Link collection
Briefs
Here are quick descriptions of some interesting links:
Democrats push for new Internet sales taxesCNET reports– “The halcyon days of tax-free Internet shopping will, if Rep. Bill Delahunt gets his way, soon be coming to an abrupt end. Delahunt, a Massachusetts Democrat, introduced a bill on Thursday that would rewrite the ground rules for Internet and [...]
The New York Times on technology
Here are three stories on technology from Monday’s New York Times that are worth reading:
Discovering a Soft Spot for Circuitry: Robot Machines as Companions“After years of effort to coax empathy from smart machines, robots and devices designed to soothe, support and keep us company are venturing out of the laboratory.”
A Youthful Market Spurns the Wares [...]
Reading for a long weekend
Monday, the US will observe an Independence Day holiday so this will be a three-day weekend (four for some people). Here are some selected links to tide you over:
Do Users Really Want Social News From Google?GigaOM looks at the recent changes in Google News and notes, “The intent seems to be to create a kind [...]
