Suddenly Murdoch and Microsoft are on the right side against the Google. Douglas Rushkoff says the two oft-despised companies are the best hope to defeat the Evil Empire

Anil Dash: "Imagine imposing a tax on every corporation in the developed world, collecting $100 per white-collar worker per year, and then directing one third of the proceeds to curing AIDS and malaria. That, effectively, is what Bill Gates has done."

3D photo montaging thing that was featured in a TED video a while back. You need Windows to run the demo. Looks super cool!

Microsoft are "switching off" DRM-ed music bought from them. Diveinto Mark explains it in a letter to his father.