Roundup: Obama inspires tech ire, AOL possibly for sale, thin-film solar to surge, and more

Roundup: Obama inspires tech ire, AOL possibly for sale, thin-film solar to surge, and more

Obama takes flack for telecom reversal — Barack Obama is about as smart as politicians get when it comes to technology, and even plans to name a chief technologist for the country if elected. But he has finally managed to offend the devoted, by changing his opinion on telecom immunity for Bush-era wiretapping and endorsing a bill that would expand the government’s power for domestic spying and protect telecommunication companies that assisted the Bush Administration. Some… Continue Reading