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Biography sees Jobs as crossroad of humanities, science

A genius for mixing the humanities and sciences coupled with a Svengali-like ability to motivate people powered Steve Jobs's mission to change the world, biographer Walter Isaacson concludes in his exhaustive new study of the Apple co-founder.

Appliance makers cut jobs in face of slack demand

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The world's two top appliance makers are planning large rounds of cost-cutting, including thousands of job cuts, as recession-weary shoppers have held off on buying refrigerators, washing machines and other costly items.

Whirlpool to axe jobs as demand softens

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Whirlpool Corp, the world's largest maker of household appliances, will cut production and axe about a tenth of its workforce in North America and Europe, as demand softens for big-ticket items like washing machines and fridges.
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States May Lose Big in Jobs, Funds If Medicaid Cut

Cutting Medicaid by 5 percent would cost U.S. states $14 billion and trigger job losses in the tens of thousands by depressing spending by states, hospitals, nursing homes, drug companies and others, a study said on Wednesday.
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Is Nokia Doing Too Much?

Nokia unveiled five new phones Wednesday, with five highly different and difficult-to-remember price points and release dates. Does the company lack focus?
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Apple TV: Steve Jobs' Final Gift?

Biographer Walter Isaacson's book documenting Steve Jobs' life and works was published this Monday. In it, one little known fact has the tech world wondering about final project Jobs worked on before he died.
Nest Labs' Learning Thermostat uses a simple design to save consumers hundreds of dollars on their heating bill. The thermostat learns its user, but can be adjusted remotely.

Nest Learning Thermostat: Creator of iPod Unveils New Gadget

The Nest Learning Thermostat is a touch-controlled thermostat designed to personalize home energy needs and help save as much as $173 per year on your energy bill, according to Nest Labs who has made it. Tony Fadell, who led the team that designed the iPod at Apple, and contributed to the start of the iPhone project, is the designer behind this thermostat.
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Steve Jobs and Apple skewered on New York stage

In a sold-out theater in downtown Manhattan, two miles from the square where anti-Wall Street demonstrators daily use iPhones, iPads and other devices to mobilize their forces, a performance artist named Mike Daisey is mounting a subversive attack on Apple Inc.
Nest Labs' Learning Thermostat uses a simple design to save consumers hundreds of dollars on their heating bill. The thermostat learns its user, but can be adjusted remotely.

The Nest Thermostat: Why Steve Jobs Would Be Proud

Former Apple executive Tony Fadell, who oversaw 18 versions of the iPod and the first three versions of the iPhone, has unveiled his latest invention. The Learning Thermostat uses a simple design to save consumers money on their heating bills.
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Is Apple Finally Ready for a TV?

The long-awaited biography, Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, was made available Monday. Isaacson briefly mentions that Jobs wanted to create a television with a simple user interface, rescuing consumers from multiple confusing remotes.

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