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Samsung Group to invest record $41.56 bln this year

South Korea's Samsung Group announced it would invest a record 47.8 trillion won ($41.56 billion) this year and hire an all-time high of 26,000 new employees despite global economic gloom.

Technology / Business

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wanted: High-quality jobs and a skilled workforce

As the United States slowly recovers from the Great Recession, it needs to focus on creating not just more jobs but more high-quality jobs and providing workers with the skills necessary to perform those jobs, according to ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'French Steve Jobs' shakes up mobile phone market

Hailed as the French Steve Jobs, entrepreneur Xavier Niel is shaking up the country's mobile phone market with a maverick style far removed from France's traditionally conservative business practices.

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 6

Imagine that: How you envision others says a lot about you in real life

Quick, come up with an imaginary co-worker.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Workplace empowerment for front-line health workers creates higher job satisfaction

Frontline health workers—including nursing assistants, paramedics and pharmacy technicians—who received a combination of benefits and support from their employers had higher job satisfaction, a new ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple CEO Tim Cook could top pay list in 2011

(AP) -- Tim Cook could well end up being the highest paid CEO in America in 2011, after Apple Inc. granted him a million restricted stock units last August for taking the reins shortly before co-founder Steve Jobs died.

Technology / Business

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Majority of Americans say research and development are key to building US economy

The new edition of America Speaks, a compilation of public opinion polls commissioned by Research!America, demonstrates increasing public support for research and innovation to improve health, create jobs and boost the economy. ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Latest Apple iPhone to hit China on January 13

Apple on Wednesday announced that the latest version of its hot-selling iPhones will be released in China and 21 other countries on January 13.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Chinese maker defends Steve Jobs action doll

The company behind a made-in-China Steve Jobs action figure insisted Wednesday it was not a toy, but a realistic depiction of the Apple founder designed for fans of his iconic products.

Technology / Other

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Blind, visually impaired New Yorkers contribute to state economy

Employment statistics suggest bleak economic realities for New Yorkers who are blind. Nearly two in three are out of work, a level in line with national unemployment figures for individuals who are blind and other populations ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chinese firm makes Steve Jobs action figure

A China-based company plans to begin shipping a realistic-looking Steve Jobs action figure in February.

Technology / Business

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anti-depressant use soars in England, linked to recession

The use of anti-depressant drugs in England has soared by 28 percent in the past three years, coinciding with the country's fall into recession and the global economic crisis, new figures showed Friday.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 30, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Stanford archives offer window into Apple origins

In the interview, Steve Wozniak and the late Steve Jobs recall a seminal moment in Silicon Valley history - how they named their upstart computer company some 35 years ago.

Technology / Other

created Dec 29, 2011 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (6) | comments 16

Apple's late boss Steve Jobs to receive Grammy

(AP) -- Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is receiving a posthumous Grammy for his technological innovations in the arts.

Technology / Business

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Steve Jobs statue unveiled in Budapest

A larger-than-life bronze statue of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was unveiled in a Budapest science park Wednesday, two months after his death.

Technology / Business

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1