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Dish’s Auto Hop is an attack on NBC’s eco-system: Ted Harbert

Dish Network Corp.'s new commercial-skipping technology "Auto Hop" is an attack on the broadcasters' eco-system, NBC Broadcasting Chairman Ted Harbert said.

Deals on big HDTVs before Super Bowl may be less super this year

According to Paul Gagnon of DisplaySearch, deals on new big-screen HDTVs before the Super Bowl – which is considered a good time to make savings – will probably not be as super this year as they were last year.

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On Thursday, coal giant Alpha Natural Resources announced its plans to sack 1,100 coal mine workers. The lay-offs will take place at 11 West Virginia surface mines and operations related to it by mid-October.

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Automotive News

  • BMW offering faster and smaller auto-battery chargers to i3 EV owners
  • Tesla Motors Installs Supercharger in Billings
  • GM announces six recalls covering 717,950 vehicles in US
  • GM issues "stop delivery order" to dealers to stop selling Cadillac CTS and SRX models
  • IHS Automotive: SUVs and crossovers are outselling sedans in US market

UK News

  • Hepatitis C’s Genotype-1 to be Prevalent Globally
  • Asian super ants spotted in southern England
  • Pair of rare Amur leopards born at Twycross Zoo
  • Jellyfish may Set Record in Wales
  • UK consumers paying more for technology products than US consumers