GlobalPost — Technology

How many skilled workers is too many?

Tom Abate — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:26:51 +0000

US tech firms want to change visa rules so they can hire more workers from abroad.

Teacher in a box: Outsourcing homework to India

Saritha Rai — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:28:51 +0000

Need help with that term paper, young American? Meet Saswati Patnaik.

Cuba tries to keep the lights on

Nick Miroff — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:55:03 +0000

Cuba gets plenty of oil from Venezuela. So why is it adopting "extreme measures" to avoid blackouts?

Costa Rican creates plasma rocket to pick up space trash

Alex Leff — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:26:47 +0000

Franklin Chang Diaz wants to fuel the International Space Station and transport people to Mars with his plasma rocket.

Silicon Sweatshops: A promising model

Jonathan Adams and Kathleen E. McLaughlin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:54:56 +0000

There's no easy way to police supply chains in Asia. But one US high-tech firm and its Taiwan supplier are taking a creative approach that might just work.

Special report: Silicon Sweatshops

Jonathan Adams and Kathleen E. McLaughlin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:05:08 +0000

Despite strict "codes of conduct," labor rights violations are the norm at factories making the world's favorite high-tech gadgets.

What do you think about Silicon Sweatshops?

News Desk — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:04:19 +0000

Are high-tech supply chains in Asia good business or exploitation? You decide.

Silicon Sweatshops: Shattered dreams

Jonathan Adams — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:24:07 +0000

Migrant workers making gadgets at Taiwan's high-tech parks sign deals that make them modern-day indentured servants.

Silicon Sweatshops: The China connection

Kathleen E. McLaughlin and Jonathan Adams — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:22:58 +0000

For migrant workers, an electronics factory job can be a ticket into China's booming middle class. But for many, it turns into a nightmare of poor working conditions and indifferent bosses.

Silicon Sweatshops: Disposable workforce

Jonathan Adams — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:22:25 +0000

Laid-off Taiwanese workers accuse their firm of violating industry codes even when times were good.

Facebook: A tool for cops and robbers

Charlie Devereux — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:58:44 +0000

In Venezuela criminals use Facebook to research targets. Cops use it too — but not always for scrupulous purposes.

The Trabant: An East German marvel makes a comeback

Karoline Durr — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:35:47 +0000

Want your own "little Sputnik?" You may soon get the chance.

Design within reach

Daniel Grushkin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:36:19 +0000

Cameron Sinclair founded Architecture for Humanity to bring thoughtful design to the world’s neediest.

A short hop on a big plane

Mildrade Cherfils — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:12:34 +0000

GlobalPost hitches a ride on Air France KLM's first A380. Next stop? New York.

Whisky on (Antarctic) ice

Emily Stone — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:28:32 +0000

Explorer Ernest Shackleton loved his Scotch whisky. And he left a stash at the bottom of the world.

Exploiting the motion of the ocean

Colin Woodard — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:35:11 +0000

Energy companies are trying to turn eastern Canada's coast into the Saudi Arabia of tidal power. Critics fear for the fisheries.

Jordan tech sector taking off

Tom A. Peter — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:37:54 +0000

It's no Silicon Valley, but in the Arab world the desert kingdom has become something of a techie's mecca.

Trip to space in aisle 4

Phil Cain — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:18:30 +0000

A discount supermarket chain in Austria is selling trips to space.

How many skilled workers is too many?

Tom Abate — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:26:51 +0000

US tech firms want to change visa rules so they can hire more workers from abroad.

Dubai’s shiny new train set

Tom Hundley — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:36:42 +0000

Dubai's technologically and aesthetically dazzling metro has already upset this rich Emirate’s rigid social hierarchy.

Cuba: No deal with US telecoms

Nick Miroff — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:01:33 +0000

Cuba rebuffs key Obama initiative that would have opened the island to better cell phone and internet service.

India: The next Detroit?

Saritha Rai — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:17:58 +0000

Automakers worldwide ramp up production on the subcontinent.

China: Living in the shadows

Thomas Mucha — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:36:35 +0000

Special report: An intimate look at China's migrant workers, plus running coverage of the country's changing economy

Americans seek stem cell treatments in India

Mridu Khullar — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:54:12 +0000

Unfettered by embryonic research restrictions, Indian scientists are offering stem cell therapies that cure the previously incurable.

Tech investments part of global stimulus efforts

Tom Abate — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:25:54 +0000

In face of protectionist pressures, G20 nations continue to invest in technology.

How to profit from catastrophe

Kathleen E. McLaughlin — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:35:08 +0000

At an economic gathering in China, the talk was about the business of risk.

The coming war for water

Jason Overdorf — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:22:21 +0000

Kashmir's mighty rivers are a source of strife on the subcontinent.

Reforming the US tech economy

Tom Abate — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:05:27 +0000

In address to Indian-Americans, Aneesh Chopra says the US is in danger of losing its competitive edge in technology.

Should internet campaign ads be against the law?

Seth Kugel — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:55:25 +0000

Brazil is trying to change laws that limit political speech. But it still wants to forbid anonymous blogging.

Welcome to Taiwan's nuclear beach

Jonathan Adams — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:11:16 +0000

Pack your swimsuit, sunblock and a Geiger counter.

Morocco's online dissent

Erik German — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:46:53 +0000

Government critics go online to express their opinions.

In China, this photo may be porn

Thomas Mucha — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:36:55 +0000

A ham-handed directive illustrates the depths of Beijing's digital dilemma.