On March 13, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The legislation orders TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to divest its ownership stake from TikTok within 165 days or be removed from U.S. app stores and web hosting services. President Joe Biden has indicated he will … Read more
Their days often began at the crack of dawn. They’d head out to a church, a temple, a park and set up a stall. They’d seek out seniors in particular, those who are perhaps the most vulnerable citizens of the information-saturated society that has enveloped them. To get people to stop and listen, they’d offer … Read more
The 2024 Indonesian elections will take place at a technological watershed, with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning poised to play an influential role. As Indonesia readies itself for this crucial electoral contest, there is both excitement about AI’s possibilities and concern about its potential misuses. This article delves into how AI might reshape the … Read more
Advertisement While the United States and its allies struggle with operating in the gray zone – competition between peacetime and war – the West’s adversaries, including China and Russia, have no such issue. Russia has long been comfortable exploiting non-kinetic actions to advance its interests vis-à-vis its rivals and now Beijing is emulating Moscow, leveraging … Read more