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Cyber Attacks Take Down Two Israeli Websites – Is Cyber Warfare The Next Front In The Middle East Conflict?

January 16, 2012Erik Kain

Websites for the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and El Al, Israel’s national airline, were hit by anonymous hackers in what is being described as an escalating cyberwar Monday. A hacker who identified himself as oxOmar contacted Ynet overnight warning that a group called Nightmare planned to bring down the sites. oxOmar was responsible for posting […]

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Why the ESA is Wrong to Support SOPA

January 5, 2012Erik Kain

The Entertainment Software Association has reasserted their support of the anti-piracy legislation currently being debated in congress. The ESA’s members include giants in the video game and software industry such as , , EA and many more. Earlier reports suggesting some of these companies had withdrawn support from SOPA have turned out to be false. […]

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$300 Million Investment from Saudi Prince Boosts Twitter

December 19, 2011Erik Kain

After raising $400 million earlier this year from venture capital investors, Twitter is getting a second boost from Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. Talal is the primary shareholder in Kingdom Holding Company. Forbes staffer reports that ” is 95% owned by the prince, who as of March 2011 was worth $19.6 billion.” The Saudi Prince said […]

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US Government Urges American Citizens to Leave Syria [Updated]

November 24, 2011Erik Kain

Please see updates below. As the violent crackdown against Syrian dissidents continues, the US government is warning all American citizens in the country to leave immediately, according to CBS. Turkish citizens are also being warned to stay out of the country. The US ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, was pulled from that country last month. […]

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Can the Politics Industry Be Transformed? According to Sean Parker It Can Be

November 16, 2011Erik Kain

and met with founder to talk about the future and one thing that leaped out at me from their discussion was Parker’s contention that the industry most likely to be transformed next is politics. I know that I keep beating this unrealistic-optimism drum, but this one takes the cake. I thought Parker’s comments were largely […]

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