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Kodak Couldn't Really Have Made Nuclear Warhead

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:11:05 CDT

Much was made of the revelation this week that Kodak once had a nuclear reactor in its basement, with even your humble Newser wondering what sort of nuclear Kodak moments the photo giant might have planned. But in truth, Kodak couldn’t have developed even one nuclear warhead, Physics Central explains....

In Kodak's Basement: Nuclear Reactor

Matt Cantor — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:31:14 CDT

Would nuclear war have made a good Kodak moment? Until 2006, the company could have found out: It had 3.5 pounds of weapons-grade uranium stashed in a nuclear reactor in the basement of its headquarters—right in the busy city of Rochester, New York. It remains unclear why the...

Apple Has Killed a Half Million Jobs

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 05 May 2012 17:36:11 CDT

Accused of shipping American jobs overseas , Apple reacted by saying it has actually created US jobs— some 514,000 in fact . Now BusinessInsider takes a closer look at the numbers and finds that the tech behemoth has actually eliminated 490,570 positions, nearly the same amount it has created. Here's...

Instagram Should Send Kodak a Thank You Card

Kevin Spak — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:25:05 CDT

Here's an irony for you: Instagram, a company that rose to prominence by adding filters to digital photos to make them look more like they were taken by a film camera, was just sold for $1 billion , while Kodak, the company that brought photography to the masses, is bankrupt , laments...

Kodak Is Done Making Cameras

Kevin Spak — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:25:45 CST

It's the end of an era: Eastman Kodak, the company that invented the hand-held camera, announced today that it intends to stop making them in an effort to save money—and yes, that includes digital cameras. It will also stop making pocket video cameras and digital picture frames, reports the...

Kodak Files for Bankruptcy

Rob Quinn — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:30:00 CST

The once-mighty Eastman Kodak company has filed for bankruptcy. The 131-year-old firm, unable to reinvent itself quickly enough for the digital age, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this morning after running out of cash to fund its turnaround, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company says it has secured...

Beck Weeps for 'Simpler America'

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:21:16 CDT

Glenn Beck had a weepy "Kodak moment" when he shared old commercials with viewers yesterday and recalled a "simpler" America when "we used to be united." One of the oldie ads he played—a day after fellow right-wing commentator Rush Limbaugh was bounced from a Rams buyers' group amid charges...

40% of Employers to Hike Health Plan Costs Next Year

Kevin Spak — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:07:29 CDT

Many Americans are happy with their employer-sponsored health care plans and eager to keep them, but they won't be keeping them at the current price, the Washington Post reports. In a survey released yesterday, some 40% of employers said they expect to increase the amount their employees paid for health...

Men Spend a Full Year Ogling Opposite Sex

Nick McMaster — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:25:00 CDT

Men check out 10 women every day, spending an average of 43 minutes with their eyes fixated on a member of the opposite sex—adding up to a full year over a lifetime, researchers tell the Sun. A Kodak Lens Vision study found that the wandering eye is not unique...