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Apple Hard At Work Making iPhone Obsolete

ISSUE 45•01 ISSUE 43•07 | 02.12.07 | News in Brief

CUPERTINO, CA—Only a month after the much-heralded announcement of the iPhone, Apple CEO Steve Jobs confirmed that his engineers were... more»
Cash-Strapped Suicide Hotline Lets Curious Listen In For $1.99 A Minute

ISSUE 42•39 | 09.29.06 | Radio News
Small Businessman Conducts Business On Miniature Golf Course

ISSUE 43•28 ISSUE 42•39 | 09.28.06 | News in Brief

BURLINGTON, VT—Independent entrepreneur Phil Beenes secured yet another low-three-figure business contract for his four-person commercial... more»
Corporation Reaches Goal, Shuts Down

ISSUE 42•38 | 09.23.06 | Radio News
Bush Designates USA Today "Small Business"

ISSUE 42•31 | 08.07.06 | American Voices

The Bush administration designated several large companies, including media giants USA Today and the Associated Press, as small businesses,... more»
Executive Reschedules Wife's Birthday For October

ISSUE 42•32 | 08.04.06 | News in Brief

ST. LOUIS—Citing crucial budget meetings, the rollout of a seasonal ad blitz, and several can't-miss golf games, Hewlett–Packard... more»
Employees Still Have No Idea What's Going On After Attending Meeting

ISSUE 42•31 | 07.31.06 | News in Brief

BOSTON—The staff of Viacom's regional syndication and licensing division have "absolutely no idea" what is happening with their operations,... more»
A-Rod Shipped Back To Manufacturer To Fix Mechanical Flaw In Swing

ISSUE 42•25 | 06.22.06 | Sports News in Brief

NEW YORK—After noticing a slight, recurring mechanical flaw in its swing that has caused its season average to dip to .275, Yankee officials... more»
Gates To Leave Microsoft

ISSUE 42•24 | 06.19.06 | American Voices

Bill Gates announced that he will be giving up his duties in the day-to-day operations of Microsoft in 2008. What do you think? more»
Two Hundred Spam E-Mails Can't Be Wrong

ISSUE 45•01 ISSUE 42•24 | 06.14.06 | Commentary

When I received my first "spam" e-mail offer, I admit I was a bit skeptical. I hadn't asked for any information on refinancing my mortgage, and... more»
Coke-Sponsored Rover Finds Evidence Of Dasani On Mars

ISSUE 40•12 | 03.24.04 | News

PASADENA, CA—According to the Real Rover, cool, refreshing Dasani once flowed freely on the surface of the Red Planet. more»
ExxonMobil Swears It's Going To Start Taxes Early This Year

ISSUE 40•08 | 02.25.04 | News in Brief

IRVING, TX—Hoping to avoid the "scraping and scrambling" it does every year, the ExxonMobil Corporation announced Tuesday that it has made a solemn promise to get moving on taxes early this year. "I swear, this time we are not going to be up all night on April 15," ExxonMobil chairman and CEO Lee R. Raymond said. "We're going to start sorting through those receipts from the Qatar and Malaysia production facilities the first weekend we have time. Wouldn't it be nice to get it done ahead of time for a change?" Raymond said he hasn't forgotten driving around at 10 p.m. looking for a gas station with a copy machine last year. more»
New Viacom Ad Tells Employees To Get Back To Work

ISSUE 40•03 | 01.21.04 | News in Brief

NEW YORK—Viacom, the global media conglomerate that includes such properties as CBS, Paramount Pictures, MTV, Nickelodeon, UPN, Showtime, Blockbuster Video, and Simon and Schuster, began airing a TV ad Monday that orders its employees to get back to work. "Worker efficiency needed a little boost," said Viacom CEO Sumner Redstone. "But instead of sending an e-mail to everyone at all of our subsidiaries, we just televised a 'Look alive, people' warning during Ricki Lake." The 30-second spot also included a reminder that discussion of Super Bowl pools should occur at breaks only. more»
Immigrant Workers Vs. Wal-Mart

ISSUE 39•45 | 11.19.03 | Infographic

Hundreds of undocumented immigrants have filed a discrimination and exploitation lawsuit against Wal-Mart. What are the workers' complaints? more»
IBM Emancipates 8,000 Wage Slaves

ISSUE 39•39 | 10.08.03 | News

ARMONK, NY—In a move hailed by corporation owners as a forward-thinking humanitarian gesture, IBM emancipated more than 8,000 wage slaves from its factories and offices Monday. more»
Corporation Reaches Goal, Shuts Down

ISSUE 38•10 | 03.20.02 | News

AUSTIN, TX—After 18 years of striving, Dell Computer finally reached its long-stated goal to be the worldwide leader in computing systems Monday and promptly ceased operations. more»
Americans Would Be Outraged If They Understood Enron Collapse

ISSUE 38•06 | 02.20.02 | News

HOUSTON—According to an independent report released Monday, Americans would be outraged if they had a basic grasp of the details of the Enron collapse, in which company executives concealed massive debt while claiming profitability and then declared bankruptcy, bilking investors and employees out of millions as they made off with a fortune. more»