Business Stories from August 17, 2013 (Change date)
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South Suburban NAIFA Chapter Wins National AwardAug 19, 2013 10:35 am - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: NAIFA Chicagoland Metro South Sandy Roos, Association Executive (877) 796-9700, naifachicagolandmetrosouth@gmail.com P.O. Box 601, Par...
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Crews rush to clean up former California nuke labAug 18, 2013 8:41 am - SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — The sun was barely up at a former Cold War rocket test site when crews in hard hats, neon vests and steel-toe boots collected jars of dirt as part ...
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Electric car maker’s aspirations collide with realityAug 17, 2013 12:51 pm - TUNICA, Miss. — Drive south from Memphis, Tenn. toward the cradle of American blues, and you come upon a landscape of dusty cotton fields and small towns dotted with yar...
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Review: Is this quadcopter a drone for the masses?Aug 18, 2013 8:24 am - SIMRISHAMN, Sweden — Unmanned aircraft, also known as drones, are revolutionizing warfare. Now, some of that technology is coming home from the war, to amuse us and give...
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Is new fertility app ambitious or creepy?Aug 18, 2013 8:41 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. My meeting the other day with a hot new San Francisco startup began routinely enough. Ikea-furnished office full of Macs, shaggy company dog, high-end ...
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App reviews: Planets, HashnoteAug 18, 2013 8:24 am - Planets: Discover the cosmos Are your eyes to the sky? For astronomy enthusiasts -- or those cultivating a love of the really great outdoors -- there are plenty of ...
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Have teens really stopped using Facebook?Aug 18, 2013 8:24 am - NEW YORK — In baseball, trend-spotting tends to be based on statistical analysis. In fashion, it’s driven by runway shows. And when it comes to social networks, the asce...
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Smartphone boon rocking digital industryAug 18, 2013 8:24 am - TOKYO — From heavy manufacturing to personal services, smartphones are making waves across a wide range of Japanese industries, shaking up long-established business mode...
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Facebook to acquire Mobile Technologies for speech recognitionAug 18, 2013 8:41 am - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Bloomberg News$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ Facebook Inc., owner of the world’s most popular social-networking service, agreed to acquire Mobile Technologies, a deve...
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How tech is creating new digital democracyAug 18, 2013 8:24 am - Digital democracy is here. We no longer passively watch our leaders on television and register our opinions on Election Day. Modern politics happens when somebody commen...
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