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If You Imagine that Jeff Bezos Lives in that Castle, You’ll Understand Techno-feudalism

A great friend of Inside Telecom and a frequent contributor, Cesar Tabr, sent me an interview yesterday between Channel 4’s Krishan Guru-Murthy and Yanis Varoufakis, former Greek Finance Minister. Mr. Varoufakis was explaining society’s journey from about eight hundred years ago to today. What made the interview fascinating was his ability to take an extremely […]

Warning. Do not read this article if you DON'T have a fear of flying.

There may be a faulty engine part on your next flight Alarming news from the civil aviation sector yesterday is the discovery of jet engine components, in service right now, which have false safety certification. All the details, such as the broker company who supplied the engine parts, the particular engine in which they’re now […]

Mixed Signals from the Energy Sector?

It’s OPEC vs IEA Yesterday, the Secretary General of OPEC was given air time on CNN. He told the world that a lack of investment in the oil industry could spike prices for crude oil to over $100 a barrel and jeopardise global energy security. Energy security is defined as an uninterrupted availability of energy […]

Humankind’s Get Out of Jail Free Card: Plastic-Eating Bacteria

It was 22 years ago that scientists found naturally occurring bacteria that eats plastic. That’s a short cut explanation for a discovery every bit as significant as Darwin’s theory of evolution. This is according to scientific brains who live in a factual, not a theoretical, world. For this plastic-eating bacteria actually breaks down the synthetic […]