Editorial Cartoons
Editorial Cartoons
Insurance Companies Are Creating an Economy of Extortion
Aug 29, 2019 Even when public agencies and companies hit by ransomware could recover their files on their own, insurers prefer to pay the ransom. Why?
Facebook May Pose a Greater Danger Than Wall Street
Jun 25, 2019 The threat of a U.S. technology company taking up the model set by China's WeChat Pay and Alipay may now be materializing.
Facebook’s Authoritarian Money Grab
Jun 21, 2019 The tech behemoth’s bid to create its own pseudocurrency à la China’s WeChat is likely to flop, but we can't afford to write it off.Facebook Plans Its Own Digital Currency for 2 Billion-Plus Users
Jun 18, 2019 The social network giant seeks to launch a global challenger to Bitcoin with big-name partners, more fodder for regulators' scrutiny.
John Oliver Explains Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies (Video)
Mar 12, 2018 Advising that anyone interested in cryptocurrencies proceed with caution, the "Last Week Tonight" host tries to shed some light on the latest financial trend.
Bitcoin
Dec 17, 2017
New Cyberattack Wallops Europe; Spreads More Slowly in U.S.
Jun 28, 2017 Ukraine and Russia appear hardest hit by the ransomware, with Poland, Italy and Germany following in order of countries most affected.
Central Bank Digital Currencies: A Revolution in Banking?
Sep 21, 2016 Using technology developed for Bitcoin, central banks around the world could usher in a model of banking and credit that renders private banking obsolete.
The Age of Cryptocurrency
Jan 31, 2015 A new book examines Bitcoin, a “highly disruptive technology” that has the modest goal of “freeing people from the tyranny of centralized trust.”
Can Something in Soy Sauce Help Treat HIV?
May 10, 2014 There's a molecule in the condiment likely hiding in your refrigerator that may stop HIV from spreading in the body; the French government is getting help from Chinese cops to protect tourists visiting from East Asia; meanwhile, donors can now give money to political campaigns using Bitcoin. These discoveries and more after the jump.
