Mcneil traces the Digital World in unexpected and excitable ways. Reviewing what has been lost what have been stolen and what possibilities may still be recovered. We are so pleased to hope to host this event here. [applause]. Ive a really brief reading i wanted to do. It is just a short passage this is in that chapter called sharing. Around the time of the first iphone launch it was possible if unwise. The hold over since its famous. Super bowl commission commercial. In 200710 years later it was made on the list. With the iphone they were off to the races. They sold almost 40 million. Now the figure is north of 200 million new apple phones each year. The Company Unique for its designed approach product and function and appearance. Was built to be handled i can intimate acquaintance. In time people would learn about fox con and the loss of human lives. It was too expensive certainly. Steve jobs announced the future of the times the first decade nearly parallels the year in the white ho
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Watch for many of the authors in the near future on booktv on cspan2. Good morning everyone. More people are expected to arrive but i think i saw Michael Waller in the back know. Welcome everyone else. It is the bestr job on the planet because i get to talk to geniuses every single day. St im going to call her out and shes going to hide somewhere is meg king. Some of you may not know meg but she runs her Science Technology and Innovation Program and is responsible for the schools we have on fridays to teach capitol hill staff about cyber and Artificial Intelligence and todays genius, that would be ben buchanan, is there go to guy when we teach them both schools and hes been trying to teach me for while. I think ive been the repeater of all time at some of those schools. Im kind of getting it that i havent analog rain and i thank him for his patients. Ben is a global fellow and he will discuss his latest book right now called sub the hacker and the state. Spoiler alert hackers to change
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