Joseph Menn

• Tech Policy

More than half the world’s population lives in countries holding elections in 2024 — an unprecedented test of systems to combat disinformation.

• Asia

China is using an array of methods — from economic coercion to military “gray zone” tactics — to influence Taiwan’s presidential election and boost its preferred candidate.

• Tech Policy

SEC cites “unknown party” as account on X is hacked to promote crypto.

• Rising India, Toxic Tech

Apple’s warnings to users that it had detected possible efforts to install spyware on iPhones triggered an angry reaction from Indian officials.

• Post Reports

As social media disinformation grows, academics are studying its harms. But big-tech funding at universities is creating a fraught power dynamic that recently erupted at Harvard, where a researcher claimed Meta forced her ouster amid critical research.

• Tech Policy

The intrusions are part of a broader effort to develop ways to sow chaos or snarl logistics in the event of a U.S.-China conflict in the Pacific, officials say.

• Tech Policy

Firms such as Meta and Google have increased their donations to university academics, giving them a unique influence over a critical field of research.

• Tech Policy

Donovan is seeking probes into her dismissal as Harvard received a record $500 million pledge from Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg.

• Elections

Univision anchor Jorge Ramos said Saturday that reporters should ask hard questions of Donald Trump in the wake of a widely criticized interview by the network.