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Boeing recently disclosed that they had wrongly classified $500,000 worth of personal trips for executive staff, amid ongoing problems for the company. Half a Million Undisclosed During an internal review, aviation giant Boeing admitted to spending $500,000 more on executive private jet flights than had been previously disclosed. Perks of the C–Suite Chief Executive David […]

A government initiative has granted a Nebraska non-profit $62 million to boost the solar power industry in the state. Solar Power Grant The clean energy industry in Nebraska looks to be on the brink of a new era thanks to a $62 million federal grant given to a nonprofit group based in the state.  Center […]

Another US company, this time the iconic clothing brand L.L. Bean, has declared a round of lay-offs this month. L.L. Bean Layoffs Confirmed Classic American clothing brand L.L. Bean has confirmed incoming worker layoffs and reductions in call center hours, citing the upswing of online shopping as the main driver. Customer Contact on the Decline […]

An unexpected sum of $1.8 million has popped up in a South Carolina state account, and it is now causing conflict amongst state officials who don’t know where it came from or how it should be used. Secret $1.8 Billion Fund South Carolina state officials recently discovered $1.8 billion in funds lying in state accounts. […]

Another discount retailer bites the dust in the U.S. due to compounding economic stresses, leaving West Coast dollar store shoppers bereft.  99 Cents Ending Shoppers in states like California and Nevada are flooding into the iconic 99 Cents Only discount stores after the chain announced last Friday that it would be closing all 371 of […]

U.S. courts have announced that $108 million in cash and $25 million worth of oil has been seized from a global network of Iranian oil smugglers. U.S. Justice Department Launches Legal Cases The U.S. Justice Department initiated a potential indictment on three separate counts targeting Iran’s oil trade, revealing a network established by Iran in […]

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Klaus Lun and Chris Mason about the past, present and future of automation and digitalization in the life sciences laboratory and especially the impact this could have on next-generation sequencing and genomics.