Emerging Giants
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_31/b3995001.htm?chan=search
The new multinationals: They’re smart and hungry, and they want your customers
A new breed of lean and hungry rivals is challenging the global business dominance of the West and Japan. Some come from China and India, others from Russia, Brazil, and even Egypt — yet they all have resources that traditional established multinationals may lack.
Google Mountain View WiFi
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/15037109.htm
The network will bring maximum outdoor data-transfer speeds of up to 1 megabit per second, roughly equivalent to DSL. To get coverage indoors, residents can buy an additional router to essentially amplify the signal…
… the network will not be used to gather personal information or track people’s Web-surfing habits, and has launched it solely “to understand emerging technologies.”
Paralyzed man moves computer cursor through thought
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060712/hl_nm/science_brain_dc
The scientists implanted a tiny silicon chip with 100 electrodes into an area of the brain responsible for movement. The activity of the cells was recorded and sent to a computer which translated the commands and enabled the patient to move and control the external device.
