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Microsoft Described as “Biggest Hacker in China”

October 23, 2008
In demonstrating a prowess in combating online piracy, Microsoft has infuriated Chinese internet users. “The new version of its Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy programme turns the on-screen background black every hour if the installed software fails a validation test,” reports Tania Branigan...

Pakistan Blocks Facebook in Row Over Muhammad Drawings

May 19, 2010
In the “anything goes” world of Facebook, anyone can start a group or page immediately seeking fans and friends. Groups range from the strange, like “I hate Wednesdays,” to serious discussions and publicity. A page entitled “Everybody Draw Mohammad Day – May 20” prompted the Pakistan...

EU-US Summit: Hands Across the Ocean

April 27, 2007
Despite persistent fears in the West about emerging competition from developing economies, a more immediate concern for Americans and Europeans is their own trade relationship. While the people of the European Union and the US together make up barely 10 percent of the world's population,...

China Stand on Imports Upsets US

November 28, 2007
China announced a policy requiring rigid safety inspections of medical, software and other high-tech devices that enter Chinese ports. The policy, announced in June, will not apply to Chinese manufacturers and follows a pattern of protecting domestic industries, reports Steven R. Weisman for the...

New “Gig” Economy Spells End to Lifetime Careers

August 17, 2015
Even the most talented workers can no longer depend on lifetime post at a company, let alone a steady climb up a corporate ladder. Some employees have responded as entrepreneurs, competing by cutting prices and joining online sites like Uber or Airbnb to provide driving, room or other services –...

Declining Immigration Slows Asian, Hispanic Growth

May 14, 2009
Prior estimates of when minorities would overtake majorities in the US have been altered thanks to changes in immigration trends. Policies enacted after the Sept. 11 attacks are part of the cause for the change, but analysts surmise that the economic meltdown has had an effect as well. The US may...

Don’t Forget Those Other 27,000 Nukes

June 20, 2006
Hans Blix is fully acquainted with both the successes and drawbacks of the current international system for policing nuclear technology. While the former chief UN weapons inspector recognizes that the instruments of nonproliferation – the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and international inspection...

Euro Stabilizes After Dutch No Vote

June 2, 2005
When the French, and now the Dutch, voted against the new EU constitution, the fate of the euro appeared precarious. Speculation ensued as to the long-term viability of the euro. "Without political integration, the eurozone is a roofless house that becomes increasingly uncomfortable. Many...
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