Gizmodo:
Mike Arrington's CrunchPad web tablet, already several prototypes in, is quickly bubbling to reality reports Bits: There's going to be an announcement in July or August, and it'll be available "as soon as possible." Arrington's incorporated a separate company, called CrunchPad, and has apparently spent two-thirds of the las (Read More)
Engadget:
We take a break from reporting on the impending doom of the human race to bring you news of the latest innovation designed specifically for making our pre-apocalypse lives miserable. Japanese firm DSS is now offering to snap video cameras and ankle sensors -- yes, the same kind that convicts under home arrest have to wear - (Read More)
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Engadget:
All we've got to say is that they'd better be selling seats to the first living room demonstration of this tech when somebody gets cute and grabs a real baseball bat for a demo. Sony has filed a patent for technology using the PlayStation Eye which can detect regular objects in 3D space and file them away in a database for (Read More)
The Guardian:
A Jackie Collins-style romp that claims to expose the secrets of the Harvard students who made billions from social networking is set to become a major movie. Paul Harris reports from New YorkFounding a successful website is normally a story that would interest only a handful of computer obsessives. It would certainly not b (Read More)
New York Times:
Employing social networking as the theme for an art show, a curator found that some some artists actually used the new medium, while others were just commenting on it.
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The Guardian:
First it was the banks, now the government is taking over a key rail service. But it may not be enough to reverse the process begun by Thatcher. By Richard Wachman and Tim WebbNationalisation used to be a dirty word, but now it's back in vogue. The government's move last week to nationalise the east coast rail franchise com (Read More)
The Guardian:
Accountancy giant PricewaterhouseCoopers is facing deepening scrutiny over its audit of Satyam - the IT giant known as "India's Enron" - whose founder admitted fabricating cash and other non-existent assets of more than £1bn.The audit of Satyam was not, as previously thought, carried out by PWC's main operation in India but (Read More)
The Guardian:
Jonathon Porritt, one of Britain's leading environmentalists, has attacked the Treasury for being "startlingly arrogant" and for dragging its feet over sustainability.This month Porritt steps down as chairman of the Sustainable Development Commission, an independent government watchdog, after occupying the role since it was (Read More)
The Guardian:
If we in business don't help recovering drug users or the homeless to find jobs, we are simply storing up future problemsWith the backdrop of a recession and rising unemployment, it might seem like an unusual time to be asking ourselves how we in business can do more to engage with disadvantaged groups, such as recovering d (Read More)
The Guardian:
Employers say firms must draw up plans to cope with pandemicBusinesses of all sizes should start making contingency plans to deal with the swine flu pandemic, after the government's warning that the number of people falling ill with the virus could soar to 100,000 a day by August, employers groups have warned.With the gover (Read More)
The Guardian:
In the immediate aftermath of Israel's bloody three-week war with Hamas in January, Peter Beaumont travelled to Gaza and met the Palestinians devasted by the death of their families and the destruction of their neighbourhoods. Six months later he returns to find they are still waiting - to rebuild both their homes and the (Read More)
The Guardian:
Private equity giants own some of the UK's most aggressive debt collection agencies, an Observer investigation has revealed - a discovery that has prompted concern among politicians.Four of the most significant operators in the UK debt recovery industry are private-equity-owned, with a fifth partly owned by a hedge fund and (Read More)
The Guardian:
High-paying City banks forced to hold more capitalCity banks that pay out lavish bonuses for short-term profits will be forced to set aside a bigger cash cushion against losses, Alistair Darling will announce this week, as he sets out the government's plans to crack down on the practices that led to the credit crunch.With t (Read More)