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To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for January 4, 2022! Yesterday we noted that startup news was kicking off the year a little light, but that...

Dr. Melanie Garson Contributor Dr. Melanie Garson is the policy lead for Europe, Israel and the Middle East in the Internet Policy Unit at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. She is also a lecturer in International Conflict Resolution and International Security in the Department of Political Science at...

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here. Hello and welcome back to Daily Crunch for January 3, 2022! It’s a new year, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to reinvent the wheel. This...

Ainikki Riikonen Contributor The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics. The push by countries at all levels of development to modernize their information and communications networks has created unprecedented demand for technological infrastructure. Governments and industry are investing billions of dollars to expand...

Carisa Nietsche Contributor Carisa Nietsche is an associate fellow for the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics. Europe has a well-earned reputation for regulating Big Tech, taking the lead on privacy,...

Laura E. Thomas Contributor Laura E. Thomas is the senior director of National Security Solutions at quantum sensing and computing company ColdQuanta. She is a former Central Intelligence Agency case officer and Chief of Base who built and led sensitive programs at CIA headquarters and abroad in multiple international assignments. The TechCrunch...

Dr. Samantha Hoffman Contributor Dr. Samantha Hoffman is a senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s International Cyber Policy Centre and an independent consultant. The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics. Recent prominent data breach incidents, such as hacks of the Office...

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Megan Lamberth Contributor The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics. The Soviet Union kicked off the Space Age when it propelled the world’s first satellite into space from a desert steppe in Kazakhstan on October 4, 1957. The launch of Sputnik I —...

Connor Spelliscy is a blockchain researcher focused on policy and governance. He founded the DAO Research Collective and co-founded blockchain advocacy organizations in the U.S. and Canada. More posts by this contributor Demonstrating 15 contact tracing and other tools built to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the...