I bet you fell for this too. This video was produced by Cardo Systems, Inc, a company that sells BlueTooth headsets. The Snopes article discussing the origins of the hoax can be read here.
Oil Companies–Some Run by Former Bush Officials–Make a Risky Move Into Kurdistan | Fast Company
In their haste to tap Kurdish reserves, dozens of oil companies — several fronted by former Bush officials — have undercut U.S. policy and fanned sectarian tensions in Iraq. They may also lose a fortune.
FinancialStability.gov | U.S. Department of the Treasury
At the height of the crisis, Treasury guaranteed over $3 trillion in assets to prevent a run on money market mutual funds. The program achieved its purpose, and we terminated it in September. Not only did it not cost the taxpayers anything, it earned them $1.2 billion in fees.
Hybrid? Really??? | greenpacks.org
The Lotus Evora concept, scheduled for a debut at the Geneva Motor Show, could well be the next step for hybrid vehicles.
The truth behind the AIG bailout | GDS Publishing
Until now, when making a case for the AIG bailout, the US government has always maintained that had the financial services giant been left to fail, its credit default swap (CDS) obligations would have caused huge losses to its counterparties, resulting in all-out financial collapse.
Cable TV Is Doomed – Business | The Atlantic
The death of cable television would probably still be inevitable without the Federal Communications Commission’s national broadband plan, which aims to expand broadband Internet access to 90% of Americans and dramatically increase access speeds. But the measure, if it passes, will accelerate the demise of cable television as the standard method of consuming television. Now that Google is leading the way in developing Internet TV, the rise of this technology will come even faster.
Why You Shouldn’t Buy an iPad (Yet) | Fast Company
Apple’s iPad arrives in stores tomorrow and reviewers agree that it’s a magic revolutionary new class of computer. But you shouldn’t buy one. Not yet, anyway.
Let’s break this down.
First-generation Apple products are for suckers.
Do Something: Let’s Hear It for the Little Guys | Fast Company
We’re obsessed with leadership. Bookstores have entire sections devoted to leadership. Corporations spend thousands upon thousands of dollars on leadership retreats. At some universities, you can even major in leadership. Venture-capital money flows like water into the hands of founders who are labeled “visionary” and “at the vanguard.” And what’s sexier these days than the words “I started my own blah blah blah”?
The World’s Best Infographics: A Sneak Preview of ‘Data Flow 2’ | Slideshows
For infographics and design nerds, there are few books as useful as Data Flow, a compendium of data visualization experiments ranging from the poetic to the absurd to the wonky.
California’s Contracting with Small Business and Disabled Vets Exceeds State Goals
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California state agencies in two of the last three years exceeded goals for contracting with small businesses and set a record for contracts with firms owned by disabled veterans, the Department of General Services announced today, releasing reports for the 2007/08 and 2008/09 fiscal years .
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