr 4, 2017 | Sisi Gets Warm Welcome at White House, Tillerson Visits Turkey, and a Trump Tie to Russia Runs Through the Emirates | Human Rights Off the Agenda as Sisi Comes to Washington
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi visited the White House on Monday to meet with President Donald Trump. While many of Trump’s meetings with foreign leaders have been noteworthy ... |
| Mar 31, 2017 | The post office will now email you photos of your mail before it’s delivered | Informed Delivery is a service from the United States Postal Service that scans the outside of your mail and shows you the images each morning before the mail is actually delivered.
While the USPS first started testing the free service more... |
| Mar 27, 2017 | Cautionary Notes on a Select Committee for the Russia Matter | I agree with Susan and Ben that an independent national commission to investigate the Russia matter is, at this time, unrealistic. But I’m unconvinced by their argument that a select congressional committee—a specially formed committee in o... |
| Mar 26, 2017 | China Won’t Fix North Korea—Focus on These Four Areas Instead | Editor’s Note: North Korea is a problem that has vexed multiple administrations since the end of the Cold War. As the Pyongyang puzzle has grown more difficult to solve, policymakers increasingly look to China for help. Jacob Stokes and Ale... |
| Mar 21, 2017 | Today's Headlines and Commentary | The New York Times reports that passengers on foreign airlines to the United States from ten airports in eight Muslim-majority countries have been barred from carrying electronic devices larger than a cell phone under new flight restriction... |
| Mar 6, 2017 | Should the Acting Attorney General Provide FISA Court Orders to White House Counsel? | In his perplexing tweetstorm yesterday, possibly prompted by nothing more than some blend of Mark Levin and Breitbart, President Trump accused former President Obama of wiretapping him in Trump Tower before the election. In a response some ... |
| Mar 3, 2017 | Here's A Tip: If You're Desiging Special Apps To Hide From Regulators, You're Going To Get In Trouble | Crisis management must be a full-time job at Uber. I’ve argued in the past that some of the attacks on the company are greatly exaggerated, but it keeps running into crisis after crisis — many of them avoidable. The latest is a big scoop in... |
| Mar 3, 2017 | Silicon Valley Needs To Get Its Act Together On Sexual Harassment & Discrimination | You may have heard, recently, about a series of reports about sexual harassment (and general sexism and other similarly awful behavior) in Silicon Valley. It’s not a new thing, but it’s getting a lot of necessary attention right now and it’... |
| Feb 27, 2017 | Uber’s self-driving cars ran through 6 stoplights in California, NY Times says | Enlarge
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| Feb 26, 2017 | Sony surpasses expectations, selling 915,000 PlayStation VR headsets in first four months | Turns out there might actually be money in VR hardware.
Since going on sale just four months ago, Sony details to the NYT that the company has sold 915 thousand of its virtual reality headset, the PS VR. The article also details that Sony h... |
| Feb 24, 2017 | This week in Trump's America | To get “This Week in Trump’s America” delivered to your inbox, sign up here.
Week 5, in one sentence: Donald Trump held a rally in Florida, where he declared the press his enemy— again; alluded to a terror attack in Sweden that never happen... |
| Feb 23, 2017 | Backers of White House drug policy office scramble to protect it | WASHINGTON — With the US opioid crisis the subject of increased political focus, advocates in the recovery community had been quietly hoping President Trump might elevate the White House “drug czar” to his Cabinet. Now they are mobilizing t... |
| Feb 15, 2017 | Today's Headlines and Commentary | The New York Times reports that phone records and intercepted calls show that members of President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the ... |
| Feb 14, 2017 | Turkish-backed Rebels Enter al-Bab, Trump and Netanyahu Ready for Meeting, Trump and Congress Mull Designating Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorist Organization | Turkey and Assad Regime Agree to Division of Islamic State-Occupied City
After months of operations on the outskirts of al-Bab, Syria, Turkish-backed Syrian rebels have finally entered the city and Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim sai... |
| Feb 14, 2017 | Hardware Over Hard Forks: How Accenture Plans to End Blockchain's Security Debate | The ethereal world of blockchain tech is increasingly being tethered to more tangible, saleable solutions.
As major institutions have sought software concepts that rethink or remove bitcoin's proof-of-work mining mechanism, so too have the ... |
| Feb 14, 2017 | Today's Headlines and Commentary | Michael T. Flynn resigned as national security adviser last night after it was revealed that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other top White House officials about his conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United State... |
| Feb 10, 2017 | After Leadership Change, Zenefits Announces Sweeping Layoffs | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
What has already been a week of significant change at Zenefits, the embattled San Francisco-based startup that provides health insurance and other human resources services to ... |
| Feb 9, 2017 | If Trump or Congress Decides the Muslim Brotherhood is a Terrorist Organization, Brace for the Blowback | In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump called to “unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the earth.” Members of Congress and Trump's cabinet appointees have... |
| Feb 6, 2017 | Today's Headlines and Commentary | The legal battles continue over President Trump’s executive order banning the entry of immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries. On Friday, Judge James Robart of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washin... |
| Feb 3, 2017 | Water Wars: A Mixed Week for Alliance Management | Washington Re-Engages Asian Allies
President Donald Trump on phone with world leaders (Photo: Yahoo News)
James Mattis traveled to Japan and South Korea this week, his first overseas visits as Secretary of Defense. A Trump administration of... |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Water Wars: Asia-Pacific Grapples with new American Administration | China, US allies, and other respond to President Trump's first week
President Trump signs Executive Order withdrawaing the US from the TPP (Photo: EPA)
Countries in the Asia-Pacific spent the week adjusting, fitfully, to the new American ad... |
| Jan 26, 2017 | Trump’s Personal Phone Is a National Security Risk | Despite being one of the most heavily targeted people on the planet, Donald Trump might still be using his old, personal Android cell phone, exposing himself and perhaps other parts of the US government to hackers.
In the evenings, Trump ke... |
| Jan 26, 2017 | Today's Headlines and Commentary | The New York Times informs us that Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has canceled his visit to the White House next Tuesday in the wake of President Trump’s executive order mandating the building of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and T... |
| Jan 25, 2017 | President Trump is still using his “old, unsecured Android phone” | Enlarge / The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, Samsung's most recent (non-exploding) flagship smartphones.
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| Jan 19, 2017 | Supreme Court Delves Into Question Of Whether Or Not You Can Trademark 'Disparaging' Terms | A little over a year ago, we wrote about an appeals court ruling saying that the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) could not reject a trademark based on the fact that it was “disparaging” towards an individual or group. The case focused ... |
| Jan 13, 2017 | Water Wars: Sparks (and Planes) Fly as Countries Contest Access to the Seas | China deploys carrier group and warplanes
Undated image of the Liaoning Aircraft Carrier (Photo: Business Insider)
After a period of (relative) quiet last week, Beijing returned to the center of action in the East and South China Seas. The ... |
| Jan 12, 2017 | Term Sheet — Thursday, January 12 | TRANSPARENCY COCKTAIL
Transparency: Over the past four years, FundersClub, an online venture capital firm, has invested in 217 companies. It has had 19 exits. Today the company published a quarterly breakdown of its returns in an effort to ... |
| Jan 7, 2017 | Ag Industry Brief: SunCulture CEO on Forbes 30 Under 30, NOAA May Open More Federal Waters to Aquaculture, Fast Food Chains Adopt New Antibiotic Policies, More | Origin Agritech & DuPont Sign Definitive Agreement for Non-GM Seed Access
Origin Agritech, an agricultural biotechnology trait and seed provider, signed a definitive agreement with DuPont Pioneer, the advanced seed and genetics business... |
| Jan 6, 2017 | Is Oman Aligning with the Saudis on Iran? | Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared in Markaz.
Saudi Arabia and Oman are improving their scratchy relations to strengthen Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) unity. There is likely to remain some distance between Riyadh and Muscat on r... |
| Jan 5, 2017 | A Tale of Two Turkeys | Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared in Markaz.
2016 was truly an annus horribilis for Turkey. It was the target of a series of terrorist attacks, which had dire consequences both on people’s lives and on the country’s economy and ... |
| Dec 7, 2016 | AT&T/Time Warner merger won’t rip off customers and competitors, AT&T CEO says | AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson.
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| Dec 7, 2016 | Trump Appoints DHS Secretary and Ambassador to China | Fresh from a week full of controversial diplomatic moves regarding China, President-elect Donald Trump announced another two appointments for key national security positions: Retired Brigadier General John Kelly for Secretary of the Departm... |