US CEO cuts salary to boost employee pay to $70,000
One startup founder is making his own effort to respond to the issue of income inequality—cutting his own pay while seriously boosting that of his employees.
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Apr 15, 2015
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Method for printing memory circuits directly
VTT has developed a method for printing memory circuits directly, e.g. onto consumer packaging. Because the required production technology is quite simple, no major investments are required.
Engineering
Apr 15, 2015
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Bubble Wrap owner seals deal for floor cleaning robots
Sealed Air Corp. is buying Intellibot Robotics LLC in a move to expand its floor cleaning business.
Business
Apr 15, 2015
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Netflix CEO's pay rose 43 percent to $11.1 million last year
Netflix boosted CEO Reed Hastings' pay by 43 percent to $11.1 million last year as the Internet video service raised its prices and still added the most subscribers in its history.
Business
Apr 10, 2015
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Recipe for antibacterial plastic: Plastic plus egg whites
Bioplastics made from protein sources such as albumin and whey have shown significant antibacterial properties, findings that could eventually lead to their use in plastics used in medical applications such as wound healing ...
Polymers
Mar 27, 2015
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FTC sues DirecTV, alleges hidden fees and deceptive ads
The government is taking the nation's biggest satellite TV provider to court, accusing DirecTV of misleading millions of consumers about the cost of its programming.
Business
Mar 11, 2015
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Dish's online TV debuts, targets cord-cutters, cord-nevers
Dish Network's online television service, Sling TV, debuted Monday as a way to entice people who have dropped their cable or satellite TV service or never had one.
Telecom
Feb 9, 2015
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Viacom CEO's 2014 pay rises 19 percent to $44.3 million
Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman's pay climbed 19 percent to $44.3 million last year while the TV-and-film company's stock slumped and its earnings remained flat.
Business
Jan 24, 2015
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Making synthetic materials more impervious, fewer plastic substances in food
Synthetic materials are convenient in many respects, but they have one disadvantage: they are permeable to gases. In order to make plastic more impervious, Ruhr-Universität engineers apply wafer-thin layers on surfaces. ...
Materials Science
Jan 9, 2015
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That's a bioplastic wrap
Bioplastics take on traditional petrochemical plastics in food packaging, with some challenges.
Materials Science
Dec 15, 2014
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