Expected – and given the history of how the Web has grown – probably correct for all the right reasons. The United States, Britain and Canada have refused to sign a new global telecommunications treaty, warning it would provide a mandate for governmental regulation of the Internet, potentially ending 11 days of fractious talks in [...]

You can find the language of the resolution HERE; the vote was non-binding and was strictly a moral victory for proponents of a “free internet”.  But there’s a problem – the two “sides” fighting over control of the internet both claim to be fighting on behalf of a “free internet”.  At the core of the [...]

“The revolution will come from the developing world to the US.  These tablets will kill the markets for high-end players—for Microsoft in particular.” ~Vivek Wadhwa, an entrepreneur and academic This is a great story and an example of how capitalism actually works to benefit the needs of all and not just the needs of the few. [...]

Google is going to take over the world.  They are now offering loans up to $10k to businesses that want to invest in their Adwords program; they’re going to launch in the UK first and then branch out in a few other countries.  This is significant.  Google already has $49 billion in cash just sitting [...]

“I like to think of it as a $400 million Manhattan Project tucked inside the $800 billion stimulus.” ~Michael Grunwald, author of The New New Deal  We need to ask ourself about the role of government in helping to solve the problems of the country.  In this case – the Department of Energy has a [...]

Faster than any person in the world.  Just think about the rapid innovations in the world right now … Chinese researchers controlling drones just with their brains (source) A robotic hand that can beat you at rock, paper, scissors EVERY TIME (source) Drones that fly over 1,000 miles per hour (source) Advanced surveillance systems that [...]

If you didn’t already know – Google has been testing driverless cars for a minute.  In fact – Nevada is now licensing driverless cars; you can see video of Google’s testing HERE.  Innovations are happening right around the corner as drivers will be able to selectively drive in “adaptive” cruise control mode on some models [...]

These Chinese researchers only used a quadcopter but watching the video above and you’ll see … it certainly appears to be working.  This technology would presumably work on any other machine or military equipment.  I can think of some great uses for this, but this is pretty wow. You know the military wants to get [...]

As I’ve said before – Google is going to take over the world.  Whether it’s Google Glasses or cars that drive themselves or phones or phone software or web browsers or a whole host of different innovations involving renewable energy …. Google is using it’s vast fortune to innovate for good and make a profit.  The [...]

Corporations are people and corporations DO have 1st amendment rights according to the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling … so – who knows which way the wind will blow on this.  With five conservative judges who have a school boy crush for the rights of corporations … it is entirely possible the most conservative Supreme [...]