Tag: tech

• Beeper built the universal messaging app the world needed

  February 1, 2021

  Eric Migicovsky likes to tinker. And the former CEO of Pebble — he’s now a partner at Y Combinator — knows a thing or two about messaging. https://www.protocol.com/beeper-messaging-app more ›

• Myths and Realities of China’s Military-Civil Fusion Strategy

  January 31, 2021

  The intense attention that Chinese leaders have dedicated to MCF, along with forceful rhetoric, reflects concerns that reforms have not progressed rapidly enough. MCF aims to promote deeper integration of… more ›

• The Coup We Are Not Talking About

  January 31, 2021

  In an information civilization, societies are defined by questions of knowledge — how it is distributed, the authority that governs its distribution and the power that protects that authority. Who… more ›

• Will the 2020s Really Become the Next Roaring Twenties?

  January 24, 2021

  Today, numerous economists and technologists say that long-gestating technologies may be ready to propel a similar frenzy of commerce. This time, the economic engine might start with artificial intelligence; the… more ›

• He may hold the winning ticket in tech and Silicon Valley knows it

  January 24, 2021

  Mukesh Ambani has spent years trying to turn his inherited oil business into a tech empire. In 2020, that pivot really kicked into overdrive. https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/18/tech/mukesh-ambani-reliance-jio-2021/index.html more ›

• Spatial Software

  January 23, 2021

  Software applications can utilize spatial interfaces to afford users powerful ways of thinking and interacting. Though often associated with gaming, spatial interfaces can be useful in any kind of software,… more ›

• Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption

  January 22, 2021

  Electric vehicles are close to the “tipping point” of rapid mass adoption thanks to the plummeting cost of batteries, experts say. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/22/electric-vehicles-close-to-tipping-point-of-mass-adoption more ›

• The State of the Platform Revolution 2021

  January 17, 2021

  It’s finally here! I’m thrilled to announce the launch of our annual report on the key themes of the platform economy for the year 2020-21. (Download link towards the end… more ›

• French and Russian Influence Operations Go Head to Head Targeting Audiences in Africa

  December 22, 2020

  On December 15, Facebook announced that it had taken down three separate networks that it had discovered for “coordinated inauthentic behavior” that targeted communities across Africa. One, centered on the Central African… more ›

• Analyzing Solorigate, the compromised DLL file that started a sophisticated cyberattack, and how Microsoft Defender helps protect customers

  December 22, 2020

  We, along with the security industry and our partners, continue to investigate the extent of the Solorigate attack. https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2020/12/18/analyzing-solorigate-the-compromised-dll-file-that-started-a-sophisticated-cyberattack-and-how-microsoft-defender-helps-protect/ more ›