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News Corporation Board Approves Split of Company
The company is expected to complete its separation on June 28, with publishing assets in one company and most film and television units in another.
nytimes.com (1 day ago)
This Memorial Day try a classic beverage with a modern twist
Just in time for the Memorial Day weekend American Vintage Beverage Company is putting a modern stamp on the classic, all-natural iced tea Americans know and love with the introduction of American Vintage Hard Tea.This refreshing beverage is...
examiner.com (1 day ago)
Jena McGregor: With P&G's management shuffle, the return of the king
The biggest news in Procter & Gamble's management shuffle is not that CEO Bob McDonald is out. It's that his predecessor, A.G. Lafley, is back in. If there are rock stars in corporate America, Lafley is one of the biggest. He was to the 2000s what Jack Welch was to the 1990s, the CEO who most embodied the...
washingtonpost.com (1 day ago)
Phelan and Steele leave United
Manchester United are to part company with coaches Mike Phelan and Eric Steele.
standard.co.uk (1 day ago)
Kaspersky says firms lose track of BYOD data
Small and midsized companies often don't have a clear view of the data held by their employees on their mobile devices, according to research from IT security company Kaspersky Lab. This comes despite a growing acceptance of the trend towards 'bring your own device' (BYOD) in the workplace. Figures from the research...
techradar.com (1 day ago)
Facebook and Google enter bidding war for Waze app
Travel app Waze has found itself at the centre of a bidding war between Google and Facebook, according to new information. Waze, a community driven GPS social navigation app, is one of the main data suppliers for the rather-maligned Apple Maps. In January, it was reported that Apple and Waze were in takeover talks,...
techradar.com (1 day ago)
Schumer urges look at security in Sprint deal
Sen. Charles Schumer is urging regulators to "use extreme caution" when reviewing the proposed acquisition of No. 3 cell carrier Sprint Nextel by Japan's Softbank. The Japanese company uses Chinese networking equipment, which Schumer says could open up U.S. networks to snooping and hacking.
miamiherald.com (1 day ago)
Nike donating $1 million in shoes, clothing to Oklahoma tornado relief
The Oregon-based company will also donate proceeds from sales of its Kevin Durant KD V Elite shoe to the Moore Public School Foundation.
oregonlive.com (1 day ago)
Energy suppliers held back gas during UK shortage
Some of Britain's biggest energy suppliers were holding back gas in storage tanks at a time when the market ran into an acute shortage two months ago, triggering a doubling of wholesale prices. The revelations came after claims the UK was within six hours of running out of gas completely on 22 March and will feed...
guardian.co.uk (1 day ago)
Rory McIlroy joins Luke Donald and Ian Poulter in missing cut at PGA
Luke Donald arrived at the PGA Championship with aspirations of a record-equalling three wins in a row in the event. He left on Friday afternoon, rather than on Sunday evening, having posted a 36-hole aggregate of six over par that merely confirmed his struggles of 2013. Donald's only possible solace was that he...
guardian.co.uk (1 day ago)
When it rains, it pours for Monroe EMS
New England weather being, in the words of Mark Twain, a predictably unpredictable thing from one minute to the next, dispatching Monroe's newest, most low-mileage ambulance only when skies are clear is fraught with problems. "Between the cab and the back of the ambulance, the rain comes in through the lighting...
newstimes.com (1 day ago)
DOJ subpoenas documents on Forest Labs' inhalation drug
(Reuters) - Drugmaker Forest Laboratories received a subpoena earlier this month from U.S. prosecutors requesting documents relating to its small-selling lung disorder product, the Tudorza Pressair inhaler, the company said in a filing. The New York-based company said it was cooperating with the request in the May 6...
yahoo.com (1 day ago)
DOJ subpoenas documents on Forest Labs' inhalation drug
(Reuters) - Drugmaker Forest Laboratories received a subpoena earlier this month from U.S. prosecutors requesting documents relating to its small-selling lung disorder product, the Tudorza Pressair inhaler, the company said in a filing.
reuters.com (1 day ago)
Blip: Google photo search learns to recognise sunsets
Google has announced a new feature on its search engine that will help you find your own pictures. So long as you've posted them to Google+, that is. The new feature was posted up on Google's Inside Search blog yesterday and means users will be able to search for photos using terms like "Steve's birthday party". And...
techradar.com (1 day ago)
Long Lake Dam site an Allagash gem
One of the most beautiful spots on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway is Long Lake Dam. The actual dam is long gone, having washed out many years ago but the remnants still remain. The St. John Lumber Company built the first dam at the outlet of Long Lake in 1907, but ...
bangordailynews.com (1 day ago)
Russia's 'Facebook' Banned by 'Mistake'
Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, following intensifying official pressure on the company.
cnbc.com (1 day ago)
Reports: FTC examining Google's display ads
The Federal Trade Commission has reportedly launched an investigation into Google’s display ad business amid complaints from rivals that the company is abusing its power in how it sells online-graphical and video ads. The examination, which has been reported in The Wall Street Journal and other news outlets,...
pcworld.com (1 day ago)
Twitter's Lead Generation Card expands social media marketing options
This week Twitter announced a bold expansion of its year-old Twitter Cards program, giving marketers a new way to directly obtain interested business leads via the social media service. The new Lead Generation Card is squarely aimed at business tweeters, and it functions a lot like its name implies. Marketers can...
pcworld.com (1 day ago)
Dish and Ntelos reach broadband partnership pact
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Satellite TV provider Dish Network and regional cellphone company Ntelos said Friday that they have agreed to develop a fixed-mobile broadband service within Ntelos' coverage area. Financial terms were not disclosed. The area in question covers customers in Virginia, West Virginia and parts...
pottsmerc.com (1 day ago)
BAT Smokes Out E-Cigarette Rivals
The world's second-biggest tobacco company is poised to unveil a European push into the e-cigarette market, Sky News learns.
sky.com (1 day ago)
J Crew brings Obama chic to London
This weekend, in an operation masterminded from a minimalist-chic brick-and-glass headquarters in central London, the White House is quietly expanding its influence over British life. Crewcuts, the mini-me arm of American retailer J Crew, has become a leading light in burgeoning childrenswear, with the help of...
guardian.co.uk (1 day ago)
The Scanadu Scout’s big breakthrough may actually be in in clinical trials
People are excited about the Scout device that tracks your vitals with a 10-second scan. But outside of the consumer promise, the company behind the Scout and others are also changing clinical trials.
gigaom.com (1 day ago)
Drug maker agrees to pay $33 million to settle federal case
An eye care drug maker admitted in a Buffalo courtroom today to using kickbacks to doctors and an illegal marketing campaign as part of an elaborate scheme to boost drug sales.ISTA Pharmaceuticals of California also agreed to pay $18.5 million in fines and forfeitures to the government and another $15 million to...
buffalonews.com (1 day ago)
Valeant Pharma near deal to acquire Bausch & Lomb -source
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canada's Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is nearing a deal to acquire eye care company Bausch & Lomb from private equity owner Warburg Pincus LLC for about $9 billion, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.
reuters.com (1 day ago)
P&G Doesn't Have 'Any Bigger Problem'
Procter & Gamble's finance chief said the restoration of A.G. Lafley to the helm of the consumer-products giant doesn't signify larger problems at the company nor a dramatic shift in strategy.
wsj.com (1 day ago)
Oracle, managed services provider to settle suit over third-party support
Oracle and managed services provider ServiceKey have come to a proposed settlement of an intellectual-property lawsuit Oracle filed against the company last year. Oracle sued ServiceKey in February 2012, alleging that it and another company, Federal Business Systems Corporation, were part of a "gray market"...
pcworld.com (1 day ago)
Robotic Kite Power Could Turn The Sky Into A Wind Farm
Google's acquisition of a kite power generator manufacturer suggests a strong future for the technology. Google has acquired a Bay Area technology company that generates power through wind turbines attached to robotic kites. The news comes just a couple weeks after the company, Makani Power, completed the first...
popsci.com (1 day ago)
Adidas boss signals backing for "good guy" Garcia
LONDON (Reuters) - Golfer Sergio Garcia is a "really good guy", the head of his sponsor Adidas said on Friday, indicating the sportswear company would not drop the Spaniard over a jibe directed at Tiger Woods.
reuters.com (1 day ago)
Adidas boss signals backing for "good guy" Garcia
LONDON (Reuters) - Golfer Sergio Garcia is a "really good guy", the head of his sponsor Adidas said on Friday, indicating the sportswear company would not drop the Spaniard over a jibe directed at Tiger Woods. Garcia was forced to defend himself against accusations of racism after he said he planned to invite rival...
yahoo.com (1 day ago)
