Next up for Pirate Bay defendants: Italian trial?
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009Having been found guilty of making copyright-protected files accessible for illegal file sharing, the four men could face prosecution in Italy, lawyers in that country say.
Archive for May 3rd, 2009
Pickens on the stump to raise the wind
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009It has been less than a year since T Boone Pickens unveiled his “Pickens Plan’’ , urging the US to embrace wind energy and reduce dependence on foreign oil.
Out of juice: GM’s Volt mistake
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009General Motors has announced a plan to stave off bankruptcy that includes cutting 21,000 jobs, reducing its dealer network and eliminating its Pontiac division. “I’m a believer in dealing with reality,” GM chief executive Fritz Henderson said.
Intel’s Grove: Something foul in Silicon Valley
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009At a star-studded event in Mountain View, Calif., former Intel CEO Andrew Grove criticized the current state of the patent system in Silicon Valley.
Uncertain times push increase in stockpiling
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ammo. Canned goods. Vegetable seeds. Fortified water by the case. They are reportedly flying off the shelves, these staples of the stockpile crowd. “Survivalist” isn’t the right term, not in a downturn that has everyone nervous.
Volt powertrain offers surge of acceleration
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009Based on the thin evidence available, folks who buy or lease the Chevrolet Volt electric car — scheduled to go on sale in November 2010 — should be surprised and pleased.
Butterfield backs cap-trade energy policy
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., defended the federal government’s proposed “cap-and-trade” energy policy last week even as he called for measures to soften the plan’s impact on low-income families and manufacturing industries.
