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Sergey Brin’s secret airship will deliver aid and schlep his family
Bloomberg: Google co-founder Sergey Brin has a ‘secret airship’
Google gives $4 million to pro-migrant causes
Breakthrough Prize awards $25 million to science luminaries
Google’s Fiber rollout isn’t going as planned
Google is now Alphabet, the owner of Google
Lab-grown burger tasted at event in London, said to require ketchup
A couple of tasters, who claim they're unpaid and impartial, are currently chomping their way through some very expensive artificial flesh at a publicity event in London. According to the BBC's science correspondent Pallab Ghosh, who is also at the gathering, the main feedback so far is that the meat -- which is presented as a burger -- isn't as juicy or tasty as the real thing, mainly because it's totally lean. The substance was grown by a team at the University of Maastricht, with a spot of funding from none other than Google visionary Sergey Brin, who believes the technology is on the "cusp of viability" as a solution to animal welfare issues. Lead researcher Prof. Mark Post doesn't seem too disheartened by the tasters' comments, but says he's working to improve flavor. At a current cost of $325,000 per patty, people are going to expect something special regardless of the ethical or ecological arguments -- and some cajun spices probably won't cut it.
Filed under: Misc, Science, Alt
Source: @BBCPallab (Twitter)
Visualized: Sergey Brin rides pink Teslamobile Model S, complete with Chromed out rims
Hello Kitty must be so jealous.
Filed under: Transportation, Internet, Google
Source: Twitter (RMac18)
California Governor Brown signs bill clearing use of driverless cars on public roads (video)
Google just chalked up one of the more important victories for driverless cars. California Governor Jerry Brown has signed bill SB1298 into law, formalizing the legal permissions and safety standards needed to let automated vehicles cruise on state-owned roads. While the bill lets anyone move forward with their plans, it's clear from the ceremony that local technology darling Google is the primary impetus for the measure: Brown visited Google's Mountain View headquarters to put ink to paper, and Google co-founder Sergey Brin oversaw the signing with his Google Glass eyewear on full display. If you're dying to see driverless vehicles become mainstays of the Golden State, the official act making that possible is already available to watch after the break.
Filed under: Robots, Transportation
California Governor Brown signs bill clearing use of driverless cars on public roads (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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