The Digital Rights Management and Interoperability panel at TPS yesterday provided a (relatively) fresh perspective on the extremely tired topics of DRM and fair use. I've seen a lot of these panels (there has been at least one every day for the past 5 years), but despite the predictable disagreements, [...]
The Washington Post has a very interesting article written by Microsoft chairman Bill Gates in which Gates emphasizes the importance of math and science education and sensible immigration policies for American competitiveness. According to Reuters, “IBM is not ready to guarantee that its computer programs are compatible with Oracle Corp.'s [...]
One of the Silicon Valley's most respected figures and well-known VCs, Floyd Kvamme provided the opening keynote for today's event. It was a great overview of the opportunities for innovation and economic growth if the United States takes a leading role in revolutionizing the energy sector. It was a persuasive [...]
Today, I'm participating in the Technology Policy Summit in San Jose. It's a great event bringing together the biggest players from Silicon Valley and Washington, DC to discuss key technology policy issues. Disclaimer: ACT is a sponsor of the event, Jonathan Zuck is speaking at the event, and I'm on [...]
The New York Times has an interesting article on entrepreneurial culture in Europe, saying that “start-ups are no longer rare [in Europe]. Moreover, Europe’s new entrepreneurs are turning West to learn the start-up culture bred in Silicon Valley before coming back here to apply their learning.” Reporting on Google’s recent [...]