Alexander, Jennifer . “Thinking about Science in Technology.”  Chicago Journals 103.3 September 2012 : 518-26 Jstor. Web. 25 March 2015.

The essay “Thinking Again about Science in Technology” by Jennifer Karns Alexander  suggests that the term “applied science” should be reexamined to see if it still has any meaning through the use of controversial pieces written by Paul Forman. The meaning of applied science previously meant technology was used to enhance science but as technology progressed, the roles of technology and science may have swapped around.

Sommer, Jeff. “Apple Won’t Always Rule. Just Look at IBM.” The New York Times. The New York Times, 25 Apr. 2015. Web. 05 May 2015.

In The New York Times article “Apple Won’t Always Rule. Just Look at IBM,” author Jeff Sommer discusses how Apple’s continuous growth will soon falter, just like IBM’s seemingly unstoppable growth in the 1980s. Apple’s current market value in the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index is roughly $759 billion, which is about twice the amount of Microsoft’s (the second biggest company) market value of $393 billion. No other company has achieved this feat since IBM. At its peak in the 1980s, IBM produced supercomputers around the clock, but eventually mistakes were made that ultimately weakened the company. Nowadays, IBM is a relatively small company compared to its former state. Essentially, Sommer claims that every company will reach the height of its powers, and with some early signs of its peak, Apple will sooner or later become the next IBM in terms of market capitalization.

Turk, Gary. “Look Up.” YouTube. YouTube, 25 Apr. 2014. Web. 04 May 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7dLU6fk9QY&spfreload=10>.

This YouTube video uploaded by the user Gary Turk was published in April of 2014. In this spoken word poem accompanied with visuals, Turk brings up the issues that he finds with how people, and society as a whole have been affected by the use of technology and the internet. He highlights many issues, such as a disconnect of emotion between people, that the over-use of the internet is causing. This piece does a good job at bringing attention to an issue that is so common, yet rarely addressed.

Virginia Harrison, and Jose Pagliery. “Nearly 1 million new malware threats released every day.” CNNMoney. Cable News Network, 14 Apr. 2015. Web. 19 Apr. 2015.

In the CNNMoney article “Nearly 1 million new malware threats released every day” by Virginia and Jose, they converse about the daily threats posed to companies and their computers by malware software. With nearly one million threats being released a day, companies such as Sony struggle to fend off attackers and are not prepared to fight cybercrime. With using data from corporations such as Symantec, the authors are able to solidify their statements that companies just can’t keep up with securing their information, and as a result, turn a blind eye to the situation at hand. The situation the companies find themselves in is one they are willing to stay in, even if it costs the consumer in the long run.