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Phish Phry scamster gets 13-yr jail term in California
29 Jun 2011
The scamster was awarded a 13-year jail sentence for operating an international bank phishing scam and a marijuana grow house.
Guidance issued for top-25 software vulnerabilities
28 Jun 2011
The US Department of Homeland Security has announced detailed guidance for software companies and others writing code to avoid the most widespread and serious vulnerabilities in software.
Hackers LulzSec say they are disbanding
27 Jun 2011
After 50 days of high-profile hacking into websites, a secretive band of hackers that have gained notoriety under the banner, Lulzsec, say they are disbanding.
Google under antitrust probe in the US
25 Jun 2011
50% of all marketing automation vendors to develop Apple iPad apps exclusively by 2016: Gartner
25 Jun 2011
KKR, Silver Lake close to buying Go Daddy for $2 bn
25 Jun 2011
A consortium of private equity firms are close to buying Go Daddy, the world’s biggest registrar of internet domain names, for $2 billion to $2.5 billion
Online video Hulu weighing sale option: sources
23 Jun 2011
Google extends voice search to PCs
23 Jun 2011
The search option allows users to speak their search requests in English while sitting in front of their computers, instead of manually typing it out.
RIM launches PlayBook in India
23 Jun 2011
Google reaches billion-user mark
22 Jun 2011
At the time of the first measurement in 2006, Google had slightly less than 500 million unique users per month, with Microsoft taking the top spot at 539 million
Misys receives bid approach for takeover
22 Jun 2011
LulzSec offers to track down Sega's hackers
20 Jun 2011
Internet to open up to new naming methods
20 Jun 2011
Critics warn that the move would increase the risks from "phishing" sites, which could use confusing domain names in language scripts that look similar to existing ones to capture peoples' details
US government to get tough with web hackers
18 Jun 2011
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
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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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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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