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 [...]
On February 20, the Wall Street Journal decided to publish an Op-Ed by the Patent Counsel for Immersion Corporation – a tech and patent shop which most famously owns the patent on the "force feedback" technology we all turn off on our gaming consoles. And while I am sure Ms. [...]
Richard Stallman is regularly identified as a "fair use" advocate in the press and online, but a post from Robin Good on his blog suggests that the label is off the mark, to say the least. Sounds like Squealer has started editing the Seven Commandments, er, I mean, Four Freedoms… [...]
Thomas Friedman tells us the world is flat, but national policies still matter for companies of all sizes looking to innovate and compete in the global marketplace. Yesterday we released a paper today entitled "National Policies as Platforms for Innovation: Reconciling a Flat World with Creative Cities." We announced it [...]