Security Tech Culture Biden Administration, private tech companies reveal initiatives to boost national cybersecurity in wake of recent attacks Government is getting the private sector to help in the fight against cybercrime By Shawn Knight, August 26, 2021, 10:18 AM 13 comments
Mobile Tech Culture Phone scammers have swindled Americans out of nearly $30 billion over the past 12 months A simple rule of thumb; if you don't recognize the number, don't answer it By Shawn Knight, August 6, 2021, 12:12 PM 17 comments
Security The Web The U.S. wants Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and others to join them in the fight against cybercrime Homeland Security says it needs to be a "whole-of-nation effort" By Adrian Potoroaca, August 5, 2021, 3:43 PM 31 comments
The Web Security Biden tells Putin: act on Russian ransomware attacks The two leaders held an hour-long phone call on Friday By Joe White, July 10, 2021, 10:48 AM 14 comments
Security Software Huge ransomware attack hits hundreds of US businesses Asking for up to $5 million in ransom By Matthew Lee, July 3, 2021, 9:34 AM 10 comments
Trivia Hardware In 2010, the U.S. Air Force used over 1,000 game consoles to build a supercomputer: Which one? Was it the Xbox, PlayStation 3 or Nintendo Wii? By TechSpot Trivia, June 19, 2021, 10:40 AM
Security The Web DarkSide was responsible for Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, promises to pick targets more carefully in the future The hacker group claims it never wanted to cause "problems for society" By Adrian Potoroaca, May 10, 2021, 7:06 PM 24 comments
Trivia The Web Whitehouse.com once brought visitors to a site that hosted... Accidental clicks... By TechSpot Trivia, March 18, 2021, 6:13 AM
The Web Tech Culture Covid-19 relief bill includes $7 billion in broadband funding And $1.9 billion for removing Chinese telecom equipment from US networks By Adrian Potoroaca, December 21, 2020, 3:04 PM
Hardware Industry TSMC's board approves $3.5 billion investment towards a new factory in Arizona 5 nm made in the US... from 2024 By Adrian Potoroaca, November 12, 2020, 3:27 PM 35 comments
Security Tech Culture Russian and Iranian hacker groups are looking to undermine U.S. elections US intelligence officials say Russian and Iranian hackers have infiltrated American voter record systems By Samuel Gush, October 23, 2020, 7:32 PM 29 comments
Google Industry Google accused by the DOJ of abusing market power in landmark antitrust case Google is now officially the Microsoft of the nineties By Adrian Potoroaca, October 20, 2020, 3:38 PM 50 comments
Security Industry U.S. charges six Russian intelligence officers for extensive cyberattacks including NotPetya ransomware FBI says it's worked on this for over two years By David Matthews, October 19, 2020, 6:05 PM 7 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
The Web Mobile U.S. will ban WeChat and TikTok downloads starting Sunday (update: not) The popular apps are said to pose a treat to national security By Joe White, September 19, 2020, 9:50 AM 16 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
The Web Industry TikTok moves to sue Trump administration and U.S. ByteDance will likely still have to divest its TikTok business in the U.S. By Eric Hamilton, August 23, 2020, 12:08 PM 22 comments
The Web Tech Culture US proposes a five-part "Clean Network" plan that could lead to a "splinternet" A US "Great Firewall" may be in the works By Adrian Potoroaca, August 7, 2020, 6:05 AM 45 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
The Web Security U.S. government considering a ban on TikTok TikTok is having a difficult time proving it isn't spyware By David Matthews, July 7, 2020, 4:37 PM 26 comments
The Web Security DOJ opposes Facebook and Google building 8,000-mile Internet cable to Hong Kong US-China tensions over Hong Kong are reignited by Internet underwater expansion By Adrian Potoroaca, June 25, 2020, 3:32 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 Electronics China may be considering restrictions against US chipmakers amid renewed Huawei ban The new wars are fought with silicon By Adrian Potoroaca, May 15, 2020, 8:42 PM 44 comments
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