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Suzlon opens new blade science centre in Denmark
02 Feb 2016
Berkeley students sue Google for privacy breach
02 Feb 2016
Four students and alumni from the University of California-Berkely have sued Google alleging that the company - which runs the university’s email accounts - illegally intercepted and scanned emails for advertising purposes without students’ knowledge or consent
Microsoft experiments with under-sea data centres to cut power bills
02 Feb 2016
Microsoft has tested a prototype of a self-contained data centre that can operate hundreds of feet below the surface of oceans, eliminating one of the technology industry’s most expensive problems — the air-conditioning bill
Gmail is Google’s 7th service to hit 1-bn user mark
02 Feb 2016
Gmail follows six other Google products — Android, Chrome, Maps, Search, YouTube and the Google Play Store — each of which currently has a billion plus users, says CEO Sundar Pichai
Alphabet pips Apple as world’s most valuable firm
02 Feb 2016
Google’s holding company Alphabet has shown the result of financial tightening under new CFO Ruth Porat by beating Apple in market value during after-hours trading on Monday though its grip on the top spot is tenuous and could change again today
Abbott to buy rapid diagnostic testing provider Alere for $5.8 bn
02 Feb 2016
The acquisition will enable Abbott to become the leading provider of point of care diagnostic testing with total sales exceeding $7 billion from $4.6 billion currently
Maruti’s January sales down 2.6% as exports fall
01 Feb 2016
Facebook, Instagram block online gun sales
30 Jan 2016
BBC dumps Vodafone, embraces BT to cut costs
30 Jan 2016
Secret Google project to deliver 5G internet via drones
30 Jan 2016
Google’ Project Skybender is located in a small town in New Mexico, where it is developing drone-based technology that could deliver internet at 40 times the speed of current 4G LTE network systems
Apple working on wireless charging technology
30 Jan 2016
As iPhone and iPad sales begin to sag, Apple sees wireless charging as the new game-changer and is working on it with partners in the US and Asia, according to a Bloomberg News report
TVS Motor post 19.4% rise in net
29 Jan 2016
Maruti Suzuki Q3 net vaults 27% to Rs1,919 cr
29 Jan 2016
Ford launches iconic Mustang in India
29 Jan 2016
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