Berto Jongman: Russia Considers Internet of Energy

The Russian Center for Strategic Research suggested creating ‘the Internet of Energy’ to unite energy producers and consumers in different ways. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russia’s Center for Strategic Research (CSR) proposed in a Wednesday report to create an energy research agency similar to the US Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).

Stephen E. Arnold: The Noisy (Useless?) Internet

Optimizing the Noisy Internet Humans love to complain, especially the older generations about how their youth was superior to the current day.  Alan Franzoni rants about how the Internet has gotten too noisy in “Stopping The Internet Noise-A Useful Internet Back Again.”  Franzoni complains that the modern Internet is not as useful as the Internet …

Yoda: Breaking #GoogleGestapo — the Next Internet? Basic Attention Token, Brave Software, Ethereum

The Basic Attention Token is one of the most compelling projects in the Ethereum space right now, and if successful, would fundamentally change the way advertising works on the internet. The white paper released by Brave Software is a high-level description of the idea and why it’s important for the future of the internet. While …

Antechinus: Smart TV Hack — Vulnerability of Internet of Things

Smart TV hack embeds attack code into broadcast signal—no access required A proof-of-concept exploit that uses terrestrial TV signals and a low-cost transmitter to hack Smart TVs raises an unsettling prospect—the ability of hackers to take complete control of a large number of sets at once without having physical access to any of them. The …

Antechinus: How to Build a Low-Tech Internet

How to Build a Low-tech Internet Telecommunication companies are usually reluctant to extend their network outside cities due to a combination of high infrastructure costs, low population density, limited ability to pay for services, and an unreliable or non-existent electricity infrastructure. Even in remote regions of “developed” countries, internet connectivity isn’t always available. Several research …