News tagged with jobs
Fortune crowns Steve Jobs 'CEO of Decade'
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Fortune Magazine crowned Apple top dog Steve Jobs "CEO of the Decade" in its newest edition.
Microsoft lays off 800 more workers worldwide
Nov 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. says it is cutting 800 more jobs. That's in addition to the 5,000 layoffs it announced in January.
No Facebook at work in most US companies
Oct 08, 2009 |
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More than half of US companies do not allow employees to visit social networks such as Facebook, MySpace or Twitter while at work, according to a new survey.
Corporations rethinking IT's role in cutting corporate costs, boosting productivity
Oct 05, 2009 |
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The current recession has focused top information technology executives on cost-cutting, but they are not slashing jobs the way they did in previous economic downturns, according to a 2009 benchmark report commissioned by ...
Apple App Store downloads hit two billion mark
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Apple announced Monday that more than two billion applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch have been downloaded from its App Store, just five months after hitting the one-billion download mark.
Researchers find planning, positivism influence employment success at different stages
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 24, 2009 |
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With America's unemployment rate higher than it has been in decades, many people find themselves looking for jobs. The process can be tiring and, in such a competitive climate, receiving that final job offer is challenging. ...
Nano changes make it a fun little gadget
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 23, 2009 |
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There really wasn't much Apple needed to do to its iPod nano, which the company claims is the world's best-selling MP3 player.
iPod Nano to come with video camera
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Apple announced on Wednesday that it was adding a video camera to its iPod Nano and cutting prices of its wildly popular music players.
Apple CEO Jobs on stage, discusses transplant
Sep 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs returned Wednesday to the showman role that has helped define his company leadership, taking the stage for the first time since his medical leave to announce such new products ...
Anticipation builds ahead of Apple event
Sep 09, 2009 |
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A frenzied rumor mill worked overtime in anticipation of Apple's latest media event Wednesday with Beatles on iTunes, a tablet computer, an appearance by Steve Jobs, all mooted as stars of the show.
Apple telegraphs iPods; fans see Beatles, tablets
Sep 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Once again, it's time to peer into Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs' cup and try to read the tea leaves.
Apple to hold media event next week
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Apple, with its usual air of mystery, announced on Monday that it would hold a media event next week but did not reveal what it would be about.
Social costs of job loss
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 19, 2009 |
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As the nationwide recession continues, California and 14 other states have unemployment rates hovering around 10 percent. Job loss can devastate workers, says David Dooley, UC Irvine professor of psychology & social behavior, ...
Redundancy Reduces Birth Rates of Highly-Skilled: Losing a Job Can Ruin Plans to Start a Family
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Highly skilled women who have lost their job tend not to realise their plans to start a family. This is the clear finding of a major study conducted by the University of Linz with support from the Austrian Science Fund FWF. ...
Temp work strains employee mental health
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Workers hired for temporary, contract, casual or fixed-term positions are at risk for increased mental health problems, according to research to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological ...
