by Tom | Apr 18, 2013 | Business, Tech
I like the idea of bitcoin, but I have to agree that it feels crazily bubbly. Also, no sensible government would let a uncontrolled currency loose on the world. The Bitcoin bubble, at $1 billion, is tiny compared to those that burst in 2000 and 2008. Nevertheless,...
by Tom | Apr 11, 2013 | Business, Reading
This looks like an excellent idea: save proper amounts of money on transfers. Now if only they did HK$. Send Money Abroad | Cheap Money Transfers From TransferWise.
by Tom | Feb 7, 2013 | Business, Reading
John Robb describes a very interesting idea: we are close to being able to build a open-standards network of private drones that can lift reasonable cargos (e.g. 2kg for 20 miles) which we can use for p2p delivery of items. Think documents for signature (yes, it still...
by Tom | Nov 27, 2012 | Business, Reading
Best summary of the current Facebook copyright hoax I’ve seen before. My précis: “You can’t unilaterally change a contract after agreeing to it”.
by Tom | Nov 21, 2012 | Business, Reading
On reflection, the only surprising thing about this article is that retail “spying” hasn’t been a bigger issue before now. After all, if casinos can use face-detection technology (I’m assuming the veracity of Ocean’s 11 and Las Vegas, of...
by Tom | Nov 20, 2012 | Business, Reading
I agree that the new and changed sources of information means that getting intelligence from social media is new required line of investigation for companies. I wonder how much it actually changes historical ways of sourcing and analysing data? McK talks to a...
