Kosovo, de nieuwe speelbal van ISIS en Saudi-Arabië?

With a population of only 1.8 million people, Kosovo has sent more of its young people per capita than any other country to fight and die in Iraq and Syria. Since 2012, some 314 Kosovars have joined the Islamic State, including two suicide bombers, 44 women and 28 children. Even Belgium, widely seen as a …

Over Google Home en gelijkaardige toestellen

Named Google Home, the device is a virtual agent that answers simple questions and carries out basic tasks. Virtual agents powered by artificial intelligence are one of the major new battlegrounds for consumer technology. [They have] the ability to summon a car from Uber, order pizza from Domino’s and get fitness information from Fitbit and …

Tim Cook introduceert zijn eigen stijl bij Apple

Het is drie jaar geleden sinds Tim Cook bij Apple het roer overnam van Steve Jobs. NYT maakte een uitgebreid portret van het soort leider dat Cook wil zijn. If Mr. Jobs was the heart and soul of …

Populairste links op Facebook in 2011

Het jaar is bijna voorbij, en dus duiken er weer lijstje op. Deze keer brengt Facebook een overzicht van meest gedeelde links in 2011. Bovenaan prijken de gebruikelijke Amerikaanse nieuwssites  van The New York Times, CNN, Yahoo! en The Huffington Post.

New York Times, Special Edition

Communters in New York were surprised today by a free edition of The New York Times. Something was up, because it was a lot thinner than normal. Another clue is that it’s dated July 4, 2009, and full of articles talking about a future where Gitmo is closing, oil companies are nationalized, and the National …