Royal Mail sale creates largest staff share scheme for 30 yearsCIPD (blog)Employees at Royal Mail are set to receive shares worth £2,000 after the government announced it would sell the organisation during this financial year. Business secretary Vince Cable unveiled privatisation plans, which will gift 10 per cent of the …
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The politics and demographics of food stamp recipientsPew Research CenterDemocrats are about twice as likely as Republicans to have received food stamps at some point in their lives—a participation gap that echoes the deep partisan divide in the U.S. House of Representatives, which on Thursday produced a farm bill that …
Read More »EBay Gets Into 3-D (Printing, That Is) – MIT Technology Review
EBay Gets Into 3-D (Printing, That Is)MIT Technology ReviewEBay announced Friday that it is getting into 3-D printing with a new iPhone app called eBay Exact that lets users customize jewelry and accessories that will then be 3-D printed and sent to them. Functionally, it's not mind-blowing, yet it shows …
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Use ← → keys to navigateThe Next WebeBay has announced a new iOS app called eBay Exact that lets you buy customizable 3D-printed merchandise on the go. You can download the new addition now directly from Apple's App Store. The products in question are available from three leading 3D … More: …
Read More »New eBay App Lets You 3D Print Stuff Without Your Own Printer – Gizmodo
New eBay App Lets You 3D Print Stuff Without Your Own PrinterGizmodoChances are if you're normal and sane and at least remotely responsible with your money, you're not dropping $2,000 on a 3D printer. But that doesn't mean you can't tinker with 3D printing. eBay just released an app called …
Read More »Moya Greene, Royal Mail’s modernising chief – Financial Times
The Independent Moya Greene, Royal Mail's modernising chiefFinancial TimesThere have been many forceful characters in the 500-year history of the Royal Mail, the British institution that taught the world how to deliver letters. Among the most unexpected is a small Canadian – a “bundle of energy”, say admirers – who …
Read More »If the Royal Mail is privatised, it will post a profit – Express.co.uk
If the Royal Mail is privatised, it will post a profitExpress.co.ukTake the most basic function of the Royal Mail – indeed, its foundation. The daily letter delivery from the postman used to be the means by which we all stayed in touch. Sometimes that was through letters to each other. …
Read More »eBay releases Exact iOS app, a shopping portal for customized 3D-printed … – Engadget
eBay releases Exact iOS app, a shopping portal for customized 3D-printed …EngadgetToday, however, eBay's launching a way — aside from trekking to MakerBot's brick and mortar — for folks to get their 3D printed fix. It's called eBay Exact, an iOS app that lets you buy customizable 3D printed objects …
Read More »Who’s dependent on food stamps? Cheapskate corporations – MSNBC
Who's dependent on food stamps? Cheapskate corporationsMSNBCThe House of Representatives passed a farm bill on July 11 that, for the first time in 40 years, excludes authorization for food stamps. Although this omission doesn't eliminate spending on what's known formally as the Supplemental Nutritional … More: continued here
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