Technology

September 30, 2020

A new report from the House Intelligence Committee says that intelligence agencies are facing great difficulty shifting away from counterterrorism toward new threats from countries like China. The US is lacking in personnel, language skills, expertise and prioritization of resources.

Health

Atul Gawande: With right 'political environment,' US can control the coronavirus

The World

September 21, 2020

While some advanced economies in Europe and the Americas are struggling mightily with COVID-19, a few notable industrialized societies that could provide a roadmap for the US to improve its capacity to manage the pandemic, says Dr. Atul Gawande.

Top of The World

Europe, Middle East face COVID-19 surge; Taiwan tensions escalate; Trump to ban TikTok, WeChat

The World

September 18, 2020

Across much of Europe, the Middle East and beyond, the coronavirus appears to be making a resurgence. Taiwan scrambled fighter jets and deployed an air defense missile system Friday to counter 18 Chinese aircraft. And the Trump administration has issued new rules to cripple the TikTok and WeChat apps.

Education

Lego to launch Braille Bricks for children with visual impairments

The World

August 31, 2020

The toys are designed to help children who are blind or visually impaired learn the Braille system of reading and writing, where characters of the alphabet are represented by raised dots.

Development & Education

Pandemic learning in Mexico requires thinking outside the screen

The World

August 28, 2020

Millions of schoolchildren across Mexico began the academic year this week in front of a TV. But teachers in Oaxaca say televised classes won’t meet fundamental educational needs and many families lack the technology to keep up, deepening Mexico's socioeconomic divide.

Lifestyle

Zoom weddings: A blessing in disguise?

The World

August 24, 2020

With friends and family spread out across the globe, perhaps a Zoom wedding is the only way to really have everyone present — in pandemic times or not.

US-China relations

WeChat users in the US rankled by potential ban on the app

The World

August 20, 2020

WeChat, a wildly popular app in China and among the Chinese diaspora, could soon become unavailable in the US, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting the app over security concerns.

Top of The World

Strikes grow, add to ongoing Belarus protests; UN-backed tribunal announces Hariri ruling; Captain of ship in Mauritius arrested

The World

August 18, 2020

For a second day, factory workers in Belarus continued their strike protesting the controversial reelection of President Alexander Lukashenko to his sixth term. And, a UN-backed tribunal on Tuesday convicted one member of the Hezbollah militant group and acquitted three others of involvement in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Also, Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, the captain of the ship that spilled hundreds of tons of oil off the coast of Mauritius, was arrested on Tuesday.

COVID-19: The latest from The World

How Taiwan is battling coronavirus with tech, crowdsourced data and trust

The World

August 17, 2020

Taiwan has kept its COVID-19 numbers low compared to other countries: It has seen fewer than 500 cases and seven deaths. Much of that success has been attributed to Taiwan's approach to technology, led by the government's digital minister Audrey Tang.

Elections

Relying on electronic voting machines puts us at risk, security expert says

Innovation Hub

August 17, 2020

How do we make elections secure? Try paper. Professor J. Alex Halderman, a security expert at the University of Michigan, explains why.

Technology

Schiff: US power to confront hard targets like China ‘has really atrophied’

Atul Gawande: With right 'political environment,' US can control the coronavirus

Europe, Middle East face COVID-19 surge; Taiwan tensions escalate; Trump to ban TikTok, WeChat

Lego to launch Braille Bricks for children with visual impairments

Pandemic learning in Mexico requires thinking outside the screen

Zoom weddings: A blessing in disguise?

WeChat users in the US rankled by potential ban on the app

Strikes grow, add to ongoing Belarus protests; UN-backed tribunal announces Hariri ruling; Captain of ship in Mauritius arrested

How Taiwan is battling coronavirus with tech, crowdsourced data and trust

Relying on electronic voting machines puts us at risk, security expert says

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