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Toyota's Lentz: Industry Faces Slow Time (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - A top Toyota Motor Corp. executive told dealers Monday that the good times experienced by the industry in the past decade "are temporarily on hiatus."

World's mobile phone industry gathers in Barcelona (AFP via Yahoo! News) - The most established names in telecoms, Internet and media gathered in Barcelona Monday for the Mobile World Congress, one of the world's biggest events for the mobile phone industry.

Background checks split online dating industry (MSNBC) - The contentious issue of the moment in the high-stakes online dating industry — pitting one of the three biggest companies, True.com, against its major rivals — is whether online dating services can enhance their clients' safety by conducting criminal background screenings of would-be daters.

Outlook for tech industry turns grim (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - The technology industry's outlook for this year looks worse than it did just two months ago, when fears of a U.S. recession were leading analysts to predict a slowdown in purchases of computers, software and tech services.

Tech industry forecast gets cloudy (The Kansas City Star) - The technology industry’s outlook for 2008 looks worse than it did just two months ago, when fears of a U.S. recession already were leading analysts to predict a slowdown in purchases.

Online dating industry bitterly divided over background checks (Boston Globe) - As Valentine's Day approaches, all is not lovey-dovey in the high-stakes online dating industry. The contentious issue of the moment -- pitting one of the three biggest companies, True.com, against its major rivals -- is whether online dating services can enhance their clients' safety by conducting criminal background screenings of would-be daters.

Arnold to auto industry: "Get off your butt" (The Desert Sun) - By forcing tougher emissions standards and cleaner technology, California is doing more to save American auto industry than anyone, Schwarzenegger tells audience at environmental awards ceremony in Riverside.

Dredging will 'wreck' dive industry (The West Australian) - Victoria's diving industry has told the Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) it will be sent broke by a $1 billion channel-deepening project. Diving industry representatives were due to meet with the port operator on Tuesday but described the regular consultation meetings as a waste of time.

Fashion industry admits what shoppers already knew: They don't make clothes to fit REAL women (Daily Mail) - It is a conclusion that any shopper desperately scouring the rails for a flattering outfit could come to herself. After studying the bodies of 10,000 women, researchers have discovered that the fashion industry does not make clothes to fit

Govt invites industry to launch healthcare initiatives in rural India (PharmaBiz) - In a win-win situation for both the government and the industry, the government of India is inviting the pharmaceutical industry to launch healthcare initiatives in rural India with active government support.