Obama Calls For ‘New Approach’ On NSA Surveillance–Not ‘New’ Enough For Critics


Six months after Edward Snowden began leaking the NSA’s secrets, President Obama has agreed that the way America spies needs to change. But when it comes to the degree of that change, the White House...
    






3 Tips For Disconnecting Kids From Over-Stimulation, Video Games, And Digital Media


Do your kids need to disconnect? Are video games and the proliferation of mobile devices making us expect constant stimulation? Are we raising a generation of kids that believe they are entitled to...
    






Bitcoin Anonymity Upgrade Zerocoin To Become An Independent Cryptocurrency


When a group of cryptographers launched Zerocoin last year, they hoped their cryptography project could upgrade Bitcoin to be as anonymous as its most privacy-focused users have always wanted it to...
    






Innovators Arise: 8 Rules For How Large Companies Can Out-Innovate Start-Ups


This is the second of a two-part series on how large companies can out-innovate start-ups. Part one is available here.  An Infographic summarizing the 8 rules is available here. In the companion...
    






Drumming Out The Disinhibited Will Ruin What’s Best About Twitter


My first reaction to the Sacco Twitter firestorm – summarized well by my Forbes colleague Kashmir Hill – was there but for the grace of heaven go I.  And I’m not the only one. Twitter is a powerful...