Google appoints former Ford CEO Alan Mulally to board of directors
The just-retired CEO will also serve on the board of director's audit committee.
The just-retired CEO will also serve on the board of director's audit committee.
Last year I attended South By Southwest for the first time. It's a tech/music/film conference in Austin, Tx, and it's the highlight of my year.
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A new version of Google Earth (v.5.0) that adds support for oceans, the past and Mars was just announce on the official Google Blog.
Having just read that Google is taking up residence at Moffett Field, a storied air base in Mountain View that is home to NASA's Ames Research Center, among others, I realized there's a great opportunity for Google to learn a little about high end security, at least the kind that secures a perimeter, fends off unwarranted access, and punishes miscreants with true Old Testament fervor.
It wasn't this problematic back when we consumed everything with a cable TV box and had DVRs.
Google had an exciting year in 2006 -- stealing headlines with almost everything they did, even if the news wasn't particularly exciting. Many of the more important things that happened are summarized by Google Operating System in an article titled "Google 2006 in 12 Pictures".
NASA is now providing some interesting KML files that add near real-time overlays to Google Earth. The information they are using comes from MODIS (Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) -- some data from this source (updated daily) can be viewed on Google Earth by clicking here.
Google launched rosjava, a ROS (robot OS) framework in Java that is Android compatible. The plan: Meld Android, cloud computing and robotics.
Other countries want them but why? Living in Google's shadow is causing problems for local small businesses...