In around 24 hours it will be a lot clearer—if uncertain—who America’s next President will be. And while tech has been far down the list of electoral priorities for both candidates, wins…
Wall Street Tech Stocks Face Slide No Matter Who Wins Election
Tech stocks are expected to fall following tomorrow’s US Presidential election – no matter who emerges victorious. Incumbent Donald Trump faces Democrat challenger Joe Biden for the country’s leadership. Yet despite the…
Latest US Huawei Sanctions “Lethal Blow” Against Firm – Analyst
Fresh US sanctions will deny Huawei access to chipmakers, dealing a “fatal blow” to the Chinese giant, one expert says. Eurasia Group head of geotechnology Paul Triolo wrote on Monday (8/17) that…
Tech Giants Open New Front Line in Battle Against White House
Fresh from their adversarial hearings, US tech’s biggest players are going in to bat against the White House again – this time over President Donald Trump’s ban on certain working visas. Apple,…
China Urges White House to “Correct its Mistakes” over Blacklisting
China’s foreign ministry has condemned the United States’ blacklisting of 33 Chinese entities to a trade blacklist, as relations between the two nations threaten to nosedive. The US Department of Commerce added…
US Feels Heat of Coronavirus Spread
The United States is feeling the pressure of the rapidly-spreading Coronavirus, with major events canceled, stocks tumbling and a President that has chosen political battles over practical solutions. Facebook became the latest…
Google Tries to Contain Employee Fury over Censored China Search Engine
Google has locked employees out of sensitive documents, as it faces an employee backlash over its highly secretive plans to unveil a censored search engine for China. The outrage, reported by The Intercept,…
Tech Leaders in Renewed Call for Gun Control after YouTube HQ Shooting
Leaders from the world have tech have ramped up calls for gun control in the United States, following a gun attack at the headquarters of media firm YouTube. The attack, during which…
Trump Fires First in China Trade War – Tech Looks on Nervously
Is it ever a quiet week at the White House? After Donald Trump fired H.R. McMaster as national security advisor, replacing him with Bush Jr-era hawk John Boston, the President launched his…
The Uber-Waymo Case Could Speed Up Regulatory Action
Industrial subterfuge is nothing new. In 1712 Father Francois Xavier d’Entrecolles brought porcelain-making trade secrets back to Europe from China. Since then espionage cases have been scattered throughout history like invisible ink…