Detroit prosecutors join criminal probe of Takata over air bags

Detroit prosecutors join criminal probe of Takata over air bags

Prosecutors in Detroit have joined the U.S. federal probe into Takata Corp’s defective air bag inflators that are linked to at least six deaths globally. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, Fraud Section in Washington “are jointly handling the criminal investigation into Takata,” Gina Balaya, spokeswoman for the Detroit office, said on Thursday.

Reinventing Organizations? Or Reinventing Life?

I’m a massive fan of Reinventing Organizations. I can’t get my head around how when I work with a room full of professionals and ask, “Please raise your hand if you felt excited to come to work this Monday morning? Or if you felt fulfilled last Friday afternoon?” only two people put their hands up. There is a big problem here for me….

Like the real thing: amputees control prosthetic limb using their minds

For the first time, two amputees are now able to control their bionic prosthetic legs just as they would their biological limbs. Both have been living with the mind-controlled prostheses for more than one year and are happy with their experience, according to a company press release. Tiny myoelectric sensors (IMES) that communicate with the muscles are the key aspect of the prosthetic, which was developed at the Iceland-based technology

West Africa's health systems need rebuilding post-Ebola: WHO

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Health care systems in West Africa that collapsed during the Ebola epidemic must be rebuilt urgently to provide basic services and confront other killer diseases, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Recovery plans in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will cost $2.3 billion, only half of which has been pledged, and donors will need confidence in good governance to provide more funds, a