As Hurricane Irma bears down on the U.S., the MIT Urban Risk Lab has launched a free, open-source platform that will help residents and government officials track flooding in Broward County, Florida. The platform, RiskMap.us, is being piloted to enable both residents and emergency managers to obtain better information on flooding conditions in near-real time...
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Internet Giants, Amid Grumbling, Release New Data On Government Spying
Dustin Volz | Nextgov | February 3, 2014
Several Internet behemoths released updated data Monday detailing in broad terms the amount of national security requests for user data they have received from the government, part of transparency reports recently permitted by the Obama administration. Read More »
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Investing in Open Source Companies & Solutions is Smart Business
By Peter Groen | July 25, 2013
Who would really want to invest in companies that have embraced the 'open source' movement?... It turns out there just might be a lot of 21st century companies that have embraced open source, open access, open data, open standards, open architecture… and are overtaking or outperforming major companies that used to dominate in the last century..."Bill Gates, VCs Invest $35M In ResearchGate", "Mirantis Fuels Open Source OpenStack with $10 Million Investment", "One day, three deals, $150 million in open source funding", "Open Source technology investment to increase significantly by 2018". Pay attention to these headlines from recent news articles related to investing in 'open source'.
Is Facebook The World's Largest Open Source Company?
Matt Asay | ReadWrite | October 17, 2013
Red Hat used to wear the open source crown. Then Google. But Facebook and other web giants now contribute the most to open source. Read More »
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Latest NSA Overreach Awakens Tech Giants In Washington
Dustin Volz | Nextgov | November 4, 2013
The most recent round of National Security Agency revelations have prompted major tech firms to publicly take a stronger stance against government surveillance activities, an escalation that could portend a shift in the way Silicon Valley does business in Washington. Read More »
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Location, Location, Location: Want To Help Mozilla Break The Ecosystem Locks?
Stephan Shankland | CNET | March 27, 2014
The MozStumbler app is one way Android users can assist Mozilla with its quest to open up the walled gardens of Apple and Google. Read More »
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Luis Sosa, Technology Innovation For All In Latin America
Susana G. Baumann | VOXXI | July 27, 2013
Convinced that technology is not a privilege but a right for all, visionary Luis Sosa has positioned his company to expand access to mobile technology and create a connected global community. Latin America is leading the global mobile growth trend and has become an open field for fierce competition among manufacturers and carriers.
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Mapping America's Illnesses, In Near Real-Time
John Metcalfe | The Atlantic Cities | February 10, 2012
People in Seattle are suffering from coughing and the flu. Headaches and fevers are going around in Washington, D.C. [...] All this drippy, wheezy intelligence, possibly accurate or possibly not, comes courtesy of SickWeather, a website that attempts to crowdsource the health of cities around the world. (Motto: “Say It, Don't Spray It”). Read More »
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Microsoft Allowed the NSA Access to Skype, Skydrive and Outlook
Katie Collins | Wired | July 12, 2013
Microsoft colluded with the NSA by handing over access to encrypted messages, files seen by the Guardian reveal. The company helped the agency circumvent encryption and gain access to web chats, email and cloud storage. Read More »
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Microsoft Might Finally Be Committing To Open Source
Nikhil Sonnad | Quartz | July 23, 2014
Microsoft is known for keeping its programming secrets to itself. But under CEO Satya Nadella, the maker of proprietary behemoths like Windows and Microsoft Office is starting to show up in the world of open-source software, whose code is public for anyone to see, borrow from and tinker with...
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Microsoft Really Does Love Linux
Tom Warren | The Verge | September 15, 2016
What a difference 15 years makes. Back in 2001, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was busy branding Linux "a cancer" during the height of the software giant's domination of desktop computing. Fast forward to 2016 and you'll find Microsoft confessing its love for everything open source and Linux. It's a stunning turnaround that's now backed up by Microsoft's serious attention to the open source world...
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MIT Map Offers Real-Time, Crowd-Sourced Flood Reporting during Hurricane Irma
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September 8, 2017
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Most Data Isn’t 'Big,' And Businesses Are Wasting Money Pretending It Is
Christopher Mims | Nextgov | May 7, 2013
Big data! If you don’t have it, you better get yourself some. Your competition has it, after all. Bottom line: If your data is little, your rivals are going to kick sand in your face and steal your girlfriend. Read More »
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Mozilla Brings Firefox OS-Powered Smartphones In Bangladesh
Staff Writer | The Daily Star | September 22, 2014
Mozilla, a pioneer in Web platforms, introduces the Firefox operating system for smartphones in Bangladesh, in cooperation with Grameenphone and device partner Symphony. Customers of Bondhu, Grameenphone’s youth offer, will be able to enjoy range of benefits on Firefox OS, including 20MB of free Internet per day...
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My Phone Says I've Looked Better
By Kim Bellard | November 11, 2015
Current AI can sift through millions of photos to pick you out of a crowd, with varying degrees of success. Camera angles, make-up, hats, quality of image all factor into how successful such software is. Given the recent rapid rates of improvement, though, these are bumps in the road, not insurmountable barriers. Other software can process your facial expressions, allowing them to make some good guesses about your emotions. If you are a marketer, or a law enforcement officer, this information might be gold, but if your privacy is important, it might be a scary invasion. Someone is always watching. What I want to know is when this AI can tell if I look sick.
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No Longer Why Open Source, But How To Do Open Source
Mark Hinkle | Open Source Delivers | May 7, 2014
Fifteen years ago I spent a good deal of my time evangelizing open source software...Today I spend more time educating perspective open source participants on how they can leverage open source to reduce development costs, improve operational efficiency and drive customization for their own purposes.
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