Global Intellect

Apple Core, makers of a third-party Apple TV upgrade, abruptly withdrew its product from the market yesterday, citing unspecified copyright concerns. Company representatives say they were not pressured to do so by Apple or any other party.
Original post by Gadget Lab

Is the Apocalypse upon us, or is this just our generation’s equivalent of the Nixon-Elvis summit? Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and KISS just happen to be Sweden at the same time — so naturally she paid a call on the guys. In their hotel room. Said she was thrilled to meet them. It happened: […]

Wanna tap e-mail, voice and Web traffic for the government? Here’s your chance. Comcast, the country’s second-largest Internet provider, is looking for an engineer to handle “reconnaissance” and “analysis” of “subscriber intelligence” for the company’s “National Security Operations.”
Original post by Danger Room

Things have been getting interesting for Wale, who’s gone from fascinating, free mixtapes to touring with producer Mark Ronson and getting signed to Interscope Records. But before all this, there was a pet project by the rapper called “The Mixtape About Nothing,” inspired by –- you guessed it –- Seinfeld.
Original post by Listening Post

Primitive tribes who prefer isolation to assimilation are increasingly endangered by the encroachment of modern civilization, the Brazilian government says.
Original post by Associated Press