Tag archive: Global

The Twitter hive may hold a clue to the general mood of the global mind. According to a new study in the PloS ONE journal, tweets have been steadily trending towards unhappiness over the past three years. Happiness is important, for some it's the purpose of society itself. However, this important societal metric is hard to tie down, as many traditional means of measurement have a hard time digging out honesty. Indicators like gross… Read More

At a time when the United States is desperately trying to compete globally in the tech sector, our student are drastically underperforming in science. Results from the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have been released and children in the United States did not fair well. Less than one-third of all students in the country passed the test with a score of Proficient or above. Worse, students in older grades consistently… Read More

Swedish software company Global Gaming Factory has announced (PDF) a deal that will let it acquire The Pirate Bay Web site for the equivalent of about $8 million, half in cash up front and half in stock. In a related move, Global Gaming is acquiring P2P technology developer Peerialism for roughly $13 million (again, half in cash, half in stock) and plans to invest another $3.25 billion in developing the acquired businesses. And the goal?… Read More