45 years after co-founding Apple with Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak is starting a business in the green tech and blockchain space called Efforce. CNBC reports: Efforce, which has been in stealth mode for almost a year, is a marketplace for corporate or industrial buildering owners to have “green” projects funded. According to Efforce, “investors can participate in energy efficiency projects buy…
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Newly-Released Trove of Recordings from the 1980s Includes Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak
“Steve Jobs is now known for revolutionizing just about every part of the tech world, but back in 1988, he was perhaps best known for getting fired,” remembers SFGate:
In his first product reveal since his dismissal from Apple in 1985, Jobs unveiled a new project called NeXT at a meeting of the Boston Computer Society. An audio recording of the event…
Steve Wozniak Turns His 70th Birthday Into a Charity Event
In 2000 Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak answered questions from Slashdot readers. More than 20 years later,
CNET writes: Party on, Woz. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak turned 70 on Tuesday, and invited the world to his virtual birthday party. The event raised funds for singer Jewel’s Inspiring Children Foundation, which provides mentorship and mental health resources for at-risk youth. And while the star-studded…
Steve Wozniak Sues YouTube Over Twitter-Like Bitcoin Scam
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says YouTube has for months allowed scammers to use his name and likeness as part of a phony bitcoin giveaway similar to the one that was quickly extinguished by Twitter last week. Scammers used images and video of Wozniak, who left Apple in 1985, to convince YouTube users that he was hosting a live giveaway and anyone…
Oracle’s Allies Against Google Include Scott McNealy and America’s Justice Department
America’s Justice Department “has filed a brief in support of Oracle in its Supreme Court battle against Google over whether Java should have copyright protection,” reports ZDNet: The Justice Department filed its amicus brief to the Supreme Court this week, joining a mighty list of briefs from major tech companies and industry luminaries — including Scott McNealy, co-founder of Sun, which…
Larry Tesler, Computer Scientist Who Created Cut, Copy, and Paste, Dies At 74
Larry Tesler, a computer scientist who created the terms “cut,” “copy,” and “paste,” has passed away at the age of 74. Gizmodo reports: Born in 1945 in New York, Tesler went on to study computer science at Stanford University, and after graduation he dabbled in artificial intelligence research (long before it became a deeply concerning tool) and became involved in the…
Woz Remembers Steve Jobs’ Ambition to Change Humanity
The Bay Area Newsgroup reports on Steve Wozniak’s new interview with longtime Apple evangelist Guy Kawasaki on Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast. Woz reveals he’s still on the Apple payroll — he never left it — and he’s still receiving about $50 a week “out of loyalty. Because what could I do that’s more important in my life?” Woz also remembered how…
Viral Tweets From Steve Wozniak and Ruby on Rails Creator Spur Investigation Into Apple Credit Card
An anonymous reader quotes the BBC:
A US financial regulator has opened an investigation into claims Apple’s credit card offered different credit limits for men and women. It follows complaints — including from Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak — that algorithms used to set limits might be inherently biased against women. New York’s Department of Financial Services has contacted Goldman Sachs, which runs…
Apple’s iOS 13 Just Launched But iOS 13.1, iPadOS Arrive Next Week
Apple’s latest iPhone software, iOS 13, is now available — but on Tuesday, you’ll already be able to download the first update, iOS 13.1. And you’ll be able to revitalize your iPad with Apple’s software created for its tablets. From a report: Apple may be best known for its hardware, but it’s really the seamless integration of its devices with its…
Founders of Successful Tech Companies Are Mostly Middle-Aged
After analyzing high-growth companies in the United States, a team of economists discovered that most superstar entrepreneurs are middle-aged. Their study is being published in the journal American Economic Review: Insights. The New York Times reports: The researchers looked at start-ups established between 2007 and 2014 and analyzed the top 0.1 percent — defined as those with the fastest growth in…