In the news on April 14: Rustling in the ball pen: is Google slipping?; fifth-grader starts company, adults everywhere wish they hadn’t spent fifth grade trading Pogs; plus the world’s smallest writing!
BIZ
Local social network Hi5 forms partnership with micropayment platform PlaySpan, a company started by a fifth grader. Lemonade stands everywhere are put to shame. SF Business Times
Webcor Builders seeks to reduce greenhouse emissions from construction pollution by creating database to track pollution.
SF Business Times
Everyone out of the ball-pen: Google layoffs have some wondering what first-quarter results will look like when they are announced on Thursday. Wired
TECH
Stanford physicists create world’s smallest writing. Apparently, not worried about appearing indispensable during layoff season. ABC7
Big changes coming to eBay: disputes to be settled in virtual duels hosted by PayPal.
Chron
PG&E literally harnesses power of the sun to light California’s homes. Solar panels will be placed directly on sun’s surface and energy beamed to earth with the help of “stealth space solar power company” Solaren. CNET
REAL ESTATE
Berkeley’s Healthy Air Coalition of the Willing files lawsuit over seriously polluted air.
Chron
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