WhatsApp Just Switched on Encryption for a Billion People

WhatsApp has end-to-end encryption for text and other forms of communication globally for all subscribers.  What most people don't realize is that WhatsApp is second only to Facebook in the number of subscribers.  They are bigger in Europe than in the USA.  Chick here to read about the founders and the philosophy that WhatsApp has concerning encryption technology.  They are in a very strong position on the subject.

David MacKay - How The Laws of Physics Constrain Our Sustainable Energy Options

Microwave Drillling Technology Spinoff from Fusion

Paul Woskov of MIT has developed a radio-frequency wave generator (used in fusion research) to 'drill' through hard rock.  This may open the door for drilling deeper than the 30,000 ft barrier that limits access to a virtually unlimited supply of geothermal energy and potentially hydrocarbons.  Click here to read the full article in Phys.org.  This could be a game changer for energy production.