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Three injured in Samsung gas leak, second time this year at Hwaseong plant

Three injured in Samsung gas leak, second time this year at Hwaseong plant
  • Posted May 2, 2013, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News
  • South Korean news agencies are reporting that electronics giant Samsung experienced a toxic gas leak at a manufacturing facility in Hwaseong. Yet another dent in Samsung's increasingly blighted safety record, the resulting gaseous hydrofluoric acid leak injured at least three…

Micron appoints Mark Durcan CEO after Appleton dies in crash

Micron appoints Mark Durcan CEO after Appleton dies in crash
  • Posted February 6, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News
  • Micron Technologies' board of directors have appointed Mark Durcan to head the company. Durcan's placement as chief executive follows the tragic demise of Micron's former CEO this weekend, Steve Appleton. The new chief executive will also continue to serve on…

Diaspora co-founder commits suicide at 22

Diaspora co-founder commits suicide at 22
  • Posted November 14, 2011, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web With Video
  • Ilya Zhitomirskiy, one of Diaspora's four founders, died over the weekend at just 22 years of age. Sources close the company confirmed the death was a suicide but it may take weeks for an official determination. Billed as an open alternative to Facebook...

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