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 [...]
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 [...]
According to Yahoo! News, Cisco is backtracking on its open-source promise, with Cisco Security Technology Group CTO Bob Gleichauf saying that the company has not yet made up its mind about the future of software. eWeek.com writes that “[t]he Microsoft-Novell connection will provide new options for IT departments, most notably [...]
According to the Sidney Morning Herald, “Telstra has all but ruled itself out of the running to carry Apple's new iPhone mobile when it is released [in Australia] next year with a senior executive launching a withering critique of the device.” CNetNews.com has an interesting article entitled “Opening up an [...]
Yesterday I testified before a joint House/Senate Science & Technology committee of the Georgia General Assembly. SB 59 would make it illegal for a social networking site like MySpace to give minor children access without permission from a parent. It would also give parents surreptitious access to their children's pages. [...]