On the map: Apple has added Baton Rouge and eight other cities in North America and Europe to its 3D in-house mapping service. First introduced as part of iOS 6 in 2012, Maps Flyover is touted by Apple as a tentpole feature that sets Apple Maps apart from competitors like Google Maps. The service incorporates high-resolution images with wireframe models to provide interactive three-dimensional composites of cities, landmarks and points of interest, according to AppleInsider.com. Along with Baton Rouge, cities added to the mapping service include Boise, Idaho; Cáceres, Spain; Edinburgh, Scotland; Guadalajara, Mexico; Ponce, Puerto Rico; Linz, Austria; Rennes, France; and Venice, Italy.
At the podium: Gov. Bobby Jindal told a gathering of conservatives Thursday that President Barack Obama hasn’t done enough to fight radical Islamic terrorism and has shown himself “incapable of being our commander-in-chief.” Speaking before a packed room at the Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington, D.C., Jindal bashed Obama for saying the United States is not at war with Islam, recalling the killings of journalists and others at the hands of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL. Jindal was one of several potential GOP presidential candidates speaking at the conference. Others include Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul. USA Today has the full story.
Lining up clients: Lithuanian liquefied natural gas importer Litgas has signed a preliminary agreement with a U.S. supplier as the tiny Baltic nation seeks to lessen its reliance on Russia as a supplier. As Reuters reports, Litgas announced this morning it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Delfin LNG, a developer of the United States’ first offshore gas liquefaction project. Delfin LNG is developing the Magnolia LNG offshore liquefaction and export facility in the Lake Charles area, with a total export capacity of 13 million tonnes of LNG per year. Subject to regulatory approval, the project will be constructed in phases, and is expected to start in 2019. Lithuania and Russia have had a tumultuous relationship over the past century. Once a duchy of the Russian Empire, Lithuania declared independence during the Russian revolution, only to be invaded and annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940 along with neighboring Latvia and Estonia. All three regained independence after the breakup of the Soviet Union in the 1990s. Read the full story.
