Google building driverless cars in Detroit

Perhaps the Motor City is making a well deserved comeback? Google are apparently already in the process of building driverless cars in Detroit:

 

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/26839/20150115/google-already-building-self-driving-cars-in-detroit.htm

 

Google: Driverless cars on the road by 2020

Another big step by Google: they now plan to have test cars on the public roads by 2020. Naturally, such cars will be driverless.

 

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/27236/20150119/google-pushing-for-driverless-cars-in-the-market-by-2020.htm

 

Google Translate... in real time?

It sounds like the realm of science fiction, but Google claim that their Translate tool can now be used in real time:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30812277

 

I will download the app when I get home and trial it to see if it is really as good as it seems. The possibilities are endless.

World's Biggest Cargo Ship

The amazing information on The Globe, currently the world’s biggest cargo ship:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30696685

 

The article also points to around 22,500 tonnage being the maximum ships can carry, not down to anything other than the ability of modern ports to accommodate them.

Tesco closing stores

Troubled Tesco have announced they are going to close 43 stores:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30712762