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GM On A Cost-Cutting Mission, 25,000 Jobs At Stake

General Motors is on a mission to cut costs, and of course that means, cutting jobs. The corporation plans to cut about 25,000 jobs and close assembly and component plants in the U.S. over the next several years.

Smile! Raisins Fight Cavities

A grapevine planted by the California Raisin Marketing Board provided enough buzz for the American Dental Association to look into the benefits of eating raisins. Sure enough, US researchers found a whole cluster of compounds that help fight tooth decay and gum disease.

Paying For Downloads? Why Not?

NPD just released some new figures suggesting that paid musical downloads are catching up to free albeit illegal, peer to peer downloads. This must be sweet music to the ear of the recording industry as services like WinMX and Itunes proliferate.

Siemens Gets Rid Of Unprofitable Mobile Phones

Due to weak performance, Siemens is selling its mobile phones unit to Taiwan's largest mobile phone maker, BenQ Corp. As part of the deal, BenQ takes over Siemens' mobile phone unit, and Siemens will have a 2.5% stake in BenQ.