Beyond the Valley

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After a record high in 2017 and subsequent crash, bitcoin has seen a resurgence. Bigger investors have helped drive the price higher with comparisons being made between bitcoin and gold. But what lies ahead for the cryptocurrency?

China, the United States and the European Union all want to rein in Big Tech to one degree or another, each for its own reasons.

Nearly 50 years after the debut of the first games console, the industry has changed dramatically. Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo are battling it out for supremacy, with all 3 making forays into subscription models and cloud gaming.

Beijing has blocked a lot of foreign content within Chinese cyberspace for years. But tensions between the U.S. and China now threaten to split the internet into separate technological systems — one Chinese, and one Western. The ramifications could shape the future of politics around the world.

The U.S.-China tech war has made Beijing realize it needs a strong chip industry. But catching the United States will be a stiff challenge.

Raghuram Rajan, former India central banker and ex-IMF chief economist, explains to "Beyond the Valley" what central bank digital currencies could look like — and what they would mean for commerce.

Caught between the tech giants of the United States and China, an initiative from Germany and France hopes to keep European data under European control. Enter Gaia X.

Beijing is gearing up to launch an ambitious 15-year blueprint called "China Standards 2035." Its aim: to influence global standards which underpin many key technologies. But is it all just hype? Or can they achieve their goal?

The world is trying to figure out a tax system fit for the 21st century. But debate over a digital tax has caused political clashes between Europe and the United States.

China's biggest technology firms have doubled down on health tech including AI, potentially opening lucrative new streams of revenue.

Companies from SpaceX to OneWeb are looking to send thousands of satellites into space. The aim is to bring internet to the remotest parts of the world. But there could be problems.

Chinese-owned app TikTok has become one of the biggest social media platforms in the world. But now it's facing scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers.

Technology is being perfected in China that uses cameras, software and artificial intelligence to identify individuals as they go about their daily lives. And now other countries are trying it out.

Beyond the Valley looks at how Huawei has navigated a trade war, a tech blacklist, and other global turbulence — and where it may be headed next.

Beyond the Valley explores Facebook's “Libra” and other global efforts to make cryptocurrencies a part of daily life.

An unlikely regulatory body sits firmly on the front line of data protection and privacy, and it wields a very "big stick" over Silicon Valley and beyond.

Smartphone makers have a problem. A lot of people see no reason to upgrade. Manufacturers are trying hard to give them one.

The network of the future will manage super-complex tasks that have zero room for lag-time: Think remote surgery. Think driverless cars. That’s the promise of 5G infrastructure — and it’s why China and the U.S. want to control it.

E-commerce has opened the whole world to sellers in Asia and Europe. But if they want to be big merchants, they have to contend with big tech.

Artificial intelligence is the most important tech frontier, and both the United States and China want to dominate it. We look at how the two countries compare now—and where the race is headed.

Eager investors put money into an initial coin offering, or ICO, led by a figure by the name of Marco Fike. Everything seemed to check out at first. But then they discovered that Marco Fike wasn’t real.

The top exec at Alibaba explains “Singles Day,” describes his relationship with Jack Ma, and talks about why cloud computing will be the “main business” for the e-commerce giant in the future.

Pro video gamers are making millions by age 30 in the booming world of ‘esports’

The “dark web” is huge and mysterious, but most people have never been there. Beyond the Valley explores it first-hand.

Well before the Cambridge Analytica scandal exploded, Paul-Olivier Dehaye wanted to know what Facebook knew about him. Even more than that, he wanted to know what Facebook was doing with that information. What he learned surprised him.

Health care poses global challenges. Can artificial intelligence and cloud computing help overcome them?

Cyberattacks are on the rise. And more and more, artificial intelligence is helping both the attackers and the people combating them.

Ever wonder what cryptocurrencies are? Do you want to understand how they work? CNBC's Arjun Kharpal and Saheli Roy Choudhury explain bitcoin, digital currencies and blockchain technology.