Airline passengers who have had their fill of cabin noise and rowdy seat mates, who may be the worse for drink, could soon enjoy an invisible bubble of silence around their personal space. The Invisible Bubble of Silence Travelers Have … Continue reading
Cisco should take a cue from eBay. On Tuesday, eBay (ticker: EBAY) shares rose 7.4% to $56.56 after the online auctioneer announced that it will spin off its fast-growing PayPal business into a separate publicly traded company next year. … Continue reading
The much-hyped and fast-developing “Internet of Things” (IoT), in which billions of devices and objects share data across the net, is already transforming industries from financial services to health, transportation to energy. Putting big data and the Internet of Things … Continue reading
The English language is constantly evolving. To some, however, that “evolution” might seem more like a speedy descent to becoming a hot mess — a phrase that, by the way, no longer needs to be put in quotes, because it … Continue reading
Sometime in the next couple of years, if everything goes to plan, workers at BMW’s manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, will be introduced to an unusual new teammate—a robot arm that will roll around handing them tools and parts … Continue reading
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Sept. 30, 2014) – Federal Express Canada Ltd. (FedEx Express Canada), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE:FDX), has announced the latest phase in its comprehensive retail expansion across Canada. An agreement has been reached with Super … Continue reading
FedEx runs such a massive operation—it uses more than 47,000 vehicles and nearly 700 aircraft to deliver about 4 million packages every day—that any systemic change it makes to cut down its carbon footprint can have major consequences. FedEx’s New … Continue reading
Boeing union leaders reacted angrily Monday to the announcement that the company plans to move about 2,000 defense-related jobs out of Washington state. Unions vow legislative action after Boeing slashes jobs; Defense workers in Kent, Tukwila affected … Continue reading
Boeing announced Monday that it will consolidate its defense services and support work outside of the Seattle, Washington area and into other Boeing locations around the country where similar work already takes place. The transition will take about three years … Continue reading