MSNBC reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) plans to permanently base a computer crime expert in Estonia this year to fight international threats against computer systems. According to FBI assistant director Shawn Henry, this is the first time the bureau is placing outside of the United States an [...]
We recently put together a list of policy recommendations for the incoming administration that relate to helping small and medium sized technology businesses, and we're looking for your feedback! Are these the right things to concentrate on? Did we leave something out? Read the recommendations below and then send your suggestions to [email protected]. Stimulus Package for [...]
BusinessWeek reveals that, according to the latest Money Tree report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (based on Thomson-Reuters data), “[v]enture capital investments dropped to the lowest level since 1997 in the first quarter, with just $3 billion invested. […] That’s down 61% in venture dollars invested from [...]
Yahoo!Tech writes that, according to experts at the World Wide Web conference currently taking place in Madrid, “[y]oung people largely drove the early stages of Internet growth but in recent years the sharpest rise in Web use in developed nations has been amongst people aged 70 and over. […] ‘Older [...]
Internetnews.com has an interesting article on how the battle between CNN and Ashton Kutcher for Twitter followers may spur Twitter to “adopt its long-awaited business plan.” The Register reports that “the four defendants in The Pirate Bay versus entertainment industry trial have been found guilty in a Swedish court of [...]
