Tuesday, March 20, 2012

The Stanford Education Experiment... Wired.com

The Stanford Education Experiment Could Change Higher Learning Forever | Wired Science | Wired.com



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Amazon buys "army of robots"

Amazon buys robot maker Kiva Systems for $775 million - Mar. 20, 2012


"NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Amazon is buying Kiva Systems, a manufacturer of bright orange robots that scuttle around warehouses filling orders, for $775 million."

Linus Torvalds: The King of Geeks (And Dad of 3) | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com

Linus Torvalds: The King of Geeks (And Dad of 3) | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com

Linux += Android

Linux 3.3 Kernel Released With Merged Android Support


Google didn't just changed Java for Android, the Linux Kernel was modified also.
And those changes, while available as open source, didn't make their way back to Linux.
Now, mainstream Linux kernel did include Android changes...

Google has done similar with web browser, too,
where open source project WebKit is used as platform for open source project Chromium,
that is base for Google's web browser Chrome,
as well as a few other browsers...