On March 24, 2011

Relax, People, the Quake in Japan Isn’t Going to Kill the Car Business

The global auto supply chain has been damaged, but it will recover. However, this is a good opportunity for the auto industry to study whether just-in-time manufacturing is sustainable.

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Beware of Those Bearing Stock

I was setting up my trade-show booth when the exhibitor beside me—a young guy about my age at the…

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On March 24, 2011

Google Patent Shows Its Mobile-Payment Ambitions, but Raises Privacy Flags

A Google patent application, made public today, describes a fixed-location or mobile payment system that would deliver details of purchases into Google's hands.

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Color: Brilliant or Bubble?

I spent 20 minutes at lunch playing with a cool new iPhone app called Color, which automatically shares photos you've taken on your phone with other people who are close by. What's the point of this? Why can't…

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Experts Are Wrong, Except By Chance | BTalk

Podcast: Author and journalist David Freedman says don't trust the epxerts. However well qualified they are, they are probably wrong.

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How Groupon Uses the Cloud to Scale Its Business

The Scaling Startups Series is supported by Brother International. Brother’s Inkjet All-in-One printers are loaded with powerful business features, including 11″x17” duplex printing and scan glass.…

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Oracle’s Itanium Slug Leaves Intel Bruised, HP Battered

Oracle threw a punch that left HP's knees wobbling with the announcement that it's going to stop developing software to run on Intel's Itanium processor family. Intel's future roadmap focuses on x86 processors, Oracle explained. Intel promptly

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With 4 New Sex Harassment Suits, Is American Apparel’s CEO Facing the Endgame?

With four new sexual harrassment complaints from employees, American Apparel CEO Dov Charney would be facing his endgame if worked anywhere.

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Small Business Group Praises Canadian Federal Budget

When it comes to how the Canadian government intends to spend its money in 2011, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business is officially pleased. The CFIB used that term in a statement on the subject and gave the 2011 budget…

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