19 Years Providing Weekly Foresight

 

The most accurate predictive report on technology and the global economy,

read by leaders in industry, finance, and government worldwide.

 

 

 

In This Issue     Feature: Software Quality vs. Screen Size Small Is Good Big Is Bad Symantec Norton Antivirus Adobe: Pretty Darn Frustrating Apple iTunes Microsoft Internet Explorer Garmin GPS   Quotes of the Week   Takeout Window The US Economy The World's Largest Rocket Algenol and Alibaba   Upgrades and Numbers Nation-Sponsored IP Theft: Start at the Top, Not the Bottom   Ethermail   In Case You Missed It... SNS Members Making News   Upcoming SNS Events & Media Links   In Other House News... How to Subscribe May I Share This Newsletter? About SNS About the Publisher Where's Mark?

[Please open the attached .pdf for best viewing.]

 

   "I think you will find Mark's insights fascinating and useful." Rob Berkley, Founder and CEO, GroupMV

Recommended Reading:

 

Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know, by P.W. Singer and Allan Friedman (Oxford University Press, 2014)

 

This book on Cybersecurity, co-authored by SNS and INVNT/IP Network member Peter Singer, provides a straightforward Q&A approach to both cybercrime issues and those involving nation-states stealing crown jewel intellectual property. As Peter takes over the reins of the New America Foundation, SNS members will be even more interested in his ideas on solving these problems. mra.

 

 

 

We live in a time when the hot new thing is software running on data centers that emulate the human brain. Delivered on a small smartphone, the dream is that these programs will brook the Singularity (whatever that is), become both our lover and our assistant (from "Her" to Cortana), and work most of the time.

 

Well, two out of three isn't  bad.