In life, Alan Turing helped win World War II and sowed the seeds for the modern computer industry. In death, the persecuted British mathematician may provide some lessons about how public opinion reverberates in cyberspace.
Responding to a petition posted on the Web site for Number 10 Downing Street, U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown late Thursday apologized for what he characterized as the “appalling” treatment of Turing 55 years earlier by British officials.
My friend told me an amazing story about his son and games. He didn’t feel comfortable with his son playing Call of Duty, which is rated T for teenager, so they agreed on a compromise. Well, sort of.
by P.W. Singer, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
More than just conventional wisdom, it has become almost a cliché to say that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have proved “how technology doesn’t have a big place in any doctrine of future war,” as one security analyst told me in 2007. But if anything, new technology has and will continue to redefine modern warfare.
by Christopher Lawton, Consumer Technology Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
Yes, this may be the worst recession America has seen since World War II. But the people who are bringing us the Consumer Electronics Show would like to point out that sales of tech products are actually faring pretty well when compared to what happened during previous recessions.
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