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Delta Merger Won't Solve Problems, Airline Workers Tell Congress
Flight attendants and mechanics told Congress on Wednesday that the planned merger of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines could hurt consumers, communities and workers. Dell's New Computer Another Step along the Green Path Oh, how far Dell Inc. has come down the green path. Tech-Funding Giant Backs Electric-Car Venture The venture capital firm that funded the creation of Google Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. is now trying to jump-start a Norwegian electric car company that has struggled to get off the starting line. British Grocer Finds 'Fresh & Easy' Concept Not So Easy to Sell Here in the heart of suburbia, where sprawling supermarkets and big-box stores rule, the little Fresh & Easy market is attracting fans like Deborah Forger. Security Efforts Aren't Making the Web Safer Despite all the antivirus software, all the extra security features in your computer's operating system, and all the government regulations intended to make the Internet a safer place, your PC and your personal data are as threatened as ever. Olympic Torch Relay Curtailed, Rerouted amid Protests Angry and sometimes violent skirmishes between demonstrators prompted officials to cut short and radically change the only North American appearance of the Olympic torch on Wednesday, turning a symbol of world harmony into one of conflict. San Francisco Braces for Olympic Torch Protests With the Olympic torch making its only North American appearance here Wednesday, this city is bracing for an incendiary protest by thousands opposed to China's hosting of the Summer Games. Chertoff Says Major Effort Under Way on Computer Security The Homeland Security Department has launched an overhaul of the government's computer security efforts "almost ... like a Manhattan Project" in response to concerns that the nation's Internet system is vulnerable to hackers and online terrorists, Secretary Michael Chertoff said Tuesday. Alligator Blood Yields Powerful Antibiotics, Researchers Find Someday, an alligator might save your life. Apple Claims Title as No. 1 Music Seller Who's the biggest seller of music in the world? 'M-Commerce' Advances Give Consumers New Powers Retailers and wireless companies are again dialing for dollars with cell phones. Tech Industry Grew Last Year, but More Slowly The nation's high-tech industry continued to add jobs in 2007, but at a slowing pace, according to a study released Wednesday by high-tech industry group AeA. Yudof Formally Named Head of University of California System Mark Yudof never planned to leave the University of Texas. IBM Announcing Partnership for 'Autonomic' Computing Computers that automatically heal and manage themselves may be reminiscent of the villainous "Hal" that turns on its human programmers in "2001: A Space Odyssey." A Peek into the 'Birthplace of Silicon Valley' The old workbench is there, right next to a green Sears Craftsman drill press like the one that was the company's first piece of equipment. There's still paint on the concrete floor, and the partially whitewashed walls have holes in them. U.T. Chancellor Likely Heading to California Mark Yudof, chancellor of the University of Texas System, was recommended for the top job at the University of California System on Thursday and is expected to be formally appointed next week. Bigger Screens, Smaller Prices Coming to TV Showrooms If you haven't bought that big-screen TV yet, or if you're in the market for another one, it might be worth waiting a little longer. Western States Hold Lessons as Florida Ponders Mail-In Revote For an idea of how a Florida revote by mail might work, the Sunshine State is looking West. Revamp of HP Labs Aimed at Innovations with 'Big, Broad Impact' It pioneered the programmable calculator, and its ink-jet innovations doomed the dot-matrix printer. Its roots reach back to the very start of Silicon Valley, when Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard invented the first affordable oscilloscope. HP Says Restructured Labs Will Focus on Innovation Hewlett-Packard Co., signaling that it has turned its focus to research and development, announced Thursday a major restructuring of its HP Labs division. Intel a 'Solid, Executing Machine,' CEO Assures Investors Amid rising competition and a softening semiconductor market, Intel Corp. CEO Paul Otellini on Wednesday sought to reassure investors and others that his company is still poised for growth and primed for innovation. Money for Clean-Tech Research Mainly Flowing to California Cities from Austin, Texas to Toledo, Ohio are trying hard to become the next Silicon Valley for environmentally sensitive "clean" technology. Some See a 'Tidal Wave' of Carbon Trading in Nation's Future What's the price of pollution? Economy Slowing? Not in the World of Pet Lovers A dog's life ... is getting pretty good. U.S. Begins Shipping Discount Coupons for Digital TV Converters With a year to go until analog TV broadcasts give way to digital, the federal government on Tuesday started mailing $40 discount coupons for digital converter boxes to consumers who requested them. Google Out to Revolutionize the World of Energy In the carports at Google Inc.'s headquarters, power cords dangle above parking spots, ready for the day when electric cars are commonplace. Yahoo Rejects Microsoft -- but Is It Just Being Coy? Now that Yahoo Inc. has formally rejected Microsoft Corp.'s $44.6 billion buyout bid, the question swirling around the biggest tech industry merger ever proposed is this: New Lending Rules Push Power Companies to Go Green Power companies just got another big reason to go green. Internet Giants Back Single-ID System for Web Sites It's the bane of anyone who uses the Internet: remembering different user IDs, passwords and registration information for sites you use regularly. Microsoft's Yahoo Bid Targets Internet Advertising, Archrival Google In making an unsolicited $44.6 billion bid for Web pioneer Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp. is trying to get a bigger piece of the fast-growing Internet advertising business and counter the growth of archrival Google Inc. Leading Countries Want Treaty Limiting Greenhouse Gases, but Will U.S. Join Them? Leaders of some of the world's biggest economies are pushing for an international treaty that could require large countries to cut their greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050 in the fight against global warming. Climate Summit Opens to Calls for Faster U.S. Action Leaders of the world's biggest economies opened two days of meetings on global warming here Wednesday amid calls for urgency and more leadership from the United States. Hawaii Leads the March Toward Alternative Energy Thirty minutes away from the conference center where world leaders are gathering Wednesday to discuss climate change, workers at the HPower incineration plant here are converting yesterday's garbage into this afternoon's electricity. U.S. Likely to Stand Firm on Emissions at Hawaii Climate Meeting Hoping to show the world it really does want to do more to address global warming, the Bush administration this week welcomes leaders of the world's biggest economies to Hawaii to discuss climate change. U.S.-State Plan Aims at Making Hawaii Nearly Energy-Independent Federal and state energy officials are planning a major investment in new technologies in an attempt to make Hawaii the nation's first state to get the vast majority of its energy from renewable sources. Google Lays Out Priorities for Its Huge Charity Program Google's goal is to organize the world's information. But it said Thursday it also wants to help predict and prevent drought, slow the spread of infectious diseases, expand communication networks in developing countries and help solve global warming. Apple Moves into Online Movie Rentals Now that it has conquered the online music business, Apple Inc. wants to do the same with online movie rentals. Mobile Internet Devices Are Being Hyped, but Will Consumers Buy? They're smaller than a laptop, bigger than a phone and the computing industry says you'll really, really want one. Consumer Electronics Show Offers Cool, Useful and Goofy Gadgets It's wrong to call them the good, the bad and the ugly. But you could call them the cool, the useful, and the downright goofy. Comcast Promises Internet Service 16 Times Faster than Existing Top Speeds In a peek into the potential future of television, Comcast Corp. on Tuesday demonstrated Internet service 16 times faster than today's top speeds. Push Is On to Make Web More Accessible on Mobile Phones and Portable Gadgets You probably already have Internet access at work and at home. Now, tech companies want you to take the Internet with you wherever you go. Microsoft Heralds New 'Digital Decade' of Products, Services Microsoft Corp. is moving ever further into consumers' living rooms, rolling out new services it says will let users of some of its products link their televisions and computers more easily, customize how they watch news and sporting events and communicate with each other online in new ways. Consumer Products Show: No New Big Products, but Plenty of Innovation The VCR debuted there. So did the camcorder, the compact disc player, the Xbox, high-definition and plasma televisions. Chinese Computer Maker Lenovo Set to Enter U.S. Consumer Market Lenovo, the Chinese company that bought IBM Corp.'s corporate personal computer business in 2005, is about to take another big step in America. With an Eye on the Bottom Line, Corporate America Is Going Green After the hippies, the tree-huggers, the politicians and the entrepreneurs, corporate executives are also starting to figure out that the environment really is important. Shell to Explore Biofuel from Algae as Supplement to Traditional Oil Business A day after breaking ground in Texas on the nation's biggest oil refinery, Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced it is building a fuel refinery of a very different type: an algae farm and laboratory in Hawaii that will produce vegetable oil that can be converted to biofuel. Twin Rovers Defy Death to Continue Exploring Mars It looked like the beginning of the end for poor Spirit. GOP Governors Praise the Achievements of Perdue, Their Departing Chairman After a year of guiding the Republican Governors Association, Georgia's Sonny Perdue turned over the reins of the influential group with a challenge to his peers: Be the leaders of the next Republican revival. Perry Picked to Head GOP Governors and Will Focus on Expanding Their Ranks A year ago, Rick Perry narrowly won re-election as governor of Texas. Next year, he'll help guide Republican gubernatorial elections nationwide. Gingrich Tells GOP Governors of New Blueprint for America He may not be running for president, but Newt Gingrich nonetheless has a new political platform. |
Bob Keefe Bob Keefe is a national correspondent for Cox Newspapers based in Southern California. Prior to starting Cox's West Coast bureau, Keefe was technology editor and deputy business editor at the Austin American-Statesman, which he joined in 1998. Previously, he was a business reporter/investigative reporter for the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times for 8 years. He also worked at the Greenville (S.C.) News and interned on the business desk of the Boston Globe. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1988. Cox Newspapers Washington Bureau 400 North Capitol St., N.W., Suite 750 Washington, D.C. 20001-1536 Phone: 202-331-0900 |
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