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Google's decided to build a giant floating office off the coast of San Francisco and possibly another in a harbour off Portland, Maine. Thing is... They didn't get the proper permits. “Google has spent millions on this. But they can’t park this barge on the waterfront without a permit, and they don’t have one,” an insider told CBS. To get a permit, Google must prove that activity on the barge could not be done on land.
Speaking of web companies building cool things, Amazon's building a 5 story office building that looks like a trio of bubbles. A Seattle design review board has approved Amazon's plan to build what promises to be a stunning, five-story office building distinguished by three intersecting spheres. Amazon also will build a 38-story tower on the same block.
Japan is planning to fire off their new space cannon at an asteroid, to see what it is made of. The Hayabusa-2, which will launch the weapon, will then land on the surface and take samples of the newly-disturbed soil as part of a project searching for organic materials or for any sign of water. "The Hayabusa-2 project is progressing as planned," a JAXA spokesman said.
For all the single iPhone-toting folks out there, Siri is your new wingman (or woman). The Youtube prankster Stuart Edge has a video on using Siri to help land dates, check it out here.
A 12 year old Canadian boy has been arrested in conjunction with attacks committed by the hacker group Anonymous. The fifth grade student was acting on behalf of activist hacker group Anonymous, but his actions were not politically motivated – he was trading the information in exchange for video games, the court heard.
Gizmodo has a pretty cool guide on how to get more out of your Raspberry Pi - like building a supercomputer with some lego.
Following up on the automated drone deliveries by the courier company Flirtey, it looks like the company has hit a few snags. Rules for flying drones in Australia stipulate that a pilot must be in command at all times via remote control, that the pilot must keep the drone within his or her line of sight and that the drone stay about 30 meters away from people (other than the pilot) at all times. It must also be kept away from populous areas unless a special license has been issued.
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