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GM says supercomputers to keep recalls in check

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

By TOM KRISHERAP Auto Writer WARREN, Mich. (AP) - General Motors Co. says a new supercomputing data center and a fledgling shift to bring software development in-house should help it limit the size of future safety recalls. The Detroit automaker, which formally opened the giant data storage center

Astronaut exits space station with music video

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

By MARCIA DUNNAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - In a high-flying, perfectly pitched first, an astronaut on the International Space Station is bowing out of orbit with a musical video: his own custom version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity." It's believed to be the first music

Singapore begins inquiry into US worker's death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

By HEATHER TANAssociated Press SINGAPORE (AP) - The girlfriend of a U.S. software engineer whose parents insist he was murdered in Singapore said at a coroner's inquest Monday that he had been unhappy at work and feared "heavy hands coming after him." Police have said Shane Truman Todd killed

AP IMPACT: Cars made in Brazil are deadly

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

By BRADLEY BROOKSAssociated Press SAO PAULO (AP) - The cars roll endlessly off the local assembly lines of the industry's biggest automakers, more than 10,000 a day, into the eager hands of Brazil's new middle class. The shiny new Fords, Fiats, and Chevrolets tell the tale of an economy in

AP IMPACT: Cars made in Brazil are deadly

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 11th

One by one, homes in Calif. subdivision sinking

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 11th

By TRACIE CONEAssociated Press LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) - Scott and Robin Spivey had a sinking feeling that something was wrong with their home when cracks began snaking across their walls in March. The cracks soon turned into gaping fractures, and within two weeks their 600-square-foot garage broke

Huawei founder gives first ever media interview

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 9th

By NICK PERRYAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - During 26 years at the helm of Chinese tech giant Huawei, founder Ren Zhengfei has never once agreed to be interviewed by a journalist. Until Thursday. During a visit to the company's New Zealand operations, Ren sat down with four

Huawei founder gives first ever media interview

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 9th

Bangladesh building-collapse toll tops 600

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 5th

By FARID HOSSAINAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - More than 600 bodies have been recovered from the garment-factory building that collapsed well over a week ago, police said Sunday as the grim recovery work continued in one of the worst industrial accidents ever. Police said Sunday night

Intel taps COO Krzanich as chipmaker's next CEO

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Intel said Thursday that it has chosen its chief operating officer, Brian Krzanich, as its new CEO. He will steer the world's largest chipmaker in an era where PC sales are cratering while smartphones and tablets thrive. Krzanich, who is 52