Keurig Green Mountain selling itself / Calorex names new marketing manager
Keurig Green Mountain selling itself for $13.9b to private-equity company By Ashlee Kieler From If you thought that cup of coffee you picked up on the way to work this morning cost a pretty penny, then can you imagine how the…
The shower of the future will save the planet, but at a high price
By Daniel Cooper From engadget 2,950 euros ($3,190), to be exact. Aside from building a coal-fired power station, the thing that activates your brain’s climate-guilt gland the fastest is taking a luxurious bath. Unfortunately, using a shower isn’t that much…
French police want to ban public WiFi during emergencies
By Steve Dent From engadget The ‘Gendarmes’ also want to ban the Tor network outright. The FBI isn’t the only law enforcement agency that wants to restrict privacy for the sake of national security. Following the Paris attacks of November…
Floating a floating Caribbean airport
From MRO Network Now and again, I am informed of aviation development ideas which are sufficiently out-of-the-box for me to want to write about them immediately. One such idea was shared with me earlier this week. Two aviation professionals have…
Top 10 cybersecurity tips for businesses following FTC v. Wyndham
By Matthew Nelson, From Legaltech News The FTC’s required standard of care for cybersecurity is likely to evolve as new guidelines are issued and new cases are decided. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has long been recognized as America’s consumer…
Online TV streaming service loses latest court fight with networks
By Zoe Tillman, From The National Law Journal Broadcasters defeat FilmOn X in follow-up litigation to Supreme Court’s Aereo ruling. Federal district judges in Los Angeles and Washington have split on whether online television-streaming provider FilmOn X LLC is entitled…
CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Award IMG and Soccer United Marketing Copa America Centenario 2016 Commercial Rights
The decision concludes a month-long Request for Proposal process of extensive reviews from CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and the Local Organizing Committee, as well as an independent evaluation of all bids MIAMI (Wednesday, December 2, 2015) – The Confederation of North, Central…
SPI and SPI Energy to merge and reorganize as a Cayman Islands company
SHANGHAI, Nov. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Solar Power, Inc. (“SPI” or the “Company”) (OTCBB: SOPW), a global provider of photovoltaic (PV) solutions for business, residential, government and utility customers and investors, and SPI Energy Co., Ltd., a company incorporated under…
Advances in robotics pose legal, ethical questions
By Monika Gonzalez Mesa, From Daily Business Review The robots are coming. And they are swiftly producing a host of legal and ethical issues that will intensify as robotic advancements become increasingly autonomous and ubiquitous. “We will see changes in…
Company must pay $1.35m for claiming copper-infused sleeves relieve chronic pain
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist Slapping on a knee brace or wrapping your ankle might provide a bit of comfort for aches and pains related to physical activity, but who wants to do all that work when slipping on copper-infused…