Slashdot writes that “[a]n Arizona State University researcher named Michael Kozicki claims that nanotechnology will replace disk drives in ten years. The article mentions three approaches: Nanowires (which replace electrons/capacitors), multiple memory layers on silicon (instead of a single layer), and a method that stores multiple pieces of information in the same space.”
Networkworld reports that, “according to security experts who have been putting the new version of Mac OS X through its paces since the upgrade was introduced Oct. 26 […], the security features introduced in Apple’s Leopard operating system need work. […] Leopard introduces a number of important security features to the Mac, but they are often implemented incompletely, leaving users vulnerable to attack, said Thomas Ptacek, a researcher at Matasano Security, who last week wrote an assessment of Leopard’s security.”
Reuters points out that “[t]he last time the Writers Guild of America went on strike, restless viewers turned to cable, sending the category into a growth spurt that continues to this day. With a writers strike set to be announced Friday, the question looming over digital Hollywood is: Can the Web become the cable of 2007? The answer might be as murky as the politics of the strike itself. Creators may be drawn to the Web as other avenues are sealed off. While strike rules at the moment seem to limit writers’ latitude, some television veterans are calling for a rethinking of writers’ relationships with online platforms.”
According to Inc.com, “South Dakota, Nevada, and Wyoming are the nation’s most entrepreneur-friendly states. […] The least friendly are California, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia,” based on an annual ranking of state public policy climates for entrepreneurs, small-business owners, and investors by Washington-based advocacy group The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council. “This year’s list considers 31 major government initiatives affecting small businesses, including taxes, regulatory costs, government spending, property rights, health care, and energy costs.”
The San Jose Mercury News reports that ‘Tom Perkins is back in the news with a fresh wave of publicity. The Silicon Valley venture capitalist, yachtsman and former Hewlett-Packard board member’s ‘Valley Boy: The Education of Tom Perkins’ reached bookstores Thursday, accompanied by fanfare from ‘60 Minutes.’ […] Perkins quit HP’s board last year and blew the whistle on a boardroom leak investigation in which his phone records were illicitly obtained by HP gumshoes.”