All blog posts written in English.
Apple has posted the official video of “Apple Campus 2”, which is their oddly-shaped UFO headquarters in Cupertino, California. The mothership, as the circular building is called, was designed with Stanford in mind. By this Apple is taking innovation to the office space with a construction that will house 13,000 employees. In the video late Steve … Read more
Google is researching ways to make encryption easier to use in Gmail, according to a VentureBeat article a couple of days ago. This is a response to the Snowden revelations last year, and Google is working to make complex encryption tools like PGP easier to use in Gmail. That’s easier said than done. But Google … Read more
You’ve probably heard a lot about Heartbleed this week. Maybe you’ve read about it too trying to find out what it is, what it does and how to cope with it. There are thousands of news articles and blog posts about this suddenly world-famous software bug in the OpenSSL protocol used to encrypt Internet communication. I … Read more
Finally, it’s Sunday. Millions are looking forward to this day – every week. You know why? Well, it’s the coffee day of the week. So maybe you’re going to your favorite coffee bar today to enjoy a Cappuccino. Or an Espresso. Or a Cafe Latte. Guess you know those words. But what about other coffee … Read more
Startup (or business) accelerators, like Y Combinator and TechStars, have become very important in the tech landscape the recent years. They are not only in Silicon Valley, they are all over the place – both in the U.S. and spread around the world. Which country doesn’t have accelerators? But the big question is: Where are the … Read more
Apple released the first Macintosh 30 years ago today; January 24th. That’s really something to celebrate. 30 years of the Mac computer. 30 years of innovation. Or should I say disruption? You can read about this anniversary all over Internet, and there is no need for me to write a long article about this magnificent … Read more
Have you had enough of Google’s self-driving cars, Google Glass, an Internet network of balloons flying through the stratosphere and other breath-taking projects started by Google? Well, here’s something quite new: A few days ago they introduced a smart contact lens project that will let diabetics measure their glucose levels. That’s smart! Here’s a quote from … Read more
It’s not often BBC writes about hard-core encryption, and it caught my interest when they the other day published an article with a headline telling that this year will be the year of encryption. This wouldn’t have happened a year ago, and thanks to Edward Snowden for pushing encryption into the light. That’s great news for Ensafer as my startup for cloud encryption. … Read more
It’s possible that you hadn’t heard about Snapchat a couple of weeks ago. But it’s most likely that you’ve heard about the Snapchat hack the last week or so. This breaking news has been all over the place, and a search on this term on Google will at present give more than 1 million hits. I won’t … Read more
Startups hiring their own lawyers is an important issue when they’re growing. TechCrunch published an interesting article on this topic today, and here’s the ingress: Airbnb challenged local hotel zoning laws, Uber took on taxi licensing requirements, and Pinterest built a business around posting copyrighted images. Startup companies that simply follow the rules risk getting … Read more