Job Changes
Tipping Point? Who’s Sleeping Now?
Sunday, January 10th, 2010Image via Wikipedia
Can you hear me now?
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
C. H. Tung, the first Chinese-appointed chief executive of Hong Kong after the handover in 1997, offered me a three-sentence summary the other day of China’s modern economic history: “China was asleep during the Industrial Revolution. She was just waking during the Information Technology Revolution. She intends [...]
Asian Computer Makers Move Into Riskier Ventures
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010Image via Wikipedia
For years, the process remained relatively static: PC makers like Hewlett-Packard and Apple, with well-staffed research labs and design departments, would dream up their next product and then hire a Chinese or Taiwanese fabricator to manufacture the largest number of units at the lowest possible cost.
But lately, this traditional division of labor has [...]
New visa proposal to help create the next big thing
Friday, January 1st, 2010Image by danielbroche via Flickr
A proposal that will make it easier for foreign entrepreneurs in the US to start the next Google or Yahoo will be debated in the new year.
Congressman Jared Polis has proposed a start-up visa to entice “foreigners with good ideas” to stay in the US.
The issue has been gathering steam in [...]
Mobiles offer new view of reality
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009Image via Wikipedia
Virtual Reality has been a mainstay of sci-fi for decades but 2010 could see a pared-down version become mainstream.
Augmented reality (AR) has had a quiet launch on mobile handsets but it set to explode next year, experts say.
AR is a technology that allows data from the web to be overlaid on a view [...]
The New Untouchables
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009Image via Wikipedia
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Last summer I attended a talk by Michelle Rhee, the dynamic chancellor of public schools in Washington. Just before the session began, a man came up, introduced himself as Todd Martin and whispered to me that what Rhee was about to speak about — our struggling public schools — was actually [...]










































