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Watching Washington for Our Readers

Posted by: John A. Byrne on October 05

courtney.lajeunesse_75.jpgMost of us rely on on our cell phones, with little thought to any potential risks. BusinessWeek technology writer Olga Kharif last year wrote about some consumers’ health fears raised by wireless communications. Olga followed up with another story after last month’s hearing in Washington, which coincided with an international conference on the health effects of cell phone use. Thanks to BW reader Courtney LaJeunesse (above left), a Chicago-based search engine marketing specialist for Yahoo!, for flagging this as an issue she wanted us to follow. (Update: For more on this story, see Olga’s Oct. 16th blog post.)

calvin_lee_75.jpgCalvin Lee, a BusinessWeek reader in Singapore, is watching a different development in Washington: the Obama Administration’s move to allocate $1 billion to spurring innovation, including technology that would boost his industry of translation services. Thank you, Calvin, for posting your comment on this blog, which inspired BW innovation writer Damian Joseph to write this story.

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