Commentary / Japan Jun 29, 2022
The eternal optimism of Masayoshi Son
The SoftBank founder sees an upside to almost every trouble the conglomerate has faced over the past year, from slumping share prices to failed mergers.
Commentary / World Apr 27, 2022
The next cybersecurity crisis: Poisoned AI
A lot of machine learning relies on massive data sets of unknown provenance. That’s a problem when digital defenses are on the line.
Commentary / World Apr 25, 2022
Cyber nukes could be the world’s path to digital peace
Digital escalation will continue until mutually assured destruction warrants an armistice.
Commentary / World Apr 13, 2022
Australia sends a $7.5 billion cyber signal to China
The target of Canberra's new cybersecurity budget is clear, namely China — and it's also a savvy way to boost the nation's defenses.
Commentary / World Apr 3, 2022
Bitcoin may serve many masters in the war in Ukraine
Cryptocurrencies face a bad rap, but they’re showing the world they have the ability to be a force for good with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Commentary / World Apr 1, 2022
They may be kids, but they’re giants of hacking
Some of the world’s most notorious hackers were teenagers when they took their first big steps into the cyber underworld.
Lifestyle Dec 25, 2021
Beware that nocebo strapped to your wrist
There’s good reason to think twice about whether tech users will truly benefit from 24-7 monitoring and arbitrary goals served up by an algorithm.
Commentary / World Dec 20, 2021
What the Modi Twitter breach tells us about hackers
Pitching bitcoin has become the Rick Roll of the hacking community — a funny prank rather than a nasty attack.
Commentary / World Nov 15, 2021
Even China's biggest company is looking for an exit
With the once-hot China market cooling, Tencent plans to invest more to leverage its foreign exposure including beefing up overseas games publishing operations.
Commentary / World Nov 3, 2021
The next big hack could come from the stars
Some 30 years of internet history shows us that businesses and governments may not truly take security seriously until a massive hack occurs and satellites are breached or lost.