MAYA-II, The first DNA Computer capable of playing unbeatable noughts &
crosses is shown off by Columbia and New Mexico universities:
http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn10310-dna-computer-is-unbeatable-at-tictactoe.html
Steve Ballmer says Microsoft will spend approx US$7.5 billion on R&D
in 2007, $1.3 billion more than previously stated:
http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/17/technology/microsoft.reut/
Not to be outdone by McDonalds, Apple now admits to having shipped Video
iPods pre-loaded with the RavMonE virus, thanks to a subcontractor:
http://news.com.com/Apple+loads+Windows+virus+on+iPods/2100-7349_3-6126804.html?tag=nefd.top
Toshiba presents a novel hyper-reality display called Head Dome
Projector that sits over your head like a size XXXL crash helmet:
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4560
And finally. President Bush solves the problem of the use of illegal
torture in his country - by signing a law legalising torture:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061017/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_terrorism
News collated from various sources by Vik Olliver for Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. The views presented in this document are the personal opinion of the collator, and should not be taken as any more than that.