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Joshua Brustein

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ARTICLES BY JOSHUA BRUSTEIN

An Apple satellite office building stands in Sunnyvale, California. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

What it's like to work inside Apple's 'Black Site'

14 min read . 12 Feb 2019

Twitter has said it wouldn’t take action against government officials, pre-empting calls that Trump is in persistent violation of its rules. Photo: Reuters

Twitter bans some white supremacists and other extremists

2 min read . 19 Dec 2017

Cisco’s use of the H-1B visa programme has been the subject of public attention for years, as it has lobbied for its expansion even while conducting layoffs. Photo: Bloomberg

Cisco, Google benefit from Indian IT firms’ use of H-1B visa

9 min read . 06 Jun 2017

As in past years, the number of H1B applications far exceeded the 85,000 visas available. But this was the first time in the past five years that the total number of requests decreased. Photo: HT

H1B visa applications drop as US employers anticipate reforms

2 min read . 18 Apr 2017

Alphabet Inc.’s Google told some of its workers on Monday not to worry about the changes in H1B visa norms, saying its software engineering roles don’t fall into the job categories included in the administration’s new guidance. Photo: AFP

H1B visa revamp poised to benefit big US tech companies, punish outsourcers

3 min read . 05 Apr 2017

The H1B visa has become a key issue in the tense relationship between US technology companies and the new White House. Photo: AFP

H1B visa reform proponent loses patience with Donald Trump

4 min read . 06 Mar 2017

Experts in artificial intelligence have always used games as a way to develop and test their creations. Photo: Bloomberg

A computer just beat poker professionals, achieving a major AI milestone

12 min read . 31 Jan 2017

Total contributions to the Clinton campaign from the Internet industry came in at 114 times the level they did for Trump. Photo: Reuters

Silicon Valley reels after Donald Trump becomes US president

5 min read . 10 Nov 2016

Currently operating only in New York, the average Juno driver takes about one-third the number of rides as an average Uber driver. Photo: Bloomberg

Juno, a ride-hailing start-up, wants to kill Uber with kindness

10 min read . 26 Oct 2016

Poorly secured devices may have been compromised and turned into a “botnet” that powered the attack. Photo:AFP

Internet-connected gadgets blamed for Friday malware attack

5 min read . 23 Oct 2016

Hackers launched a so-called distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack using ‘tens of millions’ of malware-infected devices connected to the internet. Photo: iStock

The possible vendetta behind US Internet attacks

4 min read . 22 Oct 2016

At a conference for developers, Facebook revealed that Oculus was making a headset that wouldn’t require users to tether themselves to a PC. Photo: Bloomberg

Google and Facebook chase new kind of VR headset

3 min read . 07 Oct 2016

The PS4 Pro will go on sale 10 November, for $399. The PS4 will cost $299—$50 less than the standard PS4—and will be available in most markets on 15 September. Photo: Reuters

Sony PlayStation 4 models change the lifecycle of gaming consoles

4 min read . 08 Sep 2016

Nintendo shares in Tokyo jumped as much as 18% to ¥29,200 in early trading, following a 29% jump in the company’s American depositary receipts in New York. Photo: AP

Nintendo shares soar 18% with Super Mario game debut for Apple iPhone 7

3 min read . 08 Sep 2016

If ride hailing drives down car ownership, as Uber and Lyft expect it will, that could increase the demand for subsidized rides, leaving governments holding the tab for new forms of semi-public transit. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Uber, Lyft are disrupting public bus services too

8 min read . 16 Aug 2016

A file photo of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Photo: AFP

Why Wikileaks is losing its friends

5 min read . 30 Jul 2016

Police deployed a small machine typically used to investigate dangerous situations or defuse bombs; it was more akin to a sophisticated remote-control car than drones used by the military. Photo: Stewart F. House/Getty Images

When police use robots to kill people

5 min read . 10 Jul 2016

A 2008 Cornell research found out that subtle racism factors into customer ratings. Photo: AFP

Uber’s racism argument to deter tipping also applies for customer ratings

3 min read . 29 Apr 2016

Facebook’s share is only 2.5%, down from the 3% it claimed a year ago. Photo: Bloomberg

Facebook falls back in war on YouTube

2 min read . 08 Dec 2015

Phil Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Apple, speaks about the features for new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus during an Apple event in San Francisco. Photo: Reuters

From iPhones to iPad: Everything you need to know about the Apple event

3 min read . 26 Sep 2015