AirTalk for January 4, 2012

Rick Santorum Attends Caucus Night Event

Iowa squeaker for GOP candidates

It was the best kind of caucus for political junkies. The race was unpredictable to begin with, but even late into the night, it was neck and neck for Mitt Romney and Rick "surprise" Santorum.

VW gives employees a break from work email, should more companies follow suit?

In response to union demands in Germany to protect workers from burnout, Volkswagen has agreed to cut off email access to its corporate BlackBerry users after work. Ok, not all 190,000 of them. The move will only affect about 1,150 VW employees in Germany. But depending on how you look at it, those lucky few will no longer be able to access work emails on their “CrackBerries” a half-hour after their shift ends, until 30 minutes before work begins the next day.
A picture taken on August 11, 2011 show

The back and forth on California’s High Speed Rail project continues

As if the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) needed any more bad news, yesterday the group tasked by the legislature with reviewing the project released their report. The report slams the CHSRA for having not identifying long term funding solutions, a problem which could hamstring the project for years, and for their “incomplete” business model.

Online dating 2.0

The mistletoe may be tucked away for another year, but Valentine's Day tchotchkes already are overflowing on store shelves. And in these weeks between Christmas day and Cupid's night, Internet dating sites reportedly see a surge in traffic.