Tales from the Technoverse

Tag: financial times

  • Sometimes News Stories Aren’t

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    Most days I spend an hour or so in the morning reading news stories. Some days when I do so, I get the feeling I have moved into a land of satire, this morning was one of those days. It started with an article about two 12-year-old girls in Waukesha, WI, who stabbed a 12-year…

  • Mobile Technology Is Impacting the Impact of War

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    From the Financial Times: As violence linked to the crisis in neighbouring Syria increasingly slips over the border, the Lebanese have come up with a novel way of coping: advance-warning apps. Smartphone applications that map gun battles and differentiate between fireworks and gunfire, offer paths around roadblocks and even contact the army in the event…