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The Matrix‘s Agent Smith Returns…To Pitch G.E. Products
Agent Smith reviews GE's medical technology from the vantage of a virus in a suit.
Made In The USA
KETTLE SINCE 1982 STETSON HATS SINCE 1865 STANLEY SINCE 1843 CRAYOLA SINCE 1903 RED WING SHOES SINCE 1905 WEBER GRILLS SINCE 1952 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER SINCE 1894...
Boston After the Bombs: The Struggle to Return to Normal
Some marathoners and residents remain homeless. The National Guard has sealed off a large swath of the Back Bay. Some damage done may never be healed
Comcast’s NBCUniversal Deal: As One Media Era Ends, Another Begins
Comcast's $16.7 billion deal to purchase the remaining half of NBCUniversal from General Electric solidifies the cable and broadband giant's role as a media...
Comcast to Buy GE’s 49 Percent Stake in NBCUniversal
NEW YORK — Comcast says it's buying General Electric's 49 percent stake in NBCUniversal joint venture for $16.7 billion. Comcast Corp. had bought a majority...
Today in TIME Tech History: Warm-Blooded Robot (1945), $500 Cloud Computer (1996), Apple’s PowerBook G4 (2001) and More
Let’s hop in the TIME Wayback Machine to see which notable tech-related stories were published on January 22 between 1923 and today.
Today in TIME Tech History: Steam vs. Electricity, Artificial Heart, How ‘Television’ Might Catch On and More
Let’s hop in the TIME Wayback Machine to see which notable tech-related stories were published on December 17 between 1923 and today.
Reading While Eating for Oct. 10: Freedom
In today's must-read links for your lunch break: Jack Welch and a Pussy Riot member go free.
Is the Obama Administration Juicing the Unemployment Stats?
The Government releases countless statistics each year, but few get more attention from the press than the official unemployment rate, which is updated and...
96 Seconds
It takes years to become an F-16 pilot, but only seconds to lose your plane – and perhaps your life – when things go haywire. On May 4, an Air Force pilot aboard...
GE’s Hundred-Year-Old Bulb: Still Bringing Good Things to Life
How many GE employees does it take to screw in a hundred-year-old light bulb? Hundreds of 'em -- and the neat part is, it'll still work.
Can GE Help Bring Common Core Standards to Life?
This morning the GE Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the multinational General Electric Company, announced a landmark $18 million investment to support state...
General Electric Bets on the Solar-Power Market
It's good news for solar advocates and bad news for competitors: General Electric is breaking into the solar business in a major way. In April, GE announced it...
GE Picks Up the Slack on Green Tech
I have a piece in today's magazine about General Electric's big solar bet. The multinational behemoth—which has already built a $6 billion-plus wind turbine...
Fukushima Reactor Flaws Were Predicted — 35 Years Ago
The failings of the Fukushima nuclear reactor were so substantial that three General Electric scientists who helped design the now imperiled reactors resigned...
NBC
The powers that be are taking away Jack Donaghy's microwave ovens. The cast of "30 Rock" — a show about a fictional program on a very real TV network — will have...
The SEC's Next Challenge: Fixing the Ratings Agencies
Any list of people and institutions to blame for the financial crisis would include credit-rating agencies — the companies that assign letter grades to...
In Defense of General Electric
Investors have deserted GE's stock over the last week like draft dodgers fleeing to Canada. The firm's shares fell more than 20% over the five trading days,...
General Petraeus' Farewell: What He Leaves Behind in Iraq
At a recent farewell banquet hosted by Iraqi government officials for General David Petraeus, an aide to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki lauded the U.S. military...
The Weather Channel's Real Worth
The sky was apparently the limit when media conglomerate NBC Universal, along with private equity firms Bain Capital and The Blackstone Group, agreed on Sunday...
