Tech Brief 30 August 2025: Data Security, Cloud Sovereignty, Crypto Policy
Tech Brief 30 August 2025 delves into how old tech oversights in email use, cloud data wars, and the push for backdoors in encryption still threaten digital security.
Digital Sovereignty
Tech Brief 25 August 2025: AI Models, Open Source, Digital Sovereignty
Tech Brief for 25 August 2025 delves into the changes and debates in AI, open-source software history, and the evolving landscape of global tech dominance.
From BBS to the Fediverse: The Long Search for Online Community Freedom
Explore the evolution of online communities, from the early days of modem connections and BBS systems to the sophisticated, yet controlled environments of modern social media platforms, emphasizing the importance of maintaining online community freedom in the digital age.
Part 6: Clones, Codes, and Comebacks – Brazil’s 8-Bit Parallel Universe
In 1980s Brazil, import bans sparked a revolution of cloned micros, bootleg games, and BASIC code on cassette. This is the untold story of how Brazil created its own 8-bit world — and how it helped preserve the soul of the ZX Spectrum.