Ask.com hopes to make search faster, more relevant (AP)
AP - Assuming your company's name isn't a verb synonymous with looking things up online, how do you get Web surfers to not just try your search engine, but also frequent it?

Counting Kangaroo Rats From Outer Space
For the first time, scientists will monitor endangered species via satellite.

Airports Go Green with Eco-Friendly Efforts
From low-flush toilets, to turbines and solar panels airports are cutting costs.

Spotting Spin on the Stump
By analyzing speech and facial expressions, software programs can ID "spin."

IBM's cloud initiative repackages its familiar offerings (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Mixing together a m??lange of services, software and marketing, IBM's announcement this week of its Cloud Services Initiative is about putting an organizing construct around all of its cloud offerings, according to one IBM executive.

Forget to Lock Your Door? Do It by Remote
A company now offers locks that can be wirelessly locked and opened.