Intersil to cut jobs as costs mount
(Reuters) - Chipmaker Intersil Corp will reduce its workforce by 11 percent to cut costs and revamp its product portfolio. The company expects to incur charges of about $9 million in the second quarter due to the restructuring, it said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. Intersil employed 1,643 workers as of December 31, 2011. The company said the restructuring plan includes trimming operating costs by about $40 million annually. Intersil's revenue has declined for the last four quarters. Costs, however, have not fallen, hitting its operating margins. ... Scotland Yard deploys mobile fingerprint devices
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Musical Google Doodle: The Greatest Hits
In case you missed it, Google’s homepage has been adorned with a digital insturment since last night. The sonic Google Doodle pays tribute to Robert Moog, the inventor of the electronic synthesizer, and lets you play the synth right on the screen with your mouse...
NASA Time-Lapse of Sea Currents
Click on the video below and prepare to be mesmerized. It’s called “Perpetual Ocean,” and it was put together by NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. It was actually done about a year ago, compiling data from several satellites...
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