IT Trends :: Thursday, November 16, 2006

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What the Democrats' Win Means for Tech

Woo-hoo for ‘Net Neutrality! “On a wealth of topics – ‘Net neutrality, digital copyright, merger approval, data retention, Internet censorship – a Capitol Hill controlled by Democrats should yield a shift in priorities on technology-related legislation.”…

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Schmidt Says 'Your Mobile Phone Should Be Free'

Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt, denying that Google has any plans to give away phones, says that he thinks their use as mobile computing platforms makes them worthy of advertising and that will eventually mean that phones will be free. He was interviewed following a speech on the theme of business innovation organized by Italian student groups and the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University…

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South Dakota Regents: Colleges Need Tech Update

The regents’ concern is that students bring better technology to campus than the 5-6-year-old machines that the campuses provide for them once they are matriculating. The need to modernize computers across the university campuses will be a budget issue with the 2007 Legislature, Regents President Harvey Jewett of Aberdeen warned recently...

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The Top 10 Lies of Web 2.0

This piece from the San Francisco Chronicle starts with, “We learned our lesson last time,” and ends with “We look forward to working with our partners at Google.” Pretty funny…

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  • consumer electronic devices—laptop, tablet, smartphone, and smart speaker—on a wooden surface with glowing AI icons hovering above

    OpenAI to Acquire Io, Plans Consumer AI Hardware Push

    OpenAI has announced plans to acquire io, an artificial intelligence hardware startup co-founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive. The deal is aimed at creating a dedicated division for the development of AI-powered consumer devices.

  • Jasper Halekas, instrument lead for the Analyzer for Cusp Electrons (ACE), checks final calibration. ACE was designed and built at the University of Iowa for the TRACERS mission.

    TRACERS: The University of Iowa Leads NASA-Funded Space Weather Research with Twin Satellites

    Working in tandem, the recently launched TRACERS satellites enable new measurement strategies that will produce significant data for the study of space weather. And as lead institution for the mission, the University of Iowa upholds its long-held value of bringing research collaborations together with academics.

  • computer monitor with a bold AI search bar on the screen

    Google Reimagines Search with AI Mode

    About a year after launching AI Overviews in its flagship search offering, Google has announced broad availability of AI Mode in Search.

  • abstract pattern of cybersecurity, ai and cloud imagery

    OpenAI Report Identifies Malicious Use of AI in Cloud-Based Cyber Threats

    A report from OpenAI identifies the misuse of artificial intelligence in cybercrime, social engineering, and influence operations, particularly those targeting or operating through cloud infrastructure. In "Disrupting Malicious Uses of AI: June 2025," the company outlines how threat actors are weaponizing large language models for malicious ends — and how OpenAI is pushing back.