2017 Robert Steele: OSINT Done Right

SHORT URL: http://tinyurl.com/2017-OSINT Robert David Steele, the founder of the modern Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) movement who is also the foremost proponent for Open Source Everything Engineering (OSEE) and the creation of a national Open Source (Technologies) Agency, is now available via direct hire or via multiple contract vehicles in the US (including GSA and …

Jean Lievens: Smart Cities Are Not Smart If They Just Connect to the Internet

Connecting everyone to the internet won’t solve the world’s development problems According to a new report from the World Bank, more than 40% of the global population now has internet access. On average, eight in ten people in the developing world own a mobile phone. Even in the poorest 20% of households this number is …

Robert Steele: Human Intelligence and Open Source Technologies in Singularity Weblog

Human Intelligence and Open Source Technologies Robert Steele on February 1, 2016 in SingularityWeblog The current fads Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality (VR) are hot current fads. Both technologies have been a long time in gestation. The ramp-up has taken decades. The current bet – one I do not agree with – is that …

Adam Tucker: More Fish Than Plastic in Ocean by 2050?

There Will Be More Plastic Than Fish in the Ocean by 2050 There will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050, warned the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in a report published Tuesday. The report, The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the Future of Plastics, was produced by the foundation and the World Economic Forum with analytical support from …

Yoda: 100+ Makers eco-hack the future with open-source prototypes for a fossil-free, zero waste society

100+ Makers eco-hack the future with open-source prototypes for a fossil-free, zero waste society From a group of about 200 applicants, POC21 selected “the 12 most-promising open source products” in the fields of food, energy, housing, mobility, and communications, and the five-week innovation camp that was held from August 15th to September 20th brought together …