BAE and EADS: A Deal Looks Doubtful

You're receiving this newsletter because you've requested it from us. Having trouble reading this email? View it on your browser or View mobile version.. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe. Share:             Technology Insider Oct 9, 2012 This Week's Top Story Europe BAE and EADS: A Deal Looks Doubtful Germany fears being marginalized by the French and British More Top Stories The Only Earthling With a Facebook 'Dislike' Button Chuck Rossi is Facebook's release engineer, the man who oversees how the site gets built every day Where's the Shareholder Outrage at Hewlett-Packard? Shareholders have mostly remained silent as board infighting, botched acquisitions, and C-Suite turnover lopped off more than $90 billion of HP's market valuation Sprint's Long, Slow Crawl Toward Profitability Its CEO tries to spur profits with an Apple deal and network upgrades Activision, the Anti-Zynga The company's aversion to social gaming has paid off with the Skylanders franchise, whose sales may hit $1 billion in 2013 Consumer Electronics Robotic Luggage Doesn't Deliver An inventor has created a self-propelled suitcase that will follow you around the airport The $210,000 Cow-Milking Robot A Dutch company creates a sophisticated system for optimizing an age-old farming process by monitoring cows' patterns and extracting and analyzing their milk Running a Startup Incubator for Fun, Not Profit Highland Capital Partners passed on a spinoff that Google acquired for $350 million Trucks, Bridges, and GPS Disasters Too many trucks use deficient GPS, which can lead to crashes into bridges. Senator Chuck Schumer wants to do something about that Where Tortoises and Solar Power Don't Mix Mirrors jockey for space with a threatened tortoise in the Mojave Desert This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Dustine Peterson Bloomberg Businessweek Customer Rights 2005 Lakewood Drive, Boone, IA 50036 dpeterson@cds-global.com To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. This week in Technology Insider Welcome to the Tech Insider. This week, Carol Matlack looks at the plan to merge the European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. with Britain's BAE Systems to create the world’s largest aerospace group. The deal has run into opposition from Germany, which fears being marginalized by France and Britain in managing the combined group. We also have stories on Facebook, Hewlett-Packard, and Sprint Nextel Corp. Enjoy! Olga Kharif Advertisement Technology Resources CEO Guide to Technology Blog: Tech Beat Technology Special Reports Emerging Technology News Advertisement Unsubscribe Manage Subscriptions Change your E-Mail Marketing Department Privacy Policy Terms of Use Copyright 2009-2012 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED