Bloomberg exposes How China used a tiny microchip "no bigger than a grain of rice" to infiltrate more than 30 US companies, the DoD and the CIA: "The global supply chain has been compromised."
Not surprisingly, governments are not thrilled at the idea of unregulated (and untaxed) markets operating in the dark web. Law enforcement and three-letter agencies have thrown considerable efforts into shutting them down, though with mixed results...
Blockchain-based computing tools are built on the strength of their networks, which is both a negative and a positive. On one hand, they are entirely reliant on the number of users connecting and collaborating, so they could theoretically fail before they reach critical mass. On the other, they provide a truly viable model to unlock the real potential of computing power to continue fueling technological innovation.
“As we approach a future in which increasingly autonomous systems will play a greater role in military operations, neural interface technology can help warfighters build a more intuitive interaction with these systems.”
Add “a phone number I never gave Facebook for targeted advertising” to the list of deceptive and invasive ways Facebook makes money off your personal information.
Verizon Wireless, the largest mobile telecommunications provider in the US, has been experiencing massive outages, with the East Coast and Southern US reportedly hit the hardest...
