After opening its Chinese plant up yesterday to reporters, Foxconn, the Taiwanese company contracted by Apple to produce iPods and iPhones, announced what is apparently another worker suicide. The death, the company’s 12th this …
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Why is Detroit Banning Reality-TV Cameras?
Reality-show producers: Detroit is no longer the place for you.
Facebook Promises Privacy Changes Tomorrow
That’s the word from Chris Kelly, Facebook’s VP of product, speaking in New York.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Drops Twitter Subpoena
Pennsylvania’s attorney general dropped a subpoena demanding the identities of two Twitter users. Twitter refused to give the information. (via New York Times)
Videos Show Blumenthal’s Waffling on Vietnam
There’s new video of embattled U.S. Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal saying he never served in Vietnam. And then there’s one suggesting he did.
Oil Spill: BP Reports Some Success with Siphon
After nearly a month of hand-wringing, finger-pointing, and head-scratching over the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, British Petroleum is finally reporting something worth some back-slapping.
YouTube’s Greyson Chance Inks With Interscope
Online stardom can pay off. After his swoon-inducing cover of Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” landed him a slot on Ellen last week, 12-year-old Greyson Chance completed his best week ever by signing a record deal with Interscope. …
Juan Carlos Cruz: TV Chef Mugshot
TV chef Juan Carlos Cruz is shown in a photograph released by the Santa Barbara, Calif. police department. Police say Cruz, who once hosted a program on the Food Network, has been arrested for allegedly trying to solicit homeless …