Category: war on general purpose computing

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Lobbyists release push-poll in an effort to tank Right to Repair bills and control independent security research

On February 26, 2018 by

The Security Innovation Center is a lobbying group backed by CompTIA, CTIA, TechNet and the Consumer Technology Association for the express purpose of fighting laws that would legalize repairing your own property, or choosing to have it repaired by third parties. The group released a push-poll that showed that people were (quite Read More

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RIP Teaforia, the $1000 IoT tea-infuser

On October 30, 2017 by

In 2016, Teaforia raised $12,000,000 in venture capital to manufacture a $1,000 tea infuser that combined proprietary, DRM-encumbered tea pods with a “patent-pending microinfusion technology” and a timer to make cups of tea. A year later, the company is dead, and the infusers are $200 — but remember to stock up on Read More