Internet is destroying work
Salon.com: The new economy is turning human labor into just another computer process — and will keep wrecking jobs.
Year: 2013
“Deep blue” planet is no Earth
USA Today: Astronomers analyzing data from the Hubble telescope say a blue planet in a nearby solar system shares little else with Earth besides color.
Study: men get ‘wasted,’ women are ‘tipsy’
CBSnews: Intoxicated men seem more likely to be described by others in exaggerated drunk terms, while people tend to downplay how intoxicated females actually are.
9/11 prisoner asked to design vacuum cleaner
BBC: The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, reportedly asked his CIA captors if he could design a vacuum cleaner.
Employers increasingly offering pet insurance
Yahoo: U.S. employers are offering subsidized pet insurance as a perk to workers.
Oregon economy continues to improve
Oregon economic activity strengthened in May, according the the University of Oregon’s latest Index of Economic Indicators.
SoloPower defaults on $10M state loan
SoloPower defaulted on a $10 million state loan, state officials say.
Handful begins making bras in U.S.
Tigard-based sports bra company Handful begins production of its sports bras in the U.S.—Salem, specifically—on Monday.
TriMet plans e-fare system
TriMet is hoping to add a new fare system that allows riders to use debit-like cards.
Xzeres buys Skystream line
Wilsonville-based Xzeres bought Southwest Windpower’s Skystream line for an undisclosed price.