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The graveyard of empires groaning again: What's the way out?

U.S. President Joe Biden (R) meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: Abu Naser is an inde

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Atera raises $77M at a $500M valuation to help SMBs manage their remote networks like enterprises do

When it comes to software to help IT manage workers’ devices wherever they happen to be, enterprises have long been spoiled for choice — a situation that has come in especially handy in th

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BoldVoice wants to help nonnative English speakers find (and flaunt) their voices

When Anada Lakra and Ilya Usorov first moved to the United States, they struggled to find their voices. They both knew and understood English, but when it came time to

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Citizen’s crime livestreams are no substitute for local journalism

In May, the neighborhood crime-watch app Citizen offered its user base $30,000 to track down a suspected arsonist on live video, only to discover that they’d sent a mob of civilians after the wr

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Russia summons Japanese envoy over 'hostile' steps by Tokyo

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visits the Yasny fish processing complex on the southern Kuril island of Iturup, Russia, July 26, 2021. /Reuters Russia's Foreign Ministry on Monday sa

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Fauci says US headed in ‘wrong direction’ on coronavirus

The United States is in an “unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant, the nation’s top infecti

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Boeing set to face investor scrutiny as problems plague jets

A Boeing 737 MAX 10 airliner taxis at Boeing Field after its first flight, Seattle, U.S., June 18, 2021. /CFP The aviation industry appears to finally be past the worst of the COVID-19 downtur

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Boeing set to face investor scrutiny as problems plague jets

A Boeing 737 MAX 10 airliner taxis at Boeing Field after its first flight, Seattle, U.S., June 18, 2021. /CFP The aviation industry appears to finally be past the worst of the COVID-19 downtur

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Vaccinations rise in some states with soaring infections

Vaccinations are beginning to rise in some states where COVID-19 cases are soaring, White House officials said Thursday in a sign that the summer surge is getting the a

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Orphanhood epidemic highlights systemic change in affected countries

A young boy undergoes a COVID-19 test at St. John's Well Child & Fitness Center in South Los Angeles, U.S., January 12, 2021. /CFP Editor's note: Bradley Blankenship is a Prague-based American

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Trouble in fandom paradise: Tumblr users lash out against its beta subscription feature

The Tumblr community often refers to itself as the Wild West of the internet, and they’re not wrong. A text post with over 70,000 notes puts it best: “Tumblr is my favorite social media si

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Instagram confirms test of new anti-harassment tool, Limits, designed for moments of crisis

Instagram head Adam Mosseri confirmed the company is testing a new feature called “Limits,” which would give users the ability to temporary lock down their accounts when they’re bein

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A DNS outage just took down a large chunk of the internet

A large chunk of the internet dropped offline on Thursday. Some of the most popular sites, apps and services on the internet were down, including UPS and FedEx (which have since come back online), Air

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U.S. allegations of China hacking disingenuous and self-defeating

Editor's note : Andy Mok is a research fellow at the Center for China and Globalization. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGT

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U.S. allegations of China hacking disingenuous and self-defeating

Editor's note : Andy Mok is a research fellow at the Center for China and Globalization. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGT

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The real ROI of making your products more accessible

New predictions indicate that tech companies committing to accessibility will reap a total of $10 billion to $16 billion in annual design spending across the U.S. and Canada. The surge in funds reinfo

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New academic center aims to 'strengthen' democracy in U.S.

A well-regarded elections law expert is launching a new center focusing on elections and free speech at the University of California-Irvine School of Law.UC-Irvine law