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Horizons
$75 million? Apple CEO Tim Cook says, 'No thanks'
Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, has said he won't take the quarterly $75 million payments he would earn under a new Apple employee policy.
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The New Economy
Currency move latest sign of China's transformation
China is transitioning away from being the world's discount manufacturer. But it will have to loosen its currency even more to avoid the pitfalls of development.
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Difference Maker
Ma Jun helps Chinese find out who's polluting and shame corporations into cleaning up
2012 Goldman Environmental Prize winner Ma Jun enlists ordinary Chinese to help clean up China's pollution.
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How Apple, Foxconn, and others can address labor abuses in overseas factories
Why do we keep hearing about labor abuses in overseas factories like those of Apple-supplier Foxconn? Auditing and inspections are inadequate to solve the problem. Requiring companies to examine and publicly report on risks along their supply chains can help eliminate violations.
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Horizons
Apple CEO's visit to Foxconn plant dredges up controversial history
Apple CEO Tim Cook this week met with Chinese officials and toured a plant owned by Foxconn, which manufacturers parts for Apple.
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Chapter & Verse
12 Chinese authors file suit against Apple
A group of Chinese writers charge that Apple is selling unlicensed copies of their works.
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Change Agent
From hazelnut trees to Foxconn, corporate responsibility is growing
Mountain Hazelnut Venture is planting trees, paying fair wages, and supplying customers in a triple win for corporate social responsibility.
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Horizons
Kindle Fire 2 arrives this summer: report
A new rumor suggests that Amazon could release a Kindle Fire 2 in May or June.
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Horizons
iPhone 5 said to get 4-inch screen, new design
The iPhone 5 will get a larger screen and a new shape, according to a new report.
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Tablet computers: iPad 3 is coming soon
Tablet computers: Thinking about giving a tablet computer for the holidays? You might want to wait. A new iPad is coming.
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Will China become the next major global power? Depends on its rural development.
Economic geography has created two Chinas: the prosperous coast and the undeveloped interior. China's future depends on whether it can reconcile this gap between the haves and have-nots. The city-province of Chongqing provides a model for equitable urbanization.
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The New Economy
Huge employer in China makes big step toward robots
Foxconn, a big contractor for Apple and others, breaks ground for robot facilities. It plans to replace 500,000 workers with 1 million robots.
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The New Economy
In China, land of cheap labor, a push for robots
Foxconn, maker of iPhones and iPads, plans to add 1 million robots, doubling the world's industrial robot population. More Asian manufacturers will follow.
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Horizons
Wii 2: Next Nintendo console confirmed for 2012
Wii 2, Project Cafe, or whatever the successor to the hyper-popular Wii is called, will go on sale in 2012, Nintendo announced this week.
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Horizons
White iPhone 4 on the way. No, really. (Probably.)
White iPhone holdouts, rejoice. Apple's favorite tech unicorn is back. (Maybe.)
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iPad 2 released abroad despite struggling to meet US demand
iPad 2: While the disaster in Japan may cause delays in production, the iPad 2 was rolled out overseas, Friday to much fanfare. Will Apple be able to meet the demand?
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White iPhone camera problems confirmed, Steve Wozniak loves Android
Apple had announced at its launch that the iPhone 4 would come in black and white models, then kept delaying the release of the white iPhone 4, a rare misfire in its recent history of smooth product rollouts.
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Horizons
Is an Apple iPad 2 on the way?
An iPad 2 could hit shelves as early as next year, according to at least one source.
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China iPhone workers at Foxconn hold rallies in wake of suicides
China's besieged Foxconn, a major manufacture of iPhones and other electronics goods, held rallies in Shenzhen, China, Wednesday to boost worker morale after at least 12 suicides this year.
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The Daily Reckoning
Time is running out for creating US jobs
US companies need to develop onshore employment strategies that are as good as their offshore ones, says former Intel CEO Grove.
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China's migrant workers see some gains on labor rights
In China, dozens of migrant workers who protested to city officials over a job-related illness won compensation. Labor-rights success stories, while rare, are growing more frequent.
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Difference Maker
A prosperous lawyer aids China's migrant workers
Liu Pifeng, the wealthy founder of a law firm, spends part of his time defending the rights of China's poorest: migrant workers. His ultimate goal is to fix China's faulty legal system.
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Amid Honda and Foxconn tragedies in China, a new era of worker activism
City governments across China need to repay the debt owed to the migrant workers who have generated their tax revenues for so long, says prominent workers’ rights advocate Han Dongfang.
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Why a pay raise for workers signals key shift for China's economy
Workers at Foxconn and Honda won hefty pay raises this week. Higher wages will help Beijing move China's economy away from relying on masses of unskilled workers and toward higher-value manufacturing.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/25
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