The man who pushed to innovate diving technology to bring the Titanic to the silver screen wants to assist in the effort to cap that underwater oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Film director James Cameron has met with EPA officials along with deepwater experts who are trying to come with a new approach to capping the well. Meanwhile, federal authorities have opened criminal and civil investigations into the nation's worst oil spill. Source Link
One of Washington's best-known couples is calling it quits after 40 years of marriage. Friends say that former vice president Al Gore and his wife Tipper have told them that they'll separate. The split is said to be mutual and amicable. During his two terms as vice president, Gore and his wife were a positive counterpoint to the marital troubles of Bill and Hillary Clinton and Clinton's impeachment after he lied about having an affair with a White House intern. Source Link
Google is pulling the plug on Microsoft Windows on its own computers, blaming the world's most popular operating system for security holes that helped Chinese hackers break into Google computers earlier this year. The Financial Times of London reports that Google will move to using Apple or Linux open source-operated computers. The company is also working on it's own operating system built around the Google Chrome browser. Source Link
