4:10 PM
The US apparently has persuaded Israel not to attack Iran's nuclear reactors for at least a year:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/world/middleeast/20policy.html?_r=2&hp
The largest ocean energy power plant ever installed in US waters has now successfully generated grid-compatible power from tidal currents at its site in Maine:
http://www.rdmag.com/News/2010/08/Energy-Tidal-Largest-ocean-energy-device-in-US-waters-begins-operations/
City in Mexico has begun implementation of an iris scan biometric system--anyone taking money out of an ATM, paying for things in a store, or even taking public transportation will have their eyes scanned. Criminals will automatically be enrolled and the NY-based company that developed the technology feels that law-abiding citizens will opt-in to get their eyes scanned:
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/minority-report-comes-leon-mexico
The moon and Mercury are shrinking like wrinkled apples:
http://news.discovery.com/space/the-moon-is-shrinking-like-a-wrinkled-apple.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1
Article about how Intel purchased McAfee before products that were jointly developed by the two companies was going to be released. Intel and McAfee have apparently been working together on the new products for the past 18 months...one analyst said that Intel might have wanted to lock the IP down before the joint venture's products came out:
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/reason-intels-acquisition-mcafee
HP confirmed that they will release their webOS tablet early next year:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/19/hp-confirms-webos-tablet-for-early-2011/
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/world/middleeast/20policy.html?_r=2&hp
The largest ocean energy power plant ever installed in US waters has now successfully generated grid-compatible power from tidal currents at its site in Maine:
http://www.rdmag.com/News/2010/08/Energy-Tidal-Largest-ocean-energy-device-in-US-waters-begins-operations/
City in Mexico has begun implementation of an iris scan biometric system--anyone taking money out of an ATM, paying for things in a store, or even taking public transportation will have their eyes scanned. Criminals will automatically be enrolled and the NY-based company that developed the technology feels that law-abiding citizens will opt-in to get their eyes scanned:
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/minority-report-comes-leon-mexico
The moon and Mercury are shrinking like wrinkled apples:
http://news.discovery.com/space/the-moon-is-shrinking-like-a-wrinkled-apple.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1
Article about how Intel purchased McAfee before products that were jointly developed by the two companies was going to be released. Intel and McAfee have apparently been working together on the new products for the past 18 months...one analyst said that Intel might have wanted to lock the IP down before the joint venture's products came out:
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/reason-intels-acquisition-mcafee
HP confirmed that they will release their webOS tablet early next year:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/19/hp-confirms-webos-tablet-for-early-2011/