5/20/2010

Google debates face recognition technology

Google executives are wrestling over whether to launch controversial facial recognition technology after a barrage of criticism over its privacy policies. | 0 Comments

5/19/2010

Why Cloud Computing Will Never Be Free

The last time the IT industry delivered outsourced shared-resource computing to the enterprise was with timesharing in the 1980s when it evolved to a high art, delivering the reliability, performance, and service the enterprise demanded. Today, cloud computing is poised to address the needs of the same market, based on a revolution of new technologies, significant unused computing capacity in corporate data centers, and the development of a highly capable Internet data communications infrastructure. | 0 Comments

5/18/2010

"Don't shoot the messenger"

“WITH iPods and iPads and Xboxes and PlayStations—none of which I know how to work—information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment.” In a speech to students at Hampton University on May 9th, Mr Obama did not just name-check some big brands; he also joined a long tradition of grumbling about new technologies and new forms of media. | 0 Comments

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