Fritz Henderson, the president and CEO of General Motors, flew to Germany this week to follow up on GM’s surprising — nay, shocking — decision to take Adam Opel and …
‘People’ Archive
Lost in the cloud: Microsoft, T-Mobile embarrassed in service outage
by Jeff Dorsch, October 16, 2009, 2:32 pmUsers of the Sidekick mobile device are closing out a couple weeks of anxiety, conflicting information, and possibly reassurance. It’s an episode in the Information Age that proves something, or proves nothing; it matters a great deal, or it …
Trouble breathing? That’ll be £100 on Ryanair
by Jenni Gilmer, September 21, 2009, 9:25 amAfter Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary talked publicly about an idea to charge for using the onboard lavatory, many people wondered what the discount Irish airline might consider charging for next. Oxygen? Seems to be.
Actually, …
Austin, Texas Tinseltown
by Patrice Sarath, August 20, 2009, 12:44 pmSo, are you excited about Machete? That was the fake film trailer that Robert Rodriguez created for Grindhouse, starring his go-to bad guy played by Danny Trejo. But the trailer was so …
For those about to rock, here’s an aspirin
by Lee Simmons, August 19, 2009, 12:50 pmIt’s a tough live concert industry out there, at least in the physical sense. I’m talking about all the old dudes falling of stages, losing their voices, and inconveniently contracting pneumonia. August alone has witnessed multiple cancellations or …
They want to Rock and Roll All Nite but only at Wal-Mart
by Jenni Gilmer, August 17, 2009, 12:02 pmKiss is releasing an album exclusively with Wal-Mart. Kiss. You know, the heavy-metal, makeup-wearing band that has delighted itself in shocking the establishment lo these many years. With Wal-Mart. Does this bother anyone else?
Yes, …
Remembrance of things past
by Jeff Dorsch, August 12, 2009, 8:36 am
For two decades, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) put on a giant trade show every year at the San Mateo County fairgrounds, south of San Francisco. The show, which came to be known as SEMICON/West …
