Firms/companies
Tesla Motors in suspected tax dodge manoeuvre
13 Nov 2015
Time Warner mulls buying 25% in Hulu for over $1 bn
13 Nov 2015
The Walt Disney Co, 21st Century Fox, and Comcast, which own one-third each in Hulu, will reduce their stakes to 25 per cent, giving Time Warner an equal 25-per cent stake
Vodafone Group to invest Rs13,000 crore in India
13 Nov 2015
Google may start making its own Android handsets
13 Nov 2015
Google entering the handset space could push other manufacturers to make better devices, but it could also strain Google’s relationship with OEMs like Samsung
Dumping Facebook makes people happier: study
13 Nov 2015
A study in Denmark says that subjects who quit the social networking site found themselves happier, better focussed and more enthusiastic
India tops in ‘take-down’ requests to Facebook
12 Nov 2015
Requests from the Indian government to take down content on Facebook violating local laws has more than tripled from the second half of 2014 to 15,155 pieces
Instant hit: 60,000 Maggi 12-packs sold in 5 minutes on Snapdeal
12 Nov 2015
Returning to the market after a five-month hiatus, Maggi sold 60,000 ‘welcome kits’ of 12 packs each in five minutes flat through its online tie-up with Snapdeal
Apple to continue operations in Ireland
12 Nov 2015
Blackstone to invest over $800 mn in NCR
12 Nov 2015
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