Yesterday, Intel announced that it plans to build a new 300-mm wafer fabrication factory called Fab 32 on its site in Chandler, Arizona.
Tropical Storm Emily Begins Run
The fifth named storm of the season begins her run through the Caribbean and the current track has her heading to the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami figures Emily will become a hurricane.
Cosmos 1 Mission Ends Before It Begins
A booster rocket failure 83 seconds into the launch has prevented the solar sail mission from reaching orbit.
The Bidding War For Maytag Begins
Chinese appliance manufacturer Haier Group along with Bain Capital and Blackstone Group, have made a $1.28 billion offer to buy Maytag.
The Onslaught Begins: Yahoo and MSN Messenger Begin the Assault on Skype!
Many of you have probably already read some of the many articles about the latest release of Yahoo messenger which incorporates VoIP..
Chinese Textile Rebellion Begins To Heat Up
China announced they would remove the self imposed export tariffs on their textile industries claiming their products couldn’t be put under a second layer of pressures after the U.S. and the E.U. announced plans for protective trade actions against the textile industry of the most heavily populated nation on the planet.
Summer Driving Season Begins, Oil Above $51
The summer driving season is now beginning here with Memorial Day weekend, and oil prices are holding above $51 a barrel with traders feeling that this is a risky time for trade.
Google, The French, and World Domination; The Culture War Begins
“[T]he Internet [is] the most recent and the most sinister facet of American cultural imperialism to emerge: the Internet is anchored in the United States; the vast majority of World Wide Web sites are based in the U.S and are in English; most software used to navigate the Internet is in English; and search engines are in English (Kim, 1998)”.
The Tragedy Really Begins To Unfold via Blogs
Reviewing my various RSS feeds, I’m literally taken aback by the sheer volume of commentaries about the Asia earthquake/tsunamis disaster by bloggers.
Google Begins Featuring Image Ads In AdWords
In a surprise to many experts, Google has begun offering image based ads to their AdWords clients. This new format of Google ads will, like all AdWords/AdSense campaigns, be contextual targeted.