Controversial UK Government plans for part-privatisation of Royal Mail are “in pieces” after a Commons Committee said the government has not made the case for the move, and criticised the worrying lack of transparency over Lord Mandelson’s proposals. More: continued here
Read More »Food stamps better spent money than big bailouts – South Alabamian
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Read More »Royal Mail plan under fire from MPs (Evening Standard)
The Government’s controversial plan to part-privatise the Royal Mail has come under attack from a cross-party committee of MPs which complained about a ‘lack of transparency’ about the proposals. More: continued here
Read More »EBay’s Crucial App Dev Project Moves Forward (PC World via Yahoo! News)
EBay is moving ahead with a project to let third-party developers build applications on top of Selling Manager, eBay’s tools used by thousands of merchants to manage their businesses on its Web site. More: continued here
Read More »VeriSign app turns iPhone into security device – Macworld
Phones Review VeriSign app turns iPhone into security deviceMacworld, CAFor now, the VeriSign app is primarily for use with eBay, AOL, and Paypal. In the future, your bank could support it. If you’re like me and you play World of Warcraft, there’s another app available for keeping your account safe from …
Read More »FedEx says Boeing orders depend on Congress (Washington Post)
NEW YORK (Reuters) – FedEx Corp will cancel an order to buy 15 Boeing Co jets, as well as an option for a further 15 planes, if Congress passes legislation that makes it easier for FedEx workers to organize under labor unions. More: continued here
Read More »EBay's Skype files claim against Joltid in UK – Forbes
EBay's Skype files claim against Joltid in UKForbes, NYAP , 04.01.09, 05:55 PM EDT Skype, a unit of eBay Inc., said Wednesday it has asked a UK court to resolve a dispute with Joltid Ltd., which owns peer-to-peer communication technology that Skype licenses for use in its software. … More: continued …
Read More »FedEx Doesn’t Owe Contractors Overtime, Jury Says (Update1) (Bloomberg)
April 1 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. didn’t illegally deny overtime pay to contract delivery drivers who accused the company of wrongly calling them entrepreneurs while treating them as employees, a Seattle jury decided. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Gets Into the App Platform Game (InternetNews.com)
Project Echo paves the way for eBay Selling Manager to become a platform where developers can build and sell their merchant tools. More: continued here
Read More »SAN MARCOS: Post office vandalism may be gang-related (North County Times)
SAN MARCOS —- A sheriff’s sergeant said Tuesday that extensive graffiti painted on a Twin Oaks Valley Road post office appeared to be gang related. More: continued here
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