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The fast, pervasive fiber cannot solve all the evils of society, but it can help solve the problems that led us to Brexit. Just ask Seoul. Yesterday I was standing in the lobby of a luxury hotel in Seoul talking to a Korean law professor. She told me, “Life here is so easy with information.” … Read more
Hello readers, this is Sandra, Backchannel’s executive editor, with this week’s letter. Yesterday afternoon, I was contemplating life and death at the hands of robots: fatal Tesla car crash while driver was on autopilot, robotic mass murderer aid in Dallas and the injuring of a toddler by a security robot patrolling the Stanford Shopping Center. … Read more
In July 2015, a user uprising nearly sank the company. Now there are new users, new executives, new and hopeful apps. Subscribe Friday ____ Was ____ our efforts to put news into context. Once a week, we’ll call out a recent headline, provide updates and explain why it’s important. #### July 10, 2015 A year … Read more
Inside Obama’s Tech Raid as it raided the Pentagon and VAT To demoralize government contractors, the US Digital Services is making a glorious strike at VA and Pentagon. USDS Administrator Mikey Dickerson and Vice Administrator Haley Van Dyck. Credit: Maciek Jasik Meet Dominic. This 35-year-old ex-soldier, now living in Maryland, has spent more than a … Read more
As the network grows, the Guifi.net Foundation oversees voluntary and commercial providers. It handles network traffic to and between providers; connection to main data “exchange” provides large amounts of bandwidth between southern Spain and the rest of the world; fiber optic deployment plan; and importantly, systems are developed to ensure that ISPs are paying fairness … Read more
Subscribe Friday ____ Was ____ our efforts to put news into context. Once a week, we’ll call out a recent headline, provide updates and explain why it’s important.#### It’s been a year since Facebook completed the first full model of Aquila, an Internet-powered, solar-powered drone. Facebook plans to use drones: take the Internet to hard-to-reach … Read more
Chris Lynch, head of Defense Digital Services, the USDS outpost in the Pentagon. And yes, he’s wearing a uniform.Dear Backchannelers: Like people in the tech community In addition to Peter Thiel, I (Steven, handling our newsletter this week) have been watching with fear of the wreck on the highway and the fascination of the Republican … Read more
“Every little detail is a big decision. Have to keep everything in scale, have to keep your vision. ” – “Bit by bit,” Stephen Sondheim That was March 1991 and co-founder of Polycom Brian Hinman And I’m on another emergency trip to buy parts. Brian and I have known each other for many years. We … Read more
After nearly a year of development, Foursquare has released a public beta, with the caveat that Marsbot in its present fledgling state is just the appearance of what she will evolve into. “What makes me happy is to build what will last in the future – following the mainstream of the future,” Crowley said. “What … Read more
The Viking leader opened the doors to black players and coaches. Tech companies that are struggling with diversity should research how he does that. (Mitchell Layton / Getty Images)The NFL lost a collective repertoire last week. Former NFL head coach Dennis Green has passed away at the age of 67. Green, who led the Minnesota … Read more
