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Filed under: Hybrid, Government/Legal, Technology, GM

It seems that the lure of stealing trade secrets from a former employer has struck again, this time involving General Motors. Ex-GM employee Shanshan Du and her husband Yu Qin have reportedly been indicted by a federal grand jury for their part in an alleged conspiracy to steal hybrid vehicle information from The General.

It seems that Du waited until five days after she received a severance package from the automaker before copying thousands of documents back in January of 2005 related to hybrid technology. In May of the following (...)

SOURCE:
Autoblog


URL:
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/22/report-ex-gm-worker-accused-of-stealing-hybrid-secrets/

We’ve heard of people live streaming concerts, movie premieres and all manner of events — but what about a live stream of a man sleeping? Yup. That’s a new one. Still, this isn’t just some “day in the life of” deal. Tonight, Seattle’s Swedish Medical Center’s Sleep Medicine Associates will conduct what it’s calling the first-ever “Sleep up” — an all-night live stream following a patient undergoing sleep disorder testing.

The patient in question? Paul Balcerak, a digital media specialist. Balcerak recently explained his motivation for participating in the project on his blog: “I’ve had sleep problems for (...)

SOURCE:
Mashable!


URL:
http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/GBpfAf4wsbY/

We’ve heard of people live streaming concerts, movie premieres and all manner of events — but what about a live stream of a man sleeping? Yup. That’s a new one. Still, this isn’t just some “day in the life of” deal. Tonight, Seattle’s Swedish Medical Center’s Sleep Medicine Associates will conduct what it’s calling the first-ever “Sleep up” — an all-night live stream following a patient undergoing sleep disorder testing.

The patient in question? Paul Balcerak, a digital media specialist. Balcerak recently explained his motivation for participating in the project on his blog: “I’ve had sleep problems for (...)

SOURCE:
Mashable!


URL:
http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/GBpfAf4wsbY/

We’ve heard of people live streaming concerts, movie premieres and all manner of events — but what about a live stream of a man sleeping? Yup. That’s a new one. Still, this isn’t just some “day in the life of” deal. Tonight, Seattle’s Swedish Medical Center’s Sleep Medicine Associates will conduct what it’s calling the first-ever “Sleep up” — an all-night live stream following a patient undergoing sleep disorder testing.

The patient in question? Paul Balcerak, a digital media specialist. Balcerak recently explained his motivation for participating in the project on his blog: “I’ve had sleep problems for (...)

SOURCE:
Mashable!


URL:
http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/GBpfAf4wsbY/

This time last year, almost to the day, Microsoft saw its first annual sales decline in history. Things are looking much better now, with the company reporting a record $16.04 billion in revenue, a 22 percent year-over-year increase for its Q4 revenue ending June 30th. In fact, revenue is up across all divisions, with Windows and Windows Live seeing the biggest uptick (43.5 percent to $4.55 billion) followed by Entertainment and Devices (27.3 percent to $1.6 billion). Operating income, on the other hand, paints a different picture of E&D, showing a $172 million loss for this quarter (compared to (...)

SOURCE:
Engadget


URL:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/microsoft-reports-4-5b-in-profit-a-sizable-increase-over-last/