Monthly Archives: December 2010

Google helps finance ‘superhighway’ for wind power

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Pope Dennis

Internet search engine giant Google announced Tuesday that it is investing in a mammoth project to build an underwater “superhighway for clean energy” that would be able to funnel power from offshore wind farms to 1.9 million homes without overtaxing … Continue reading →

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Is there finally a computer that solves problems the way we do?

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Pope Dennis

Bringing us one step closer to giant robot overlords is CLARION, a program that performs the same way human subjects do in some impressive cognitive tests. It mimics not what we think, but how we think. via Is there finally … Continue reading →

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Google book store is coming soon – CNN.com

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Pope Dennis

Google Editions, the Internet giant’s book store business promised for last summer, is set to launch before the end of 2010, the Wall Street Journal reports. via Google book store is coming soon – CNN.com.

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