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The Cult of Apple Will Outlast Steve Jobs's Reign: Survey

According to a new report, 84% of consumers say a Jobs-less future would not change their Apple-buying habits. READ»

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Playboy App Won't Open Floodgates for Porn on iPad

Playboy will reveal an uncensored iPad version in March. With Steve away, are the serious adult content cats--and Bunnies and Pets--going to play? Not really.READ»

Apple CEO Steve Jobs Takes Another Medical Leave of Absence

Apple has announced that its board has granted Steve Jobs a medical leave of absence.READ»

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Intel Executive Sean Maloney Taking Medical Leave After Stroke

Intel said today that Sean Maloney, executive VP and general manager of the Intel Architecture Group, will be taking a medical leave of absence due to his suffering a stroke. Maloney's prognosis is "excellent" after a period of ...READ»

GM is a Model for... Health Care Innovation?

This past April, GM set a record for monthly sales... in China. It sold 151,084 vehicles, a 50% increase over its April 2008 results, and is planning to open a new factory within the next few years. Back in Detroit, GM is in bankruptcy and falling into a multi-billion dollar, government supported death spiral.

How can GM compete in China, but not in America? READ»

Single Payer Is No Silver Bullet for Health-Care Reform

In my last article, I said that transforming health care in the U.S. requires an act of will, not an act of congress. Solutions exist today that can make health care better, faster and cheaper IF you make people responsible for ...READ»

Four Ways to Reform Health Care Right Now

All this handwringing over health-care reform strikes me as wasted energy and opportunity. Policymakers need to look beyond health care to other industries as a way to restructure health care and make it more efficient. Here are ...READ»

Lessons in Health Care From Giorgio Armani

Some months ago, the International Health Tribune ran an interesting story about how some of Europe's leading luxury goods companies are shifting manufacturing from Europe to Asia. In the case of Giorgio Armani, some of their ...READ»