The Web Bernie Sanders aims to break up ISP and cable monopolies Vows that every American household will have affordable broadband by end of first term By Shawn Knight , December 6, 2019, 12:39 PM 42 comments
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 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
Industry Software Russia passes law that bans the sale of devices without Russian-made software In Russia, software runs you - starting July 2020 By Adrian Potoroaca , November 25, 2019, 10:48 AM 14 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
Industry Amazon is disputing Pentagon's decision to offer $10 billion contract to Microsoft The company alleges "unmistakable bias" and "errors" in the process By Adrian Potoroaca , November 15, 2019, 3:56 PM 14 comments
Tech Culture Security Federal judge rules suspicionless device searches at the border are illegal The ruling might lead to a sharp decrease in warrantless searches By Adrian Potoroaca , November 13, 2019, 4:34 PM 7 comments
Security Iowa hired a cybersecurity firm to do penetration testing, then arrested its workers Instead of dropping the charges, it has reduced them from a felony to a misdemeanor By Cal Jeffrey , November 12, 2019, 7:58 PM 28 comments
Apple Industry Apple asks for its products to be exempt from US tariffs Apple relies heavily on Chinese manufacturing By Rob Thubron , November 4, 2019, 9:22 AM 19 comments
Industry US will allow some companies to deal with Huawei "very shortly" US-China relationships could be improving By Rob Thubron , November 4, 2019, 7:05 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
Security Industry US government could block Facebook/Google-backed undersea cable over security concerns A result of increased tensions between the US and China By Rob Thubron , August 29, 2019, 7:39 AM
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
Industry FBI and ICE are using DMV photos for facial recognition searches Without consent or approval By Rob Thubron , July 8, 2019, 5:20 AM
Industry Commerce department still treats Huawei as blacklisted, despite what Trump said The President suggested the ban would be lifted By Rob Thubron , July 4, 2019, 7:27 AM
Industry Huawei files new motion in its lawsuit against 'unconstitutional' US ban The company wants to bring the case to a swift end By Rob Thubron , May 29, 2019, 8:29 AM 50 comments
Apple Google The UK government now supports Apple and Google Pay for some services The trial is initially for four services and is set to expand later this year By Humza Aamir , May 6, 2019, 7:49 AM
Gaming China's new rules on video game approvals include banning poker and blood Even green blood is disallowed By Rob Thubron , April 22, 2019, 9:16 AM
Industry Security CIA reportedly says Huawei is funded by Chinese state security Huawei denies the allegations By Rob Thubron , April 22, 2019, 7:07 AM 12 comments
Tech Culture The DEA kept a huge database of people that purchased money counting machines The program was halted several years back as a result of the fallout from the Snowden leaks regarding mass government surveillance By William Gayde , April 1, 2019, 5:54 PM 12 comments
Security The Web Jackson County government gives in to hackers and pays $400,000 Paying up is cheaper than the alternative By Isaiah Mayersen , March 10, 2019, 11:27 AM 20 comments
Industry Elizabeth Warren wants to break up Amazon, Facebook and Google Should government break up big tech companies? By Shawn Knight , March 8, 2019, 12:20 PM 33 comments
Industry FTC creates task force to investigate issues within tech industry The new division will be a splinter of an already existing bureau By Cal Jeffrey , February 27, 2019, 7:34 AM
Tech Culture The Web Nikki Haley required to archive personal Twitter account per State Department As in death, you can't take it with you By Cal Jeffrey , January 2, 2019, 3:03 PM
Hardware Kansas is sitting on $10 million in unused computer hardware Millions in taxpayer money down the drain By Shawn Knight , December 26, 2018, 11:37 AM 15 comments