“George Orwell was an optimist” says Mikko Hypponen. This is a must watch, and he is a must follow on Twitter.
Forget anonymous e-mail. Think privacy.
Google or Skype or Yahoo are capable of providing true end-to-end encryption, but the problem that they run into is that that stops their business model of advertising. Mega’s business model is pay for storage. There’s no advertising.
I cannot wait to see this in action in the new year.
Pope Francis, the People’s Pope What makes this Pope so important is the speed with which he has captured the imaginations of millions who had given up on hoping for the church at all. People weary of the endless parsing of sexual ethics, the buck-passing infighting over lines of authority when all the while (to…
Google’s iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary While Android is open, it’s more of a “look but don’t touch” kind of open. You’re allowed to contribute to Android and allowed to use it for little hobbies, but in nearly every area, the deck is stacked against anyone trying to use…
How HealthCare.gov Was Supposed to Work and Didn’t The Obama administration has announced that the federal health exchange Web site, which has been plagued by software problems from the start, would be fixed by the end of November. This is a well documented and visually pleasing piece by The New York Times. For America’s sake,…
Elon Musk finally unveils prototype plans for the highly anticipated “Hyperloop” The solar-powered system, which Musk previously described as a cross between a Concorde, rail gun and air-hockey table, would shoot as many as 28 passengers in each enclosed capsule through a low-pressure steel tube at up to 800 miles per hour, according to the…
Carl Icahn’s Letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook Just a few days before Apple’s Q4 report, billionaire investor Icahn gave his input to Cook. We want to be very clear that we could not be more supportive of you, the existing management team, the culture at Apple and the innovative spirit it engenders. The criticism…
