Technology
Dossier
The Mass Data Era
The production of mass data is growing unstoppably and this tendency seems to be irreversible in the immediate future.
Technology
After the Deluge
José Luis de Vicente
The last decade has seen some fundamental truths take root regarding the status of information as a raw material and its role in the world.
Planet
Technology
How Polluting is the Internet?
Marcus Hurst
The fact that the internet footprint is lower than that of traditional activities does not mean it is totally innocuous.
Technology
The Weight of the Cloud
José Luis de Vicente
In recent years a series of data centres have abandoned anonymity to become new monuments of the information age.
Technology
The Geopolitics of the Internet
Marcus Hurst
The laying of the cables that make the Internet a global network raise geopolitical issues similar to those that are at stake in the case of oil pipelines.