FCC drops GOOGLE ‘Street View’ investigation

AFP - US government telecom regulators have ended an investigation into Google’s “Street View” online mapping service gathering data from private wireless hotspots.

The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) enforcement bureau on Friday called for Google to pay a $25,000 penalty for stalling the probe but said that it could not accuse the Internet giant of breaking US law.

“We worked in good faith to answer the FCC’s questions throughout the inquiry, and we’re [...]

A surprising development could revolutionize how we save and spend money

From Resilient Communities:

The Royal Canadian Mint just announced it is creating its own digital currency.

It’s called the MintChip.

It seems the development of this digital currency is beyond the planning stages, it is well underway. The Canadian Mint is currently running a contest for software developers to spur the development of applications that use the currency… with over $50,000 in prizes. The 500 contest slots were filled in four days.

What is [...]

Scientists Working On Tiny Device That Can Travel Through Bloodstream

 

STANFORD (CBS13) - In the 1966 film “Fantastic Voyage,” a submarine, full of scientists, is shrunk to microscopic size and injected into the bloodstream of a seriously wounded diplomat.

Forty-six years later, the idea sounds less far fetched. In a Stanford lab, engineers are perfecting their fantastic voyage.

“And then, we can make it smaller,” said electrical engineer Professor Ada Poon, Ph.D.

Poon says smaller is the name of the game.

“We have been in [...]

Scientists Working On Tiny Device That Can Travel Through Bloodstream

 

STANFORD (CBS13) - In the 1966 film “Fantastic Voyage,” a submarine, full of scientists, is shrunk to microscopic size and injected into the bloodstream of a seriously wounded diplomat.

Forty-six years later, the idea sounds less far fetched. In a Stanford lab, engineers are perfecting their fantastic voyage.

“And then, we can make it smaller,” said electrical engineer Professor Ada Poon, Ph.D.

Poon says smaller is the name of the game.

“We have been in [...]