Why Iran’s Missiles Can’t (and Won’t) Hit the East Coast
Israel is claiming that Iran is thisclose to developing a missile that can hit American soil. But missile and intelligence experts say Tehran has a long, technically complex road to travel before it can threaten Manhattan. From getting all the rocket thrusters to work properly to developing heat shields that can withstand the stresses of…
How Facebook Is Shaking the Hardware World With Its Own Storage Gear
Facebook already built its own data center and its own servers. And now the social-networking giant is building its own storage hardware – hardware for housing all the digital stuff uploaded by its more than 845 million users. “We store a few photos here and there,” says Frank Frankovsky, the ex-Dell man who oversees hardware…