Tag: global

• Has Interpol become the long arm of oppressive regimes?

  October 23, 2021

  Flicking through the news one day in early 2015, Alexey Kharis, a California-based businessman and father of two, came across a startling announcement: Russia would request a global call for… more ›

• Experts say China’s low-level cyber war is becoming severe threat

  September 23, 2021

  Chinese state-sponsored hacking is at record levels, western experts say, accusing Beijing of engaging in a form of low-level warfare that is escalating despite US, British and other political efforts… more ›

• Why the global chip shortage is making it so hard to buy a PS5

  September 12, 2021

  Since the beginning of the pandemic, the demand for microchips has far exceeded supply, causing problems in every industry that relies on computers. And if you’re a Decoder listener, you… more ›

• Eleven Madison Park Isn’t Ready to Be a World-Class Vegan Restaurant

  September 5, 2021

  To get a sense of the fervor behind the newly vegan Eleven Madison Park, consider the length of the waitlist, which chef Daniel Humm revealed in August to be quite… more ›

• Big Tech Thought It Had A Billion Users In The Bag. Now It’s Being Forced To Make Hard Choices To Get Them.

  August 29, 2021

  Long viewed as the world’s biggest market for “the next billion users,” India is fast becoming Silicon Valley’s biggest headache. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pranavdixit/big-tech-thought-it-had-a-billion-users-in-the-bag-now-its more ›

• The world’s largest human migration is coming — and it will affect you

  August 22, 2021

  So far this year, wildfires have displaced tens of thousands of people in the U.S., Canada, Greece and Turkey. Monsoons have displaced thousands in the U.S., India and Bangladesh. And… more ›

• The Coming Afghan Refugee Crisis Is Only a Preview

  August 22, 2021

  Two developments over the past week are harbingers of a storm that may test Western democracy to destruction. First, the imminent collapse of the Afghan state risks sending a massive… more ›

• Liberal Democracy Is Worth a Fight

  August 21, 2021

  Not all battles can be won with language, arguments, conferences, or diplomacy. About the author: Anne Applebaum is a staff writer at The Atlantic, a fellow at the SNF Agora… more ›

• How Zello keeps people in the loop during South Africa’s unrest

  August 3, 2021

  The “walkie-talkie” app is fast evolving from a 911 replacement to a neighborhood communication app. On June 29, former South African president Jacob Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in… more ›

• Beyond the Meme: Ever Given, Supply Chains, and the Physical World

  June 20, 2021

  For all we may talk about software eating the world, it’s clear (and became a lot clearer during the PPE shortages of the early pandemic) that the physical world still… more ›