In a time when other political candidates are polishing their golf clubs in Scotland – or rather have other people polish them, and describe Brexit as a “great thing”, Hillary Clinton announced her tech agenda. Friendly for the commercial technology sector – with better incentives for startups, impr
The U.S. Government just took a big commitment towards open-source software. The “ Federal Source Code Policy — Achieving Efficiency, Transparency, and Innovation through Reusable and Open Source Software ” paper sheds some light on the Government’s plan to improve the acquisitions, building, and de
The Apple vs. DOJ/FBI week continues with a Tim Cook interview that aired Wednesday evening on national television. Apple’s CEO sat down (in his office) with David Muir of ABC News , in his first public discussion since the court order that required the tech company to provide technical assistance i
We generally tend to have a high tolerance to terrorism. We watch the news in horror when the attacks happen, but we tend to forget them as soon as we can. It’s not because the tragedy might not affect us directly, or because it happened somewhere far away from us, it’s because if we don’t, then get
Legislative bills have always stirred the curiosity of citizens. As expected, citizens, journalists and researchers have shown interest in taxes, healthcare, education, and other bills that influence their lives or businesses. The birth of a law should be interesting enough, but it can be tough to
The White House unveiled on Wednesday its final update to the Strategy for American Innovation¸ detailing how the Administration plans to work with American citizens and businesses to innovate and bring economic growth. America has always depended on its capacity to innovate, and there have been
