iNews Briefs & Community Events
Community Events MAY 8 CINICO Cayman Brac Closure Due to illness, the CINICO Cayman Brac office will be closed Tuesday, Thursday & Friday of this week. During this period, all Cayman Brac Civil Servants needing assistance should contact the Grand…
Gadget of the week
New teardown reveals just how incredible the Apple Watch’s S1 chip really is By Brad Reed on Apr 30, 2015 at 10:45 PM It really is amazing how much computing power is getting packed into smaller and smaller chipsets these…
Apple admits tattoos can screw with the Apple Watch’s sensors
By Steven Tweedie From Business Insider Apple has confirmed that tattoos can screw with the Apple Watch’s sensors, updating a section of its website detailing how the watch’s heart rate sensor works to recognize the issue. “Permanent or temporary changes…
Tesla’s worst kept secret is out: It’s making solar-based batteries for homes, businesses
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist For months Tesla CEO Elon Musk has subtly (and not so subtly) hinted that the company’s next big foray wouldn’t be another car, but a battery system aimed at homeowners, businesses and utilities. On Thursday…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
Community Events MAY 5 Special Olympics Cayman Islands Aquatics Special Olympics Cayman Islands invites you to the 2015 Annual National Games and Week of Awareness. The next event is Tuesday (5 May) at 5:30pm at the Lions Pool where athletes…
‘Caribbean Architectural Mode’ relevant in today’s climate
By McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research Aid workers should read through archaeologists’ notebooks on house-building A paper published in Human Ecology, by co-author Dr Alice Samson, (British Academy Fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research), suggests aid workers who…
‘All sorts of strife’: The plan to block piracy websites in Australia
By Ariel Bogle From Mashable A new bill could put a serious dampener on the viewing habits of Australians who are using overseas websites and services to pirate shows and movies. If it passes parliament, the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement)…
IDB holds Regional policy dialogue on science technology and innovation
From The Dominican Bridgetown, Barbados (TDN) The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will host a regional policy dialogue on science, technology and innovation on April 29, 2015 in Bridgetown, Barbados. The focus of this dialogue is: Rethinking Productive Development Policies for…
Cable & Wireless (LIME) obtain English PL Football audio rights
CWC Obtains Audio Rights for Barclays Premier League Football in the Caribbean for 2015/16 Season Official Match Commentary Will Also Be Available Across Broadcast Radio, Flow TV Audio and Mobile App Platforms in English and Spanish Under a Partnership Agreement…
AIG agrees to drop trade secrets case for $72 million
From The Litigation Daily Is the multibillionaire Steven Udvar-Hazy a visionary who successfully salvaged his aircraft leasing business from the near-collapse of American International Group? Or is he a thief who stole AIG’s secrets and employees to start a rival…