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
Industry Tech giants blast Trump order banning certain foreign workers through 2020 The White House says it will free up over 500,000 jobs for Americans By Rob Thubron , June 23, 2020, 5:18 AM 32 comments
The Web Industry Huawei's proposal to replace TCP/IP is going nowhere fast China's vision for a faster, more reliable Internet isn't convincing standards bodies By Adrian Potoroaca , June 5, 2020, 7:23 AM 21 comments
Industry Hardware India has a $6.6 billion plan to lure Big Tech into moving its manufacturing capabilities The country wants to rival China's manufacturing By Adrian Potoroaca , June 3, 2020, 2:53 PM 15 comments
Industry Mobile Huawei avoids Trump ban by relaunching old devices as 'New Editions' Sneaky By Rob Thubron , May 15, 2020, 5:15 AM
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
Mobile US officials are using location data from mobile ads to map the spread of Covid-19 Following similar moves in other countries around the world By Adrian Potoroaca , March 30, 2020, 10:27 AM 7 comments
Security Top US health agency hit with cyberattack as it responds to COVID-19 outbreak Misinformation was spread as a result of the attack By Rob Thubron , March 16, 2020, 10:37 AM
Google The Web Trump: Google is working with the US government to develop a COVID-19 screening website; Google: Wait a minute 1,700 Google engineers are (not) developing the site By Cohen Coberly , March 13, 2020, 9:17 PM 40 comments
Mobile Google Google asks US for license to let Huawei use its services Microsoft was granted an exemption last year By Rob Thubron , February 27, 2020, 5:20 AM
Industry Microsoft Amazon scores a temporary block on Microsoft's JEDI contract Ain't no rest for the wicked, $10 billion don't grow on trees By Adrian Potoroaca , February 14, 2020, 6:14 AM 7 comments
Industry Security Iowa drops charges against security pros arrested for courthouse penetration testing A win for the security industry By Cohen Coberly , January 31, 2020, 3:34 PM 8 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
Software Mobile US government-funded smartphones are shipping with pre-installed malware Be careful about buying the UMX U686CL By Cohen Coberly , January 10, 2020, 8:03 AM 33 comments