Cheese made from human toe jam1, belly-button2 bacteria
by Amanda Kooser November 21, 2013 1:20 PM PST

　　What makes a truly fine blue cheese so spectacular can be partly due to particular kinds of bacteria that are encouraged to grow on it. Now, imagine if those bacteria came from someplace unusual... like food author Michael Pollan's belly button. Yep, you get human-flavored cheese. Hungry yet?
　　Scientist Christina Agapakis and scent specialist Sissel Tolaas came together for a project that combines art and synthetic3 biology. They collected bacteria samples from donors and used them to create unique cheeses for each person.
　　The Selfmade project is described as "a series of 'microbial4 sketches,' portraits reflecting an individual's microbial landscape in a unique cheese." Sculptor Olafur Eliasson offered up his tears, art curator5 Hans-Ulrich Obrist gave a nose swab6, and Pollan contributed a swab from his toes.
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Tongue electrode1 lets you taste flavor that isn't there
by Michelle Starr November 25, 2013 2:46 PM PST

　　What if you could play, say, the game Cooking Mama and virtually taste the dishes you make? Or watch "Iron Chef" (still the best cooking competition ever on TV) and taste the dishes alongside the judges?
　　Nimesha Ranasinghe and his team at the National University of Singapore have built what they call the Digital Taste Simulator2, an electrode that sits on the tip of the user's tongue and re-creates flavors.
　　It works by sending tiny alternating currents3 and slight temperature changes into the tongue that fool it into "tasting" four flavors: sweet, salty, bitter, and sour. "We have found noninvasive4 electrical and thermal5 stimulation of the tip of the tongue successfully generates the primary6 taste sensations7," Ranasinghe said.
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Nokia: iPad will put women off
by Chris Matyszczyk November 25, 2013 3:46 PM PST

　　How many times has Microsoft tried to explain to you that iPads are terrible?
　　Well, if you've just been bought by Microsoft you might as well fall in line, might you not?
　　So here's a new ad for the Nokia Lumia 2520 that suggests that if you buy an iPad you are a drippy1, paranoid2numbskull3 who's never going to understand anything. Especially women.
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Eurozone economic growth slows to 0.1%
14 November 2013 Last updated at 11:58 GMT

　　The economy of the eurozone grew by just 0.1% in the July-to-September period, down from 0.3% growth in the previous quarter.
　　The figure marks just the second quarter of a growth phase that replaced an 18-month recession, the longest period of contraction to affect the single currency area.
　　It shows the eurozone's recovery is extremely tentative1.
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Google extends helping hand to Philippines typhoon survivors
by Dara Kerr | November 11, 2013 8:21 PM PST

　　The most powerful typhoon ever recorded slammed into the Philippines four days ago, leaving mind-boggling1destruction2 in its wake. Not only were homes, city centers, and farms crushed, but also tens of thousands of people are missing and presumed3 dead, according to The New York Times.
　　In an effort to help people find loved ones, along with much needed food, shelter, and water, Google launched several tools on its Typhoon Yolanda Crisis Page on Monday (the typhoon is also referred to as Typhoon Haiyan). The idea is to help survivors and emergency responders gather and relay4 information in the aftermath5 of the catastrophe6.
　　Among the tools is a Google Person Finder, which is an app that lets people post and search for the status of family or friends who were on the ground when the typhoon hit. People can click on "I'm Looking for Someone" and type in the person's name; or they can click "I have information about someone" and type in any names or details. Google also made the Person Finder available on mobile phones by letting people text message the word "search" and the missing person's name.
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Street lights to spy on everything that happens in Vegas?
by Chris Matyszczyk | November 9, 2013 9:51 AM PST

　　Las Vegas is truly one of the world's great cities.
　　It's a place where you can let your hair down, or even wear someone else's, without anyone thinking this is abnormal1.
　　Now, though, there's a frisson2 of doubt as to whether what happens in Vegas will stay there. Or, more accurately, whether what happens in Vegas will all fall into the dancing laps3 of the authorities.
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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen likes idea of company breakup
Dara Kerr by Dara Kerr November 5, 2013 5:36 PM PST

　　As Microsoft's board hunts for a new chief executive officer, one of the tech giant's co-founders is throwing in his two cents1 on what that successor should do with the company: break it up.
　　The chief investment officer for co-founder Paul Allen said Microsoft should consider spinning off some of its businesses, according to the Financial Times. Paul Ghaffari manages Allen's $15 billion fortune and was speaking on behalf of Allen during the Financial Times Investment Management Summit on Tuesday.
　　Ghaffari said that consumer businesses, like search advertising and Xbox, are a distraction to Microsoft's success. The majority of the company's earnings come from its software and business customer services, he said.
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Key numbers to know before Twitter's IPO
by Jennifer Van Grove | November 5, 2013 4:14 AM PST

　　Twitter becomes a public company on Thursday, but if you don't have the time or the stomach to leaf through1 the 200-plus page prospectus2 before then, here's a guide to get you past the clutter3.
Price range: $23-$25
The social network is being far less conservative4 than initially planned, which should affect if much the stock pops on opening day. The range makes Twitter worth as much as $13.9 billion. The company may even price higher on the eve of its IPO.
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Fewer LEDs mean leaner iPad Air, researcher says
by Brooke Crothers | November 5, 2013 7:04 PM PST

　　The number of LEDs has been slashed1 in the iPad Air, allowing Apple to build a sleeker2 tablet, according to a new report.
　　More has been revealed about the iPad Air's internals3, revealing a revamped4 backlight assembly that helped Apple to slash the battery capacity by 23%, according to a teardown5 report released Tuesday by IHS iSuppli.
　　The iPad Air uses only 36 light-emitting6diodes7 (LED) to illuminate8 the LCD, down from 84 in the earlier-generation iPad, according to iSuppli.
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How to Become a Purchasing Agent
By eHow Contributor

　　If you enjoy buying things, you might enjoy being a purchasing agent. People in this career buy a large number of items for the company they work for. They may buy durable and nondurable goods, farm equipment and services. With a starting salary of around $30,000 per year, the profession is expected to expand by about 7% through 2018.
　　1 Start with on-the-job training. Most purchasing agents begin their career as a junior buyer, trainee, assistant buyer or purchasing clerk. In most companies, you will need a degree to move up to a career as a purchasing agent. Starting out at the bottom will afford you valuable real-world experience. After you get your degree, your resume will look better than those of others candidates who only have a degree.
　　2 Get familiar with financial and supply-chain management software programs that are used within the profession.
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Airbus chief eyes overtaking Boeing
AFP, BERLIN

　　Airbus chief Fabrice Bregier says the European planemaker will overtake its US rival Boeing to become the world's biggest producer within 4 or 5 years, in an interview with a German Sunday newspaper.
　　Bregier told Welt am Sonntag that Airbus would step up1 production through its new A320Neo and long-haul2 A350 models.
　　"In 2017-2018, we will therefore again be able to gain the lead also in deliveries," the Airbus chief executive said according to an extract of the interview that was to appear in German in yesterday's edition.
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China Airlines considering low-cost carrier
By Amy Su / Staff reporter

　　China Airlines Ltd., Taiwan's largest carrier, yesterday said it is mulling1 creating a new budget airline2 with a final assessment3 to be finalized by the end of the year.
　　That will make China Airlines the first local carrier to operate a low-cost carrier (LCC).
　　Facing tougher competition from budget airlines globally, the carrier said it should also keep an proactive attitude toward the issue of establishing a new LCC.
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