1. Apple will show show the software to the developers of programs like spreadsheets and word-processors, which give utility to an operating system. 2. Genes should not be patentable until a clear description of their role and utility can be given, the two sides said. 3. Instead, the utility was given a big pot of money and allowed to decide, pretty much on its own, how to spend it. 4. Requiring a vote by the full commission gives the utility another hurdle to jump before it can restart the plant, which has been closed since March. 5. The commission gave the utilities three months to propose a new merger plan, suggesting that it should include the sale of some power plants. 6. The calculators also show what an average consumer spends in a typical day, and what that consumer would spend if the utilities are given a rate hike. |