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As he prepares for a U.S. tour whose itinerary was inspired by the cosmos, Tom Waits reaffirms his maverick approach to life in this, er, “press conference.”

Surprise surprise, an oil substitute made from pig waste smells like crap. Also, when it floods in the mid-west, corn commodities get hit hard. Corn gets more expensive and thus, ethanol prices jump accordingly. Then plants struggle with production and investors get needy. Can you say future bailouts for bad biofuels? Should have gone with [...]

Talk about killjoy: this past week’s YouTube hit saw friends pop popcorn with their cellphones. Now Wired comes along and tells us it not really true. If you can’t believe what you see on the Internet, what can you believe?

Back during the writer’s strike a lot of talented people had a lot of time on their hands to create new ventures. One appears to be holding up. Strike.tv is reported to launch July 4. Each show on the channel will be owned by it’s creator with initial profits donated to the Writers Guild Foundation [...]

A recent study from Solutions Research Group confirms what some of us have already figured out: the Internet is killing the television star. In five years
web-delivered video consumption will increase to eight hours a day, while TV viewing will stay at about four hours a day.

While the world is struggling with high gas prices, Google is looking to invest in companies that will make big changes to current technology, specifically manufacturers of plug-in hybrids. Before investing in green car companies, you might watch for Google’s picks, which will be announced this summer.

The Microsoft-Yahoo saga has come to a head. On Thursday Yahoo said that Microsoft was no longer interested in pursuing an acquisition. Microsoft last month offered to buy Yahoo for $33 a share, or about $50 billion. With talks between Microsoft and Yahoo kaput, Yahoo has finalized an agreement with search-king Google in which Yahoo [...]

As Yahoo and Google race to complete a search advertising deal, Microsoft’s left out in the cold.

While the good people at CNET and the NYT add to the debate over cell phone radiation, the French are busy making popcorn with their handsets. In related news, my head hurts and I’m sensing phantom vibrations.

More slimy, green goodness in the news. Valcent CEO Glen Kertz is back in the lime light, talking with Mike Schneider of Bloomberg TV about algae-based biofuels.  Somebody get this man a speed date with Uncle Moneybags already! Then there’s the prospect of turning algae into…[wait for it]…ethanol…using seawaterl!? Ok Algenol, if I had an [...]