Terror's Server
Fraud, gruesome propaganda, terror planning: the Net enables it all. The online industry can help fix it.
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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.
David Talbot's Stories
How Technology Failed in Iraq
The Iraq War was supposed to be a preview of the new U.S. military: a light, swift force that relies as much on sensors and communications networks as on heavy armor and huge numbers. But once the shooting started, technology fell far short of expectations.
Where's the Beef from?
Electronic and biological tracking technologies could safeguard the nation's food, but the meat industry may be too mired in antiquated practices to buy in.
The Digital Apartment
PlaceLab researchers are studying how people interact with their homes. Their goal: design useful residential technologies.
Gloom Lifts for Venture Capital
After two dismal years, money is starting to flow for the next batch of startups.
Swimming Sentinels
Fish enlisted in protecting water supplies from toxins
Alternative to Incineration
Hot plasmas could dispose of toxic waste and produce hydrogen, without the harmful byproducts of combustion.
Demo: Seamless Surveillance
Sarnoff shows how to turn the feeds from many surveillance cameras into a unified 3-D scene.
Souped-Up Jet Engine
The most powerful jet engine ever may help Boeing beat back European rival Airbus.
