Foremski / Silicon Valley Watcher:
Iceland Hasn’t The Bandwidth To Site Large Media Servers — Iceland’s parliament has unanimously agreed to pass the strongest media freedom laws called the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative. — Nieman Journalism Lab reports: … Placing your media servers in Iceland would be good for the environment.
Maybe the answer for local schools facing daunting technology challenges lies with the penguins. You know, penguins — those who worship free and open-source software, including Linux and the operating system’s mascot …
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Olga Kharif / Business Week:
A Russian Star Rises in Silicon Valley — Yuri Milner’s DST has quietly acquired 10% of Facebook — Yuri Milner keeps a telescope in his office on the 57th floor of Moscow’s Nabarezhnaya Tower to check out what’s happening across the city. Judging by his investment portfolio, you’d think it was trained on Silicon Valley instead.
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Silicon Valley Buzz: Apple Paid More Than $200 Million For Siri To Get Into Mobile Search — How much did Apple pay for the acquisition of Siri, the maker of a mobile virtual personal assistant app? Apple won’t say, and neither will the company or its investors.