Peter Kafka

Recent Posts by Peter Kafka

Did Google Just Buy Quiksee?

Yes, says Israeli newspaper Haaretz. It reports that the search giant has picked up the start-up, which lets users make “3-D” videos–more of a panorama, really. The paper puts a $10 million price tag on the deal, which would make it one of the “acq-hires” that Google does with great frequency these days.


Latest Video

View all videos »

Search »

Moore’s Law means that more and more things can be done practically for free, if only it weren’t for those people who want to be paid. People are the flies in Moore’s Law’s ointment. When machines get incredibly cheap to run, people seem correspondingly expensive.

— From Jaron Lanier’s new book, “Who Owns the Future?” excerpted on Wired.com