Tuesday, 3 December 2013


Norwegian Electric Car User Findings (10 Charts) (via Clean Technica)

Norway has the highest number of electric cars in the world. But it seems that news is just getting onto people’s radars. If you didn’t notice, my story the other day about electric cars becoming the top sellers in Norway was a rather popular one…


More Companies Allow Online Shopping at Work (via slashdot)

CIOs Allow More Online Shopping from Work (via Dice News in Tech) Businesses and their CIOs are warming up to the notion that online shopping at work isn’t necessarily a bad thing, according to a survey from Robert Half Technology. Of the more than…


More Companies Allow Online Shopping at Work (via slashdot)

CIOs Allow More Online Shopping from Work (via Dice News in Tech) Businesses and their CIOs are warming up to the notion that online shopping at work isn’t necessarily a bad thing, according to a survey from Robert Half Technology. Of the more than…


The journalist who hacked the old system (via Pando Daily)

By David Sirota On December 3, 2013With Edward Snowden becoming a leading candidate for Time magazine’s Person of the Year, it is important to remember that he is the central character in not one but three distinct stories: 1) the story what his disclosures…


This year’s Cyber Monday was the biggest online shopping day in US history (via Pando Daily)

On December 3, 2013Cyber Monday, despite its glitches, seems to have been a retail success. According to numbers from IBM, this year’s sales were 20.6 percent higher than last year’s, making it the most successful day for online shopping in the…


Defending Earth from asteroids (via The Christian Science Monitor)

Does this topic make Hollywood screenwriters drool, or what? While it sounds like science fiction (and has figured into the story line of any number of Hollywood hits), it is now science without the fiction. Right now, asteroids are hurtling through…


After two delays, SpaceX counts down to satellite launch (via AFP)

Private US company SpaceX was Tuesday poised for a third attempt to launch its first commercial satellite, after repairs were made to the Falcon 9 rocket. The launch window opens at 5:37 pm (2237 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida…