Houston Matters
Houston Company Wants To Bring Internet Service To Mars
Posted on · Future outposts on the moon or Mars will want to use the web. Houston’s Hypergiant Galactic Systems hopes to create an interplanetary internet to serve them.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1669: Linus Torvalds and Linux
Posted on · Episode: 1669 Linus Torvalds, and giving away Linux. Today, a parable about giving versus selling.
Houston Matters
Houston-Based Social Media Site Hopes To Put Users Back In Control Of Their Data
Posted on · The site Social Chains aims to give users control of how their personal data is used.
Houston Matters
How Vulnerable Is Houston’s Oil And Gas Industry To Cyber Attacks?
Posted on · Local cyber security expert Eddie Habibi of PAS Global discusses cyber threats to Houston’s oil and gas industry.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1630: Creating Nature
Posted on · Episode: 1630 In which we ponder a very subjective notion of reality. Today, nature changes before our eyes.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3197: Sharing Computers
Posted on · Episode: 3197 Internet Enabled Distributed Computing. Today, thinking big – really big.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3195: The Converging Literacies of the Digital Age
Posted on · Episode: 3195 Newspapers vs. the Internet: The Converging Literacies of the Digital Age. Today, we read old newspapers.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1597: Ottoman Telegraph
Posted on · Episode: 1597 The Ottoman Empire telegraph, linking Europe and Asia. Today, the telegraph connects Europe and Asia.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3181: Internet Explorer Falls
Posted on · Episode: 3181 The Fall of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Today, Goliath stumbles.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3180: Netscape
Posted on · Episode: 3180 Netscape and the First Browser War. Today, David falls to Goliath.
News
Houston To Get Verizon 5G Internet Service
Posted on · The next generation broadband service will offer faster speed and connectivity
Houston Matters
Does Technology Widen Generational Gaps?
Posted on · Advancements in technology may come easy for digital natives like millennials and Generation Z, but are people in older generations being left behind?
Houston Matters
Are We Living In A More Aggressive World — Or Is Outrage Amplified By The Media?
Posted on · Experts join Houston Matters to discuss the culture of outrage in our modern world.
News
UPDATE: Senate Approves Overturning FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal
Posted on · Several Republicans joined Democrats in voting to overturn the FCC's controversial decision. But the measure has little chance of success in the House.
News
The Father Of The Internet Sees His Invention Reflected Back Through A ‘Black Mirror’
Posted on · The titans of Silicon Valley have a grand vision of the future. But they have a tendency to miss the downside of their inventions — think cybercrime and online harassment