List of Science and Technology articles
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A “misinformation newsstand” aiming to educate voters about disinformation ahead of the 2018 U.S. midterm elections as seen in Manhattan on Oct. 30, 2018. Forget Counterterrorism, the United States Needs a Counter-Disinformation Strategy
If the U.S. government wants to win the information wars, Cold War-era tactics won’t cut it anymore.
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The interior of an NHS 111 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pod How Not to Kill People With Spreadsheets
The U.K. government’s disastrous coronavirus error is another example of outsourcing gone wrong.
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data governance database of policies Global Data Governance Database of Policies
Explore FP Analytics’ Global Data Governance policy database that provides a comprehensive regional and country-level breakdown of global data governance practices in 111 countries worldwide.
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An Iraqi protester uses his phone to film another next to burning tires while blocking a road during a demonstration against corruption and lack of services in the southern city of Basra on Jan. 11, 2019. The War for the Future of Syria and Iraq Will Be Fought on Smartphones
As the number of U.S. forces on the ground dwindles and Russian and Iranian propaganda efforts increase, Col. Myles Caggins prepared the soldiers who remain for information warfare.
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Chinese workers ride a boat through a large floating solar farm project in Anhui province on June 13, 2017. Beijing Is Winning the Clean Energy Race
The technology to build new green economies is mostly produced in China. That’s bad for the United States.
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Donald Harrison, Google’s president for global partnerships and corporate development, testifies via live video feed before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee during a hearing on anti-competitive online advertising in Washington on Sept. 15. Make Surveillance Capitalists Pay Their Dues
Congressional action has typically left big tech firms intact, instead mandating that they improve access for all consumers. Washington should stick to that model.
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A girl practices ballet during a distant lesson via a mobile phone in Nairobi on May 22. Africa’s Creative Industries Are Ripe for U.S. Investment
The continent's pop culture market is booming, just as U.S.-Chinese competition is heating up.
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People pass a Huawei logo at a trade fair in Berlin The Huawei Ban Could Crush U.S. Overseas Aid Efforts
A new law meant to keep Chinese telecoms out of American networks threatens to make life impossible for diplomats, aid workers, and the military across much of Africa and Asia.
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Harvard Yard If You Want to Keep Talent Out of China, Invest at Home
Retaining the U.S. advantage needs funding, not xenophobia.
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Laboratory technicians handle capped vials as part of filling and packaging tests for the large-scale production and supply of the University of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222, in Anagni, Italy, on Sept. 11. Joining COVAX Could Save American Lives
The vaccine partnership would help ensure equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine—including in the United States—but Trump won’t participate.
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The WeChat booth at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin 2019 in Berlin on Dec. 11, 2019. How to Handle WeChat’s Threat Smartly
Targeted responses can achieve more than blanket bans.
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Finnish President Sauli Niinisto welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin Our Top Weekend Reads
Finland’s president carves a diplomatic niche, the coronavirus pandemic sounds alarm bells about genetic engineering, and Donald Trump seeks to actualize his dictatorial dreams.
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An infrared microscope image shows mosquito larvae with red-glowing eyes, part of an experiment using CRISPR gene-editing technology. The Genetic Engineering Genie Is Out of the Bottle
The next pandemic could be bioengineered in someone’s garage using cheap and widely available technology.
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An employee at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees scans the eye of an Afghan refugee at the UNHCR registration center in Peshawar, Pakistan on June 23, 2016. Big Brother Turns Its Eye on Refugees
Biometrics have crept into humanitarian aid, but the systems may disadvantage women who need help most.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies via videoconference on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 29. Big Tech Embraces New Cold War Nationalism
China’s rise has pushed Silicon Valley away from the values it once claimed to hold.
