ALGERIATECH Editorial
Policy & Regulation
Civic Tech and Open Government: How Technology Is Transforming Citizen Participation in Democracy
The Promise of Technology-Enabled Democracy Civic technology -- tools and platforms that enable citizens to participate in governance, access public information, and hold institutions accountable -- has emerged as one of the most consequential applications of digital
Skills & Careers
Career Transitions into Tech: How Non-CS Graduates Are Breaking into the Industry
The Myth of the CS Degree Requirement The most persistent myth in the technology industry is that you need a computer science degree to work in it. The data tells a different story.
Cybersecurity & Risk
The Browser as Battleground: Client-Side Attacks, Magecart, and the New Web Security Frontier
The Browser Is the New Perimeter The modern enterprise runs in the browser. Email, CRM, project management, document collaboration, code repositories, HR systems, financial dashboards, customer support -- the majority of business-critical applications are now web-based SaaS
Cybersecurity & Risk
When to Tell the World You Got Hacked: Global Breach Notification Laws and the Disclosure Dilemma
The Disclosure Clock Is Ticking On December 18, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission's cybersecurity disclosure rules took effect, requiring publicly traded companies to report material cybersecurity incidents on Form 8-K (Item 1.05) within four business days of
Policy & Regulation
The Regulation of Autonomous Weapons: Lethal AI, UN Negotiations, and the Military Ethics Dilemma
The Technology: What Autonomous Weapons Can Already Do Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) are weapons that can select and engage targets without direct human intervention. The technology exists along a spectrum of autonomy.
Cybersecurity & Risk
Hacking the Highway: Cybersecurity Risks in Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
100 Million Lines of Code on Wheels A modern premium vehicle is among the most complex computing systems most people will ever own. A current-generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class contains over 100 electronic control units (ECUs) running an estimated 100 million lines of code —
Infrastructure & Cloud
The API Economy in 2026: Infrastructure Layer, Revenue Engine, and Security Battleground
APIs Are the Economy Every time a customer taps "Pay" in a mobile app, a Stripe API call processes the transaction. Every time a developer queries an AI model, an API handles the request.
Policy & Regulation
Algorithmic Transparency: The Growing Demand to Open the Black Box of AI Decision-Making
When Algorithms Decide Your Fate Algorithms now make or significantly influence decisions that profoundly affect human lives. Credit scoring models determine who gets loans and at what interest rates -- FICO scores can be generated for more than 232 million U.S.
AI & Automation
AI Surveillance at Work: The Global Backlash Against Employee Monitoring
Your Employer Is Watching. The Question Is How Much.
AI & Automation
Watermarking AI Content: The Race to Prove What Is Real
The Authenticity Crisis Is No Longer Hypothetical In January 2024, AI-generated robocalls impersonating President Biden urged New Hampshire voters to stay home during the primary. The political consultant behind the scheme faced a $6 million FCC fine and 13 felony counts of voter suppression.
AI & Automation
AI for Scientific Discovery: From Weather Prediction to Materials Science, How AI Is Accelerating Research
When AI Outperforms the Gold Standard In November 2023, Google DeepMind published a paper in Science demonstrating that GraphCast, its AI weather prediction model, could produce 10-day global weather forecasts more accurately than the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather
