Robot Explosion
It turns out Ashley Madison doesn’t just have porous security, most of its female members are software robots rather than real people. So all those people who’ve been embarrassed by having…
How Congress can fix the FCC
But there are several important communications laws that could use some enlightened congressional intervention. For example, in an anti-business ruling sure to keep corporations at risk and class action litigants…
Someday all companies will be tech companies
Pithy and true: “I find it interesting how, in many conversations I have about the business and technology landscape, so many people make a distinction between the “tech” industry and…
Apple Gets a Fast Lane (and the FCC can’t do a thing about it)
Apple and Cisco announced they’ve made a deal that gives Apple users a fast lane on networks run on Cisco devices. As you surely recall, the FCC banned fast lanes…
Tech and Liberal Arts in the US and Germany
While tech and the liberal arts often have a rocky relationship, the marriage of these two disciplines is a lot happier in the US than it is in Germany. In…
Understanding Statistical Packet Multiplexing
Sometimes I envy the UK. While America’s broadband regulator has been imposing harsh new rules on the Internet aimed at making it behave more like the old-fashioned telephone network, UK…
Internet of Things Series
So who’s up for a series of posts on the Internet of Things? I know I am, because it’s the most interesting and engaging thing happening with the Internet today….
Sparks Fly over LTE-U
I went to the Tech Policy Institute’s Aspen Forum this week, one of Internet policy’s premier events. If you’re interested in policy and want to get away from the August weather…