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Brands, get ‘pinned’ for profit with Pinterest
22 Feb 2012
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Apple stock breaks $500 a share barrier
15 Feb 2012
Given its ability to dominate any market it enters, Apple provides investors all they need to spurn conventional wisdom
Microsoft online store in India hacked
13 Feb 2012
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Criminal proceedings to continue against Yahoo India
10 Feb 2012
Refusing to stay the criminal proceedings against Yahoo India, Justice Suresh Kait of Delhi High Court,and fixed the matter for 1 March, saying he would hear the case before the trial court heard it on 13 March
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Oracle to acquire cloud-based software firm Taleo for $1.9 billion
10 Feb 2012
In its second acquisition of cloud-computing firm in three months, Oracle Corp said yesterday it is taking over cloud-based human-resources software maker Taleo Corp
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Google, Facebook comply with court order to remove objectionable content
06 Feb 2012
Google and Facebook filed their compliance report, while Yahoo and Microsoft told the court that no action should be taken against them since there is no cause of action against them in the case
Amazon results disappoint investors
01 Feb 2012
Jailed UK criminals harass victims via Facebook
31 Jan 2012
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British children depressed without internet
31 Jan 2012
The survey uncovered radical differences between the ways children and adults relate to the internet, with pre-18s primarily valuing it for social and entertainment purposes and older teens being particularly keen on mobile internet
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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