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A tribute to Apple Inc., co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs is left in front of an Apple store in downtown Montreal

iOS 5 vs. Android: Steve Jobs’ True Will and Testament

If Apple truly is “insanely great” as co-founder Steve Jobs would have it, the availability of iOS 5 could be his true will and testament. It's a gigantic effort to seal loyalties of as many as 250 million global customers who will upgrade their current products, then set the stage for the roll-out of iPhone 4S, prospective iPhone 5, iPads and more.
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Solyndra CEO leaves failed solar panel maker

The chief executive of Solyndra, a failed solar panel maker with a $535 million federal government loan guarantee, has left the company, according to documents filed by the company in bankruptcy court.
Space shuttle Launch Integration Manager Mike Moses speaks about a hydrogen leak in Cape Canaveral

NASA's Space Shuttle Operations Chief Heading to Virgin

Deputy space shuttle program manager and former flight director Mike Moses is leaving NASA to oversee operations for Virgin Galactic, the commercial spaceflight company owned by Richard Branson's Virgin Group, the company said on Tuesday.
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Solyndra says Harrison departed as CEO on October 7

The CEO of failed solar panel maker Solyndra LLC has left the company, just weeks after he declined to answer questions posed by a congressional panel that was investigating a $535 million government loan to the company.
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Steve Jobs' Memorial Service to be Held at Apple Headquarters

Apple Inc. will hold a memorial service for it co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Steve Jobs, on Oct. 19. The event will be held at an amphitheater at the company's corporate headquarters, according to a memo sent by CEO Tim Cook to employees on Monday.
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California creates new corporation types that reward doing good

Even as Wall Street is being occupied and corporations are reviled, there is a revolution quietly raging across the country that empowers corporations to be a strong force for good. This week, California joined that revolution when Governor Jerry Brown created two new classes of corporations for businesses that seek to pursue both profit and purpose: Benefit Corporations and Flexible Purpose Corporations.
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Austin Powers henchman accused of killing cellmate

Joseph Son, the actor who played Dr. Evil's knuckle-cracking sidekick Random Task in the 1997 comedy Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, is suspected of killing his cellmate at Wasco State Prison in California, prison officials announced Tuesday.
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ARRIS to Pay 76 pct Premium for BigBand Networks

Broadband technology and software provider ARRIS Group Inc said it is to buy BigBand Networks , a video networking service provider, for $2.24 per share in cash -- a premium of 76 percent -- to strengthen its networked video technology capabilities.
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BoA-ML, TerraPass in California CO2 Offset Deal

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has joined forces with U.S.-based carbon portfolio manager TerraPass Inc in a bid to enter the nascent Californian emissions market, the bank said on Tuesday.

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