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David Talbot
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I’m MIT Technology Review's chief correspondent, keeping an eye most often on the world of information and communication technologies—and asking my kids when I don’t understand what’s going on. Recent projects have taken me to Kenya to write about mobile-phone-based health initiatives, and Germany to explore how they’ll ramp up renewable power while closing down nuclear plants. My 2008 feature on the Obama campaign’s social-networking operation was selected for The Best Technology Writing 2009.
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Facebook’s Real “Home” May Be the Developing World
The new Facebook-centric Android app for smartphones builds on other efforts to court mobile users internationally.
The Internet is Growing More Dangerous. But Does Anyone Care?
Bruce Schneier says "we as a society are heading down a dangerous path."
"Massive" Cyberattack Wasn't Really So Massive
A decade-old fix could have easily stopped this weekend’s attack on an anti-spam company, but the truth is many Web companies simply ignore such fixes.
Facebook and Google Create Walled Gardens for Web Newcomers Overseas
In some countries, “the Internet” is confined to certain sites as part of a strategy to help wireless carriers offer starter packages.
Graphene Antennas Would Enable Terabit Wireless Downloads
Researchers calculate the potential of using graphene for ultrafast wireless communications.
Mozilla’s Mobile Firefox OS Raises Security Questions
Firefox’s new Web-centric OS will let users run apps from the Web, raising concerns over how to stop malicious software.
Why Obama’s Cyber Defense Order Won’t Amount to Much
The president’s executive order falls short of meeting the severity of the cyberattack threat.
Obama Announces Plan to Shore Up U.S. Cyber Defenses
President uses State of the Union address to launch effort to protect infrastructure against a "growing threat."
LTE-Advanced Is Poised to Turbocharge Smartphone Data
By combining data from multiple antennas and frequencies, ultrafast wireless technology is poised to turbocharge 4G.
