Plenty of people need jobs with very flexible hours — but it’s difficult for those people to connect with the employers who need them. Wingham Rowan is working on that. He explains how the same technology that powers modern financial markets can help employers book workers for slivers of time.
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Dell in $24.4B Founder-Led Deal to Go Private
Slumping personal computer maker Dell is bowing out of the stock market in a $24.4 billion buyout that represents the largest deal of its kind since the Great Recession dried up the financing for such risky maneuvers. The complex agreement announced Tuesday will allow Dell’s management to attempt a company turnaround away from the […]
Consumer Reports Questions Turbocharged Engines
Consumer Reports is warning car buyers that turbocharged engines may not deliver the speed or fuel economy they expect. The magazine said Tuesday that its tests showed turbocharged models from Ford, Hyundai and Kia are less efficient than competitors. It also said the turbocharged Chevrolet Cruze got little extra power or fuel economy. The […]
Mitsubishi Recalls Electric Cars for Brake Problem
DETROIT (AP) — Mitsubishi is recalling 14,700 of its i-MiEV (EYE-meev) electric cars worldwide because a brake pump can fail. The automaker said Tuesday that the recall affects 2012 models made from Dec. 2, 2011 through Sept. 7, 2012. It covers 1,400 sold in the U.S., including those still on dealer lots. Mitsubishi said in […]
Gas Leak Caused Mexico Oil Company Blast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A gas buildup under a building in the headquarters of Mexico’s state oil company caused a blast that killed 37 people and wounded dozens, the attorney-general said Monday, ending days of near-total silence by authorities about the petroleum giant’s worst disaster in more than a decade. Attorney-General Jesus Murillo Karam said […]
Superdome Engineering Staff Worried About a Power Outage
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Superdome officials warned just months before the Super Bowl that the venue’s electrical system could suffer a power outage and rushed to replace some of the equipment ahead of the big game While the cause of Sunday’s 34-minute outage is still under investigation, records released Monday show that Superdome officials were […]
Focusing on Strategic R&D
Recently, Green Plug named longtime executive Kevin Jones to the newly-created position of Chief Scientist and appointed semiconductor industry veteran Rajeev Prasad to succeed Jones as VP of Engineering. The announcement followed Green Plug’s Series C investment round, from U.K.-based strategic investor Imagination Technologies Group and others. PD&D had the opportunity to speak with both […]
Jamaica Breaks Ground on Rare-Earth Project
Jamaican and Japanese officials on Monday launched a pilot project designed to investigate whether rare-earth elements can be commercially extracted from the island’s bauxite waste. Researchers with Japan’s Nippon Light Metal Co. Ltd. believe they have found high concentrations of rare-earth elements in the island’s red mud, a byproduct of bauxite refining into alumina, the […]
TWC tips off multi-screen access to TWC SportsNet, TWC Deportes
Authenticated subscribers of Time Warner Cable and DirecTV can now catch all of the Los Angeles Lakers games on their iOS devices, home computers, and Android tablets and phones. Time Warner Cable has made its TWC SportsNet and TWC Deportes video content available for Internet and mobile viewing. In addition to Lakers games, the regional […]
Axtel launches IPTV with Ericsson
Mexican telephony and broadband provider Axtel just fired up an IPTV. Ericsson said it is providing managed services, consulting and systems integration for the service. The initial launch is in Mexico’s three largest cities: Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey. The system was deployed using a number of Ericsson TV solutions, including an MPEG-4 AVC headend […]