Editor Blogs

February 2019

Germany Wants China, Huawei to Agree to Not Spy on Them

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

This has to be a joke, right? Friends and allies regularly spy on each other, and China is neither – to the U.S. or (Western) Europe. Still, German Chancellor Angela Merkel apparently wants China to agree to a no-spy deal so Deutschland won’t have to exclude Huawei. We previously wrote that Germany didn’t want to blac

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02/27/2019

Huawei Calls Arrest of its CFO "Politically Motivated"

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Huawei is in the news again (let’s face it, though – they never left). This time, the Chinese telecom giant is crying foul over the arrest of the founder’s daughter, Meng Wanzhou, calling it politically motivated. Back in December, Canada arrested Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. warrant, which charged

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02/20/2019

Drones Could Provide Virtual Border Security

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Could the infamous border “wall” be more virtual than physical? The revised spending bill includes $100 million for a “technological approach” to border security, including fixed towers, remote video surveillance systems, and drones. The 600+ page Consolidated Appropriations Act features $100 million

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02/15/2019

Andy Purdy, chief security officer at Huawei Technologies USA

Huawei USA Undeterred by Legal Battles, Cybersecurity Fears

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Huawei is ready to play the long game to stay in the 5G race. That’s according to Andy Purdy, chief security officer at Huawei Technologies USA, who claimed the Chinese telecom giant is willing to submit to security checks and wait until Western Europe is ready to do business. The Chinese tech conglomerate has taken

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02/13/2019

Italy and Germany Won't Exclude Huawei from 5G Networks

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

America has been warning her European allies not to use Chinese equipment for 5G networks, but Italy and Germany aren’t having it. Each nation denied that it’ll exclude Huawei from next-gen mobile networks. Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice slapped the Chinese telecom giant with 10 indictments for IP theft, wire fra

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02/07/2019

The Koenigsegg Agera RS. Start saving, folks.

This $1 Million Hybrid Supercar is a Bargain

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Want to go green and have more money than you know what to do with? Koenigsegg has the deal of a lifetime (because it’ll take most of us a lifetime to afford it). The Swedish luxury automaker announced a $1 million hybrid supercar, and believe it or not, this is the bargain model. You see, Koenigsegg makes sports car

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02/04/2019