Technology & Innovation

A phone with Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple apps.

The House pro-competition bills are a good start to mitigate unfair platform practices

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Illustration photo shows various medicine pills in their original packaging in Brussels, Belgium August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Illustration

Time to make essential medicines within the United States

Darrell M. West

Monday, June 14, 2021

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the investments in the American Jobs Plan in the South Court Auditorium in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Vice President Kamala Harris looked on as President Biden delivered remarks aimed at pressuring Republicans to support his $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan. Photo by Leigh Vogel/Pool/Sipa USANo Use Germany.

TechTank Podcast Episode 21: Is Biden’s American Jobs Plan the beginning of a Tech New Deal?

Nicol Turner Lee

Monday, June 14, 2021

Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to logos of social media apps Signal, Whatsapp and Telegram projected on a screen in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Countering disinformation and protecting democratic communication on encrypted messaging applications

Jacob Gursky and Samuel Woolley

June 2021

Capitol building

Senate Republicans and Democrats agree: Time to close regional economic divides

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Globe focused on Africa

How a global website outage underscores the importance of creating a more robust internet

John Villasenor

Thursday, June 10, 2021

The conspiracy and disinformation challenge on e-commerce platforms

Thursday, June 10, 2021

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (2nd L), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (2nd R), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (R) and other congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., September 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1AD82E6200

Political Bickering Prolongs the Digital Divide

Bhaskar Chakravorti

Thursday, June 10, 2021

a workerin a semiconductor factory is refelected in a 300-milimeter wafer.

Podcast: The evolution of the global semiconductor industry

Pavneet Singh, Nadia Schadlow, and Willy Shih

Friday, June 4, 2021

A French soldier is seen operating a laptop computer while seated.

Hacked drones and busted logistics are the cyber future of warfare

Bruce Schneier and Tarah Wheeler

Friday, June 4, 2021