The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Tech

Did you know that SpaceX has no patents? They don’t – the reason is that the founder, Elon Musk, considers China to be their greatest competitor and published patents would make it too easy for China to copy them. [Business Insider]

The push for a mandatory internet filter in Australia is now dead. [TheNextWeb]

Google’s groundbreaking fiber network in Kansas City is up and running! [Google Fiber Blog]

Here’s a fun list of things Australians have invented. [BBC]

This company is developing a live feed of Earth from space – pretty cool! [Urthecast]

Here is a “virtual keyboard” for the iPhone that was developed by a student in the UK. [BGR]