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Government Hackers: Key Moments in State-Sponsored Cyberwar

Government Hackers: Key Moments in State-Sponsored Cyberwar

We seem to be reaching a new level of public involvement in debate around state-sponsored cyberwarfare. Here are a few important examples over recent years that to some extent show us the scope of the issue.Continue Reading

Automation and the New Socioeconomic Reality

Automation and the New Socioeconomic Reality

Automation is happening. The transition to a radically different system has already begun. It is now our collective responsibility to openly discuss what this means.Continue Reading

Bernie Sanders, Digital Grassroots and the End of ‘Slacktivism’

Regardless of the outcome of the primaries over the coming months, the political landscape of the United States is changing rapidly because of new forms of digital grassroots activism.Continue Reading

Corporatocracy: Trust and Power (or Surprise, Surprise – Another Corporation Lies!)

Those with power and authority must prove their legitimacy and be held to incredibly high standards of social purpose, obligation and positive effect. Many of the current corporate structures have done exactly the opposite in a very clear manner, which is why their authority is being questioned and many are looking for ways to remove them from entrenched positions of power (which is really what the loss of trust ultimately demands, and why many people are so concerned about restoring it).Continue Reading

Ocean Cities and Seasteading: The Future of Community?

The topic of floating communities and ocean cities in international waters has always been more of a specialist area. For most people, they are firmly placed in the realm of science fiction – but what do they say about our vision of the future?Continue Reading

Victims of Austerity: The Haven Wolverhampton

Over the course of the next year I will be donating £25 to 20 different charities that have had their funding cut as a result of the government’s adherence to economic austerity ideology. Continue Reading