“To attempt to use this technology at this current stage of understanding would be more naïve than our use of DDT in the 1950s”
via Genetic Weapon Against Insects Raises Hope and Fear in Farming – NYTimes.com.
Day: January 28, 2014
India 1937 Law Stalls AirAsia’s Plan to Start Flights – Bloomberg
DOJ FCPA Unit Chief Joins FCPA Inc. « FCPA Professor
Apple’s $160 Billion Mystery – Bloomberg
.. there is simply more money coming in than Apple knows how to use, and investing it in the financial markets — $144.7 billion of the cash pile is in the form of securities — provides a higher return than a buyback.
Let Banks Fail Is Iceland Mantra as 2% Joblessness in Sight – Bloomberg
The government’s decision to protect state finances left it with the means to continue social support programs that shielded Icelanders from penury during the worst financial crisis in six decades.
via Let Banks Fail Is Iceland Mantra as 2% Joblessness in Sight – Bloomberg.
Why Economic Mobility Is Stuck in Neutral – Bloomberg
The Vital Medical Research Obama Isn’t Pushing – Bloomberg
.. what patients and doctors want to know is how well different approaches work in comparison to one another, not whether each is better than nothing.
via The Vital Medical Research Obama Isn’t Pushing – Bloomberg.
How to ruin the Internet of things: Tie up with a carrier | Consumerization Of It – InfoWorld
Internet of Things Faces Hurdles | CIO Today
Time Warner Cable Can Take Heart in History of Failed Hostile Bids – NYTimes.com
J.C. Penney Amends Poison Pill Plan – NYTimes.com
A Swipe at Traditional Banking at a Forum Illuminating Bitcoin – NYTimes.com
“It’s about freedom, ultimately, and whether you want to live in a society that embraces innovation and free speech and freedom or not”
via A Swipe at Traditional Banking at a Forum Illuminating Bitcoin – NYTimes.com.
Study finds that basically every single person hates performance reviews
Your dark chocolate addiction is driving up the price of chocolate – Quartz
The average chocolate bar consists of roughly 10% cocoa. Darker varieties can contain 70% or more.
via Your dark chocolate addiction is driving up the price of chocolate – Quartz.
The Myth of Industrial Rebound – NYTimes.com
With benefits added in, those workers cost Volkswagen $27 per hour. Consider, though, that in Germany, the average autoworker earns $67 per hour.
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