As Web access expands, experts say new malware threats concern

It seems nobody is safe from malware attacks these days –even the White House is taking notice. Last week, a Department of Homeland Security official acknowledged the threat of pre-existing malware on imported electronic and computer devices sold within the U.S. With ...

Tech Draft 2011: After Their IPO, Who Are the Real Deals?

With the recent NBA Draft, I thought I would create my own mock draft Silicon Valley style by listing the upcoming tech IPOs with a brief analysis a la Dick Vitale, baby! 1. Facebook. Without a doubt, a prime-time-player. How can you go wrong with selecting Facebook...

Twilight Time

In another time, in another place so far removed from the present day whispering shadows summon me to remember my distant past. I have always been a romantic at heart but as always the reality of my life had all ready been played out before in those wondrous daydreams of what...

Germany to close all its 17 Nuclear power plants by 2022

After late night talks, the coalition government in Germany has announced a reversal of policy and will phase out the country's 17 nuclear power stations in 2022. The agreement shows that eight nuclear plants will first be taken off the power grid right away, followed by...

June 2021: Ten Predictions for the Coming Decade

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited"1. Italy, the euro, and the US dollar On November 24, 2010, I published (in Global Politician and elsewhere) an article titled “Italy will Kill the Euro”. Six months later, credit rating agencies...

Innovation and the Capitalistic Dream

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited"On 18 June business people across the UK took part in Living Innovation 2002. The extravaganza included a national broadcast linkup from the Eden Project in Cornwall and satellite-televised interviews with...

The Solow Paradox

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" On March 21, 2005, Germany's prestigious Ifo Institute at the University of Munich published a research report according to which "More technology at school can have a detrimental effect on education and...

Want Cheaper Gas? There's an App for That

"Gas prices just faced the second-highest two-week jump in history, due to the current instability in Libya. The highest prices are in Hawaii, at $3.96 per gallon. In response to the spike in gas prices, drivers worldwide scrambled to cut costs. Though NewsFeed does not...