Huawei, a private equipment maker founded by a former Red Army officer, is growing fast while fighting a perception that it has ties to China's government and military. (From The New York Times)
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The increasing globalization of information technology means U.S. companies are using foreign-made equipment more than ever before.
Marcus Sachs, Verizon's executive director for national security policy, "The U.S. now has to understand the fact that we no longer corner the market on high tech devices and software. We all have to recognize that hardware and software are going to come from China. We have to make risk-based decisions, including these emerging threats where a foreign country might directly insert malicious code or hardware."
Anyone who describes China as a communist nation is instantly discredited and should not be listened to. If anything it's ruled by an autocratic, near-fascist government.
Hint: Communism (traditionally) does not allow private enterprise in any form, and would never dream of supporting it in its political platform.
The rhetoric from China may be left-wing, but it's classic right-wing when it comes to implementation. That's why it shares with the US some of the highest income disparities.
Google creates an animated doodle that features a boy, a girl, Google's search engine, and a jump rope. But might there be darker, more analytical, more troubling interpretations to this tale?
When the sun goes down, that's when the iPad gets busy for folks with news readers. The iPhone? It's more of a daytime habit. If you're building an app for both devices, heed the lesson.
Is the public ready for Samsung's new Galaxy Note device which melds tablet and phone into one unique mobile device? We hit New York City streets and received some surprising results.
EnerG2 opens a plant to make an engineered carbon that will improve performance of energy storage devices and make storage for start-stop hybrid cars less expensive.
Marcus Sachs, Verizon's executive director for national security policy, "The U.S. now has to understand the fact that we no longer corner the market on high tech devices and software. We all have to recognize that hardware and software are going to come from China. We have to make risk-based decisions, including these emerging threats where a foreign country might directly insert malicious code or hardware."
Hint: Communism (traditionally) does not allow private enterprise in any form, and would never dream of supporting it in its political platform.
The rhetoric from China may be left-wing, but it's classic right-wing when it comes to implementation. That's why it shares with the US some of the highest income disparities.