peHUB First Read

* Sam Gustin: 10 things we already hate about the Apple Tablet * Does algae cultivation have a worse carbon footprint than corn? * Jeremy Grantham on the Volcker rules: "These new ideas are all good stuff as far as I’m concerned, and entirely justified." * Gordon Brown on Volcker rules: "“In the American circumstances, it may be necessary for the private equity and hedge fund work to be separated. We don’t have that issue here.” * Morning Call: U.S. futures point to mixed open, London keeps falling, European shares dip, the Nikkei's slide continues and Hong Kong shares hit 4-month low. * Square releases its full list of angel investors, including some notable first-timers * After three months behind a paywall, Newsday has sold just 35 website subscriptions (no, that is not a typo) * Carbonite, a VC-backed online backup company, says that it will file for an IPO later this year. * Pro-Wall Street 34-year-old is challenging Rep. Carolyn Maloney in the Democratic primary, and she has a bunch of private equity ties (not all of them are resume enhancers).