Looks like China’s not the only country jazzed about stealing the contents of Steve Jobs’ brain! Although far less lucrative than counterfeiting iPhones, TNW reports Ukraine’s Secretary of National Security and Defence stole Mr Apple’s Stanford speech. They’re different, AMIRITE? More »
President Obama’s delivering a town hall speech at Facebook, which you can watch live, like, now. Yes, this is the world we live in. The President of the United States is hanging out at Facebook, giving speeches. [Livestream]
If I were CEO of a company building a government-funded National Broadband Network, which faced the threat of cancellation if the opposition was elected to power, I’d probably voice my criticisms of the opposition’s own broadband plan just like NBNCo’s Mike Quigley did yesterday. More »
Give back. Appreciate community. Raise your son to become an extraordinarily wealthy genius tech scion. Besides that last one, these are the messages Bill Gates Sr had for the 2010 graduating class of University of Washington, his alma mater. More »
This internal motivational speech by Luke Wilson to the AT&T ground troops actually says little more than the obvious about celebrity endorsements, but it says something larger about morale inside of AT&T at the moment. More »
John Hodgman, now perhaps best known as the PC in the “I’m a Mac” ads, spoke at the Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner about nerds, Trekkies, and President Obama’s favourite “name-brand smartphone [he]shall not name, for contractual reasons.” More »
With the Orator’s Briefcase, you never know when a speech might break out unexpectedly. This relatively normal looking briefcase opens up to reveal a lectern, a microphone on a gooseneck arm and a PA system with two 4-inch speakers and a 20-watt amplifier. If you are delivering your crazy propaganda to uninterested crowds on the go, the whole system can be powered with eight C batteries for up to four hours. It can also be connected to AC power for more long-winded speeches. Plus, exercising your First Amendment rights anytime, anywhere only sets you back US$350. [Hammacher Schlemmer via Neatorama via Dvice]
With Bill Gates’ part time transition in full effect, Steve Ballmer will be picking up Keynote duties at 2009′s CES, but only for the pre show speech. Opening night honours go to the charming and witty Sir Howard Stringer, who is like Sony’s CEO answer to Benny Hill. I’d say I’m satisfied with these two as speakers, considering how entertaining they’ve been on previous occasions. [CES]
