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…
K2 intelligence pushes into cyberdefense
By Nell Gluckman, From The Am Law Daily K2 Intelligence, the six-year-old re-creation of the corporate intelligence company Kroll that often partners with Am Law 100 firms on work for mutual clients, is evolving from its roots into a cybersecurity…
New study links weather extremes to global warming
From Justin Gillis From Canberra Times The moderate global warming that has occurred as a result of human emissions has quadrupled the frequency of certain heat extremes since the Industrial Revolution, scientists reported on Monday, warning that a failure to…
Gadget of the week
I really wanted to hate the Apple Watch By Zach Epstein From BGR Anyone who listens to our podcast knows how unbelievably excited BGR founder Jonathan Geller has been leading up to the Apple Watch’s debut. You’ll also recall that…