IT news
IBM acquires cloud software firm DemandTec for $440-mn
09 Dec 2011
IBM is buying price-management software company, DemandTec Inc, to expand its cloud service offerings
Apple may have to pay local firm $1.6 bn for use of 'iPad' trademark in China
07 Dec 2011
A Chinese court has rejected Apple's lawsuits on its iPad trademark infringement in China, which may force the technology giant to sell its iconic tablet under a new name in the country or pay $1.5 billion to a little known Chinese company to keep using the name
SAP to buy Success Factors for $3.4 bn
05 Dec 2011
SAP is buying US-based web-based software firm SuccessFactors for $3.4 billion in cash, in a bid to become a global leader in the cloud-computing market
Apple fails to block Galaxy sales in US
03 Dec 2011
Apple, so far the leader in the tablet market, is fighting Samsung over its Galaxy 10.1 N tablet, which it says is a close clone of its iPad.
Zynga plans $1-bn IPO; seeks $7-bn valuation
02 Dec 2011
Zynga's listing would make it the first publicly-traded company whose profits depend solely on the sale of virtual goods
Microsoft signs confidentiality agreement with Yahoo
24 Nov 2011
Microsoft provides its Bing search engine technology to Yahoo and also has an advertising alliance with it, both of which might be endangered if an IT or internet major were to acquire Yahoo
Bill Gates tells federal jury Novell's WordPerfect would have crashed PCs
22 Nov 2011
Bill Gates was the opening defence witness for his company, which is facing a $1 billion anti-trust lawsuit filed by Novell Inc, the Utah-based former owner of WordPerfect
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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!
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.
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.
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
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
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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