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Ron Bloom Departs Government Post

Ron Bloom has announced his intent to depart his position as the Assistant to the President for Manufacturing Policy at the end of this month, August.  Bloom has had a myriad of positions within the automotive industry which includes being a senior official within Obama’s administration.  While he is stepping down from being part of [...]

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The ‘Other’ Zuckerburg (Randi) Leaves Facebook

Randi Zuckerburg has announced her intention to depart Facebook and to begin her own initiatives – a social media firm specializing in strategic social plans.  Randi is one of three siblings of Mark Zuckerburg, Founder of Facebook.  Each of his three siblings are women. Writer Kara Swisher over at “All Things D” posted her resignation [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Violates 10 Apple Patents Says Apple Lawyer

The Samsung Galaxy Tab violates 10 patents according to a lawyer representing Apple Inc. in Australia.  Apple has been suing the ‘pants’ off of companies lately, including another South Korean company, HTC. What makes this particularly interesting is that Samsung develops and manufactures the memory found within certain Apple products. It is unknown whether Samsung [...]

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Honda Worked On Upcoming Fuel Economy & Emissions Plan

Honda American Motor Company announced today they were proud to have worked with the White House on upcoming fuel economy and emissions plans.  U.S. President Obama is slated to announce new regulations regarding fuel economy in future automobiles and emissions, tomorrow, on Friday. “Honda is proud to have actively worked with the Administration as they [...]

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U.S. Postal Service Forewarns Closures

The United States Postal Service (or, USPS) is one of the largest, most efficient (in terms of processing packages and delivery) businesses in the world.  Cost-wise, the USPS provides a relatively cheap service, too.  Who knew you could ship a small package from the East Coast of the United States to Paris, France, in the [...]

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Cost Optimization at RIM will have 2,000 Redundant Employees Lose Jobs

Research in Motion, the Canadian-based telecommunications equipment company which rose to widespread fame around the globe for their ‘BlackBerry’ phones.  The company announced today that they are going to terminate the employment of 2,000 redundant employees in the name of “cost optimization.”  RIM also calls these employees as ‘redundancies.’ RIM announced this today within a [...]

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