Kindler declined to give details on the chain's profitability. McDonald's other non-hamburger brands in the U.S., Donatos Pizza and Chipotle Grill, have not yet made a profit. The system is expected to allow planes on long routes across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans to fly closer together and on preferred tracks and altitudes, yielding fuel savings for airlines and shorter flight times for passengers. The new system can display aircraft positions electronically and will include software to warn of possible collisions. Yesterday, the Silicon Valley legend retired from Intel 's board of directors.
Experts expect Moore's Law to hold true at least through the next decade.
Moore himself said it will ultimately be limited by engineers' ability to make things smaller. No exponential ever goes on forever without some kind of disaster happening at the end. Compiled from Seattle Times business staff and news services.