Alibaba’s copy and paste strategy

There’s little to say about the size and importance of China’s Alibaba, an empire built by copying…

How Microsoft got its groove back

After many years during which it missed out on successive revolutions such as open source, search…

Education and technology go hand in hand

A great article in The Guardian, “Educating Britain’s young people for the next…

In Madrid, a grassroots candidate shows how to win an election

Spain’s grassroots parties show how smart use of the social networks can win elections

The falling cost of a taxi license in the United States

Tech bubble? You better believe it

We’re in a bubble, but this one is now permanent, one that we are constantly inflating. As I…

The home as a giant battery

A fascinating debate is taking place about the impact of new products created by Tesla, now a company more…

India: an emerging economy increasingly driven by technology

Facebook’s Instant Articles: the way forward for web content