Back in the day, the picture that sprang to mind when someone said “cybercriminal” was “hacker.” In other words, hackers were an individual or small groups of individuals who illegally…
Northwestern Professor Kirabo Jackson explains the economics of education investment. The key? Consistency.
Face recognition technology is likely to be increasingly used in a number of settings. The technology, which uses scanning and data to recognize people’s faces, is being driven by two…
As the tenth anniversary of the 2008-2009 financial crisis occurs, it’s time for a reflective look back. The financial crisis caused several large Wall Street companies to fail, thousands of…
In August 2018, New York City put the brakes on Uber, Lyft, and other ride-hailing services within the city, seeking to regulate an industry that some claim has gone unchecked.…
Vermont recently passed a law regulating data brokers, the companies that collect consumer data and sell it to third parties. The law is the first of its kind in the…
As businesses and investors consider cryptocurrencies, among many questions, one significant consideration stands out: Will they require regulation? If this is an area of interest to you, you could look…
Some people in the technology field are calling for a Department of Cybersecurity. Why? Part of the reason is increasing evidence that countries throughout the world are hacking the United…
As the world’s financial, political and intellectual leaders gather this week in Davos for the World Economic Forum, the focus is on one key issue and one key person. The…
The chair of the Federal Reserve exerts a large influence on monetary policy, and thus on the economy. President Trump has just nominated a new chair, Jerome Powell. What is…
