Here’s the stories that we discussed in the show:
Climate
- Happy Earth Day. We Just Reached Another Scary Climate Change Milestone http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/22/carbon-dioxide-climate-change_n_5187844.html
Footprint
- Apple campaign touts progress on reducing environmental impact http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-79971875/
- Apple’s Environmental page http://www.apple.com/environment/
- Apple Aims to Shrink Its Carbon Footprint With New Data Centers http://www.wired.com/2014/04/green-apple/
Renewables
- MIT, Harvard scientists study how to produce solar power without sunlight http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/techflash/2014/04/mit-harvard-scientists-study-how-to-produce-solar.html
- Going solar with SunPower http://googleblog.blogspot.com.es/2014/04/going-solar-with-sunpower.html
Connectivity
- Exclusive: Google may offer Wi-Fi for cities with its Google Fiber http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/print/9247912/Exclusive_Google_may_offer_Wi_Fi_for_cities_with_its_Google_Fiber
- Google’s Project Loon balloon circles Earth in a record 22 days http://www.cnet.com/news/google-project-loon-balloon-circles-earth-in-a-record-22-days/
- Google acquires drone startup Titan Aerospace http://gigaom.com/2014/04/14/google-acquires-drone-startup-titan-aerospace/
Security
- Google is researching ways to make encryption easier to use in Gmail http://venturebeat.com/2014/04/21/google-is-researching-ways-to-make-encryption-easier-to-use-in-gmail/
- The plot to kill the password http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/15/5613704/the-plot-to-kill-the-password
- Go on, steal a bike — the San Francisco police dare you http://grist.org/list/go-on-steal-a-bike-the-san-francisco-police-dare-you/
Social
- Announcing FB Newswire, Powered by Storyful http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2014/04/announcing-fb-newswire-powered-by-storyful/
- FB Newswire page https://www.facebook.com/FBNewswire
Wearables
- With App Acquisition, Facebook Enters Fitness Tracking Market http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/04/24/with-app-acquisition-facebook-enters-fitness-tracking-market/
- Withings Pulse O2 monitors blood oxygen levels for climbers, asthmatics http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/22/withings-pulse-o2/
Connected Car
- Automakers show off in-vehicle Wi-Fi, new smartphone interfaces http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/041614-automakers-show-off-in-vehicle-wi-fi-280768.html
- VW ready to spend $25B on at least 6 EVs in China by 2018 http://green.autoblog.com/2014/04/22/vw-ready-to-spend-25b-on-at-least-6-evs-in-china-by-2018/
Environment
- 7 high-tech tools to make poaching extinct http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/7-high-tech-tools-to-make-poaching-extinct
- World’s Top Serial Bird Killers Put Infamous Windmills to Shame http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-21/beware-the-blades-of-death-world-s-top-serial-bird-killers-.html
Internet of Things (IoT)
- Internet Glue Service IFTTT Launches On Android With Deeper Integration Than iOS http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/24/internet-glue-service-ifttt-launches-on-android-with-deeper-integration-than-ios/
- Satya Nadella Just Launched Microsoft Into A New $1.6 Trillion Market http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-launches-iot-cloud-2014-4
Software
- Microsoft ready to test new Office ‘Mix’ interactive presentation application http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-ready-to-test-new-office-mix-interactive-presentation-application-7000028601/
- Reeder 2 for Mac Now Available in Public Beta http://lifehacker.com/reeder-2-for-mac-now-available-in-public-beta-1562226402
Misc.
- Asteroid impact risks ‘underappreciated’ http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27039285
- Google introduces ‘time machine’ feature in Street View http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/23/google-introduces-time-machine-feature-in-street-view
- World first for Irish graphene researchers http://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/world-first-for-irish-graphene-researchers-1.1766739
- SAP running six week online course on Sustainability and Business Innovation http://greenmonk.net/2014/04/24/sap-running-six-week-online-course-sustainability-business-innovation/