March 16. 2018
Intellectual property theft in China used to be symbolized by stores in Chinese malls across the country filled floor to ceiling with pirated DVDs of Hollywood blockbuster movies. Now a better symbol might be a Chinese tech startup. American officials estimate that intellectual […]
February 22. 2018
Imagine investing thousands of dollars into relatively obscure coins like NEM and TRON during the height of the Bitcoin boom, hoping they’d follow Bitcoin’s lead and explode onto the crypto-scene in the coming months. Now, imagine waking up weeks later […]
January 18. 2018
With less than a month to go before the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, the eyes of the world are on the Korean peninsula – but not for the reasons Olympic organizers had hoped for when […]
December 21. 2017
The year began with Donald Trump’s bleak inaugural address, during which, in stark contrast to the usual pomp of the quadrennial celebration, he surveyed the “rusted out” landscape of the country and bemoaned the “American carnage” of our time. After […]
November 17. 2017
One year ago this week, Donald Trump defied nearly every poll and political prognosticator in America, defeating his heavily favored opponent, Hillary Clinton, in the culmination of one of the strangest presidential elections in American history. As the sun rose […]
October 12. 2017
On November 1, Congress may enjoy a rare bipartisan moment as the Senate Intelligence Committee holds hearings on a common target: tech companies. Facebook, Google, and Twitter have been invited to testify as part of the ongoing investigation into Russian […]
September 18. 2017
Originally published in the New York Post on September 12, 2017. The digital integrity of the election for the mayor of New York City could be the first major test of American democracy since the Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. […]
September 15. 2017
Over the past ten months, a new breed of activist has emerged: Chief Executive Officers. Traditionally, CEOs have avoided public involvement in any issue that is remotely controversial; however, CEOs have recently become some of the country’s most visible activists […]
Fifteen Years of Shock and Awe