Just made it home from the 2nd gig. I'm tired but in the long run I think it's worth. I found these articles earlier today at while I was at work this morning. I'm about to call it a night.
Be Blessed, Be Safe, & have a Peaceful night.
Tech News for Tuesday:
Intel to invest up to $1B in Vietnamfrom CNN.com|Tech
Intel Corp., the world's largest chipmaker, has received permission to increase its initial investment in Vietnam from $300 million to up to $1 billion, a Vietnamese official said Tuesday.
Intel is constructing a $300 million chip assembly and testing plant in Ho Chi Minh City. Its original license, granted in February, allowed the company to invest up to $605 million.
The government has since approved an amended license allowing Intel to invest up to $1 billion and increase its production>>>more
AOL Looks To Embed AIM Into Web Sitesstory from techweb.com
AOL released in beta new application programming interfaces and embeddable widgets to enable developers to embed instant-messaging capabilities from the portal's popular AIM service directly into their Web sites and online communities.
The new Web AIM APIs and widgets, called AIM Whimsicals, extend AOL's Open AIM program, which the company launched in March.
The latest APIs enable developers to integrate a variety of services and functionality in their Web sites, including the ability to let AIM users set their availability, away message and profile, company officials said Monday. In addition, an instant-messaging window can be embedded on a page for sending and receiving IMs. Developers can also let AIM>>>more
AT&T and BellSouth: Why you should carestory from CNet.com
news analysis Watchdog groups believe the outcome of a quiet political battle over which restrictions to impose on the AT&T and BellSouth merger will affect consumers for years to come.
When the AT&T monopoly was broken up in 1984 by antitrust regulators, it was divided into seven Bell operating companies. After this merger, there will be three companies. The new AT&T will become the nation's dominant phone company, controlling more than half the telephone and Internet access lines in the U.S.>>>more
Gannett To Change Its Papers' Approachstory from washingtonpost.com
Gannett Co., the nation's largest newspaper chain, is radically changing the way its papers gather and present news by incorporating elements of reader-created "citizen journalism," mining online community discussions for stories and creating Internet databases of calendar listings and other non-news utilities.
The McLean company has 90 newspapers, including USA Today, the nation's largest. Like all major newspaper firms, Gannett has watched circulation and advertising revenue slide over the past decade, as readers turn to television and the Internet for news and information.>>>more
Intel group to sell Web 2.0 softwarestory from msnbc.com
Intel Corp. has formed a partnership with top Internet software makers to create a set of Web tools for office workers to share information with colleagues, the companies said Tuesday.
The world's biggest computer chip maker said it is working with makers of commercial blogs, wikis and syndicated news feeds to create SuiteTwo, a complete package of "Web 2.0" business work group collaboration tools.
Web 2.0 is the trendy term Internet industry insiders use to describe software that makes it easier for users to publish and share information among themselves.>>>more
other news:
G.O.P. Loses Senate Seats in 3 States
story from nytimes.com
Democratic challengers ousted three Republican senators today, defeating Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, Mike DeWine of Ohio and Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island as the hottest fight for Congress in years was waged from coast to coast.
Democrats also held onto a seat in New Jersey as Senator Robert Menendez defeated Thomas H. Kean Jr. And Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut, who lost in the Democratic primary but remained in the race as an independent candidate, kept his seat by defeating the Democratic nominee, Ned Lamont
Mr. Santorum, the third-ranking Republican in the Senate, was beaten by State Treasurer Bob Casey, son of a popular former governor, while Mr. DeWine was unseated by>>>full story
Shift coming in US policy on Iraq
story from csmonitor.com
When the midterm elections are over, the Bush administration can get down to making tough calls in Iraq policy.
With Republicans and Democrats alike calling for a new direction to American efforts in Iraq, the United States will proceed to new policies that will be neither a rabbit-out-of-the-hat redirection nor simply cosmetic tinkering, experts say. In other words, expect neither abrupt US withdrawal nor dogged insistence that current policies are working.
Among many options under consideration, these are the ones most likely to see the light of day, judging from lawmakers, experts, and steps the White House is already taking:
• A new diplomatic push to engage all of Iraq's neighbors - including Iran and Syria - to stabilize the country and help pull it back from the brink of full-blown civil war.>>>more
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