Facebook And Eutelsat Partner To Deliver Internet To Africa From Space

space globe shutterstock As part of Internet.org, its initiative to bring billions of people around the world online, Facebook will partner with Eutelsat to launch a new satellite that will provide Internet access to parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Internet.org’s network infrastructure already includes drones and a laser communication system that are now undergoing lab tests, but this is its first project to… Read More

President Obama: “The Internet Is Not A Luxury, It Is A Necessity”

2521925540_fba1b41e64_b A lot of people are aware that third-world countries still need internet access, that’s why there’s Facebook’s sometimes controversial Internet.org. What not a lot of people are aware of is that one out of every four people living in the US don’t have internet at home.
One in four.
When I heard that census data, I was floored. I had first heard this thrown out as an… Read More

Humans: The Next Platform

humanplatform Biohacking and transhumanist advances (including nootropics, extended longevity, cybernetic implants, better behavioral and genetic self-understanding) will materially advance our quality of life and productivity in the coming decade, but we need to be thoughtful about the potential social and ethical pitfalls as we transform. Google Trends shows a marked uptick in searches for… Read More