The youngest ever member of the Policy Planning staff showed the State Department how to use technology for diplomacy. Now Cohen's going to see if some of the thorniest foreign policy issues can be tackled from the private sector.READ»
A new online project aims to bring American and Qatari teenagers together through crowdsourced translation exercises that could have ramifications for public diplomacy.READ»
In 2009, Iran was in turmoil, and the Islamic Republic was blocking and monitoring sites used by opposition groups—until a team led by American IT specialist Austin Heap built a program, Haystack, and touted it as a secure and ...READ»
A group of Republican Senators are requesting the Obama administration block Sprint from receiving crucial telecoms gear from China's Huawei. Why is the GOP standing in the way of trade? READ»
If you're addicted to crafting the perfect 140 character tweet haiku, you can thank--or curse--Twitter creator Jack Dorsey. The former taxi, courier and emergency services dispatcher--and current Twitter chairman and CEO of credit card payment company Square--believes there's a universe in every tweet and that less can lead to so much more.READ»
Chalk this one up under "worrying governmental attitudes to tech": The authorities in the UAE are making very public noises about RIM's BlackBerry smartphones. Apparently they're a threat to national security. Late yesterday the ...READ»
While you were sleeping, innovation was, apparently, announcing its engagement to more innovation. All this took place without Mom finding out, which surely means a job at Apple can't be far behind, such are the secrecy levels of ...READ»
Last week, we were amused by a pally face-to-face webcam chat between the British Prime Minister and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg. But this week the two have probably fallen out over a Facebook Fan group for a ...READ»
While you were sleeping, innovation was pulling on its flares and platform shoes and practicing its disco moves in front of the mirror. The reason? What with oil, dissident scientists, spies, Castro and recession, we're so back to the ...READ»
China's authorities hint they've made at least one Western company (Google) bend to their will. And it seems elsewhere on the Net, China is more openly resisting modern memes: Apparently Facebook and video game ads are evil. The ...READ»
During my recent seminar on “influencing” for 240 managers and entrepreneurs in South America, one issue participants shared with me was the "leadership vacuum." Local executives, who reach seniority, want to leave Venezuela ...READ»
Meet Surena 2, a human-sized, human-shaped (ish) robot that's new on the world robotics scene. He's capable of walking, and designed to perform the similar sort of human-assist role as other similar bots. He's from Iran. ...READ»
Pakistan's just made a move that's not going to qualify it for any "friendly world citizen" awards: Its government's said it'll be filtering scores more Web sites for anti-Islamic content. Facebook, YouTube, and Wikipedia were just ...READ»
YouTube's new foray into news sounds extremely promising: a UC Berkeley-curated stream of breaking news videos from both traditional and alternative sources.READ»
While you were sleeping, Tony Hayward was nibbling his nails. And innovation? Well, innovation uses nail clippers--and never sleeps.1. BP's shares tanked as the London stock exchange opened, later recovering somewhat. But the U.S. is ...READ»
While you were sleeping--and Meg and Carly were toasting their respective victories with something fizzy and intoxicating--the rest of the world was busy at work. Here's what's been going on overnight.1. It's sanction time at the ...READ»
Just outside of Barcelona there is a pretty little seaside resort called Sitges. Beloved by the gay community and horror movie aficionados, it is this year's venue for the Bilderberg Club's annual general meeting. "The what?" asked ...READ»
