Gongol.com Archives: May 2016
May 13, 2016
Apple invests $1 billion in a Chinese ride-sharing service
The company is wise to start investing beyond its core business
Airport operators now tell TSA that long security lines are at a "breaking point"
If security becomes impossibly slow, it makes air travel less and less useful
Using a slipstream of bubbles to make ships more efficient
Adding bubbles to the water at the bow of a ship could permit the rest of the vessel to pass through the water with less friction
A closer look at the Hyperloop
Tested successfully over a very short track for a very short time this week, it may be in line for real implementation in the future
Reuters says Berkshire Hathaway is part of a bid for Yahoo
Yahoo may be so vastly under-priced that even the notoriously tech-averse Berkshire has to give it a serious look. It would probably only participate in a deal that leaves Berkshire in the role of investment bank (with someone else responsible for any ongoing operations), but with the right deal, anything is possible.
