12:28 PM
Michael Bloomberg vowed to promote the use of electric taxis as he took over the leadership of the C40, a global coalition of 40 of the biggest cities in the world (19 other cities are affiliates). His goal is to get 1 million electric taxis on the road in those cities:
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16541501?nclick_check=1
Scientists found damage to coral near the BP well in the Gulf of Mexico:
http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-11-scientists-coral-bp.html
Scientists will test whether or not life on Mars could be related to life on Earth. The theory is that some of the billions of tons of rocks that have been exchanged between the Earth and Mars might have contained tiny microbes that made the journey from one planet to the other:
http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-11-scientists-life-mars-earth.html
Article and video of a demonstration of electric cars being charged wirelessly. These wireless charging stations eliminates the need for electric car owners to remember to charge their cars:
http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-11-electric-cars-wirelessly-london-video.html
American Airlines notified Orbitz that it might stop offering flights through Orbitz at the end of this month. American Airlines wants Orbitz to get booking data directly from American Airlines instead of from a distribution company that charges a fee. However, that booking company (Travelport) owns a controlling interest in Orbitz and they might not like losing their cut of every ticket through Orbitz. For every ticket booked through Orbitz, American pays a ticketing fee to Orbitz and a booking fee to Travelport (which basically owns Orbitz):
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-1106-orbitz-20101106,0,1526624.story
After 15 years of negotiations, it appears that Disney will be building a theme park in Shanghai. There are still a few more permits needed to be approved by the Chinese government, but that is supposed to take just a few more months. Disney will own 43% of Shanghai Disneyland and a joint venture with a company operated by the Shanghai government will own 57%
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-disney-china-20101106,0,886377.story
The Flash update seems to indicate that the next version of the Android operating system is coming soon:
http://www.droid-life.com/2010/11/06/flash-update-hints-at-android-2-3-arrival/
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16541501?nclick_check=1
Scientists found damage to coral near the BP well in the Gulf of Mexico:
http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-11-scientists-coral-bp.html
Scientists will test whether or not life on Mars could be related to life on Earth. The theory is that some of the billions of tons of rocks that have been exchanged between the Earth and Mars might have contained tiny microbes that made the journey from one planet to the other:
http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-11-scientists-life-mars-earth.html
Article and video of a demonstration of electric cars being charged wirelessly. These wireless charging stations eliminates the need for electric car owners to remember to charge their cars:
http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-11-electric-cars-wirelessly-london-video.html
American Airlines notified Orbitz that it might stop offering flights through Orbitz at the end of this month. American Airlines wants Orbitz to get booking data directly from American Airlines instead of from a distribution company that charges a fee. However, that booking company (Travelport) owns a controlling interest in Orbitz and they might not like losing their cut of every ticket through Orbitz. For every ticket booked through Orbitz, American pays a ticketing fee to Orbitz and a booking fee to Travelport (which basically owns Orbitz):
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-1106-orbitz-20101106,0,1526624.story
After 15 years of negotiations, it appears that Disney will be building a theme park in Shanghai. There are still a few more permits needed to be approved by the Chinese government, but that is supposed to take just a few more months. Disney will own 43% of Shanghai Disneyland and a joint venture with a company operated by the Shanghai government will own 57%
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-disney-china-20101106,0,886377.story
The Flash update seems to indicate that the next version of the Android operating system is coming soon:
http://www.droid-life.com/2010/11/06/flash-update-hints-at-android-2-3-arrival/