This year will be a big one for quantum computing, at least according to the United Nations: 2025 is officially the “International Year of Quantum Science and Technology,” a worldwide initiative to raise awareness of technological progress and encourage new advances....
On April 22, 2025, at Harvard University’s historic Loeb House, the Boston Global Forum presented the World Leader in AI World Society (AIWS) Award to Taiwan’s Cyber Ambassador, Audrey Tang. Governor Michael Dukakis, in his remarks, praised Audrey as “an extraordinary...
The skyline of booming Shanghai. China has reported a higher-than-expected annualized growth rate of 6.7 percent, the same rate as in the first quarter. As with most dictatorships, it's difficult to know how accurate that number us. However, in any case, most...
Claims in the South China Sea. Note that China claims everything within the red line. The ruling last week by an international tribunal in the Hague against China’s claims over most of the South China Sea has raised uncertainty and tension amongst those in shipping...
A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled that Microsoft Corp. won’t be forced to turn over e-mails stored in Ireland to the U.S. government for a drug investigation. Bloomberg reports that the decision might affect data security throughout the U.S. technology...
Lucian Kim writes in a Reuters opinion piece that the Russian athletes' "doping scandal is a symptom of a much larger problem: the casual disregard for the truth that has become a hallmark of {Russian President Vladimir} Putin’s rule. In a country where...
The Russian Far East is in red. Many Russians fear that their nation's Far East could end up being absorbed by China, with its 1.4 billion people and huge economy. So the Russian government, following the directive of strongman President Vladimir Putin, is offering...
Su Bin, a Chinese businessman who admitted being part of a group hacking U.S. defense secrets, has been given nearly four years’ jail. He had been extradited from Canada. Su Bin was convicted of taking part in a multi-year plot by Chinese military officers to...