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TECHi Impact examines how technology reshapes markets, regulation, and society. From antitrust battles and AI policy to tariff wars and geopolitical tech conflicts — Impact covers the forces that move stock prices and change industries overnight. The intersection of technology, power, and consequence.

Feel like James Bond with this secret security clock

Feel like James Bond with this secret security clock

Knowing the time is crucial, we always need to be somewhere and preferably on time than late, so that means...

Google transparency report shows that Big Brother is quickly becoming a reality

Google transparency report shows that Big Brother is quickly becoming a reality

There is no longer a need to argue that governments, the US government in particular, have been attempting to gain...

An indoor bed for campers

An indoor bed for campers

Camping outdoors is fun in the summertime that is; if otherwise you have to deal with some nasty elements that...

Professional steps to ensure proper information security in organizations

Professional steps to ensure proper information security in organizations

The term “information security” may have different connotations, depending on the person who is asked about it. For an average...

Save your information via Gangnam USB style

Save your information via Gangnam USB style

The YouTube sensation of the year most likely goes to PSY, a Korean rapper who has taken the world by...

Protect your privacy with NoScript Firefox plugin

Protect your privacy with NoScript Firefox plugin

Many people complain about issues with their privacy, much to do with information being stored when browsing to when using...

Frankenstorm may affect elections

Frankenstorm may affect elections

There's a storm brewing. Several, actually. With Sandy and a handful of other storms converging over different parts of the...

The Internet can be a Villain and a Hero

The Internet can be a Villain and a Hero

October is National Bullying Prevention Month; a month to bring awareness to the cruelty that is derived by hate and...

How will the StumbleUpon TOS update affect you?

How will the StumbleUpon TOS update affect you?

The social bookmarking site, StumbleUpon has been working diligently to improve its site for its users. Already they have released...

Censorship on the internet: be your own watchdog

Censorship on the internet: be your own watchdog

There’s been a lot of focus, especially in the past year, on internet censorship. From the battle against online piracy...

Why the FBI facial recognition plan should terrify us all

Why the FBI facial recognition plan should terrify us all

Next Generation Identification. NGI. These three words and three letters are the most dangerous move the US Government has ever...

Hacker group AntiSec leaks Apple device IDs to highlight FBI tracking

Hacker group AntiSec leaks Apple device IDs to highlight FBI tracking

If reports from the hacker group are to be believed, the FBI has over 12 million Unique Device Identifiers (UDIDs)...

Reddit: another example that Obama gets it and the GOP doesn’t

Reddit: another example that Obama gets it and the GOP doesn’t

The Obama camp knows social media. They realize that Twitter is big and Facebook is bigger, but Reddit is the...

Should two-factor authentication be utilized for all your accounts?

Should two-factor authentication be utilized for all your accounts?

The fear of hackers and privacy peeping toms has been quelled for the moment due to the unveiling of a...

After the election, expect internet services to be taxed

After the election, expect internet services to be taxed

You won't hear much about it until after November, but regardless of which way the US government races go there...

The Key to Windows 8 Success: It’s the Apps

The Key to Windows 8 Success: It’s the Apps

It’s an app world. The success of iOS and Android (as well as the lack of success for Blackberry and...

Driverless cars will kill the elderly (if you believe this political ad in Florida)

Driverless cars will kill the elderly (if you believe this political ad in Florida)

As elections at the national, state, and local approach, the political attack ads will increase. It's the way of US...

Stuxnet: the new face of cyber warfare

Stuxnet: the new face of cyber warfare

Iran's nuclear efforts have been more than a bit of a threat, and with that, US and Israel joined forces...

As Gizmodo learned, you should change your company passwords regularly

As Gizmodo learned, you should change your company passwords regularly

It's understandable when a Twitter account or other social media profile is hacked when a current employee gets their computer...

The facts about passwords

The facts about passwords

Do you know what the most common length of a password is? Or how long it takes a hacker to...