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75 posts and columns on MIT
Box to Acquire Web Document Company Crocodoc
Its second acquisition. Maybe more to come?
Voices
You Lookin’ at Me? Reflections on Google Glass.
The challenge for Glass is that the costs of ownership fall on people in proximity of the wearer, and that its benefits have yet to be proven out.
Stanford to Work With EdX Open-Source Learning Platform
Stanford isn’t actually joining the 12-school EdX consortium, but rather integrating into the EdX platform when it is open-sourced on June 1.
Obama Gives a Shout-Out to MEET, the Israeli-Palestinian Youth Tech Project
The MIT-backed effort was one of the original Global Voices chosen for D: Dive Into Mobile.
From TED, the Future of Robots: 4D Printing, Personalization and Adaptation
Robots aren’t one size fits all, either.
Amid Activist Outcry, U.S. Attorney Defends Prosecution of Aaron Swartz
U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz speaks out for the first time since Aaron Swartz’s death.
News Byte
DOJ Drops Charges Against Late Activist Aaron Swartz
In a filing on Monday, the Department of Justice dropped the charges against Aaron Swartz, the Internet activist who committed suicide on Friday. As first reported by The Hill, dropping charges against a deceased defendant is standard practice. In a statement on Saturday, Swartz’s family blamed prosecutorial zealotry, in part, for Swartz’s death.In Wake of Activist’s Death, Anonymous Hacks MIT Website
The hacker group retaliates against the organization involved, in part, in the young activist’s criminal prosecution.
MIT Responds to Death of Activist Aaron Swartz, Begins Internal Investigation
The President of MIT responds publicly for the first time since news of Swartz’s suicide was made public.
Family of Hacktivist Aaron Swartz Accuses MIT, U.S. Attorney of Contributing to His Suicide
Strong, damning words from the family of a deceased Internet activist, placing much of the blame on his persecutors.