IT news
Intel to spin out cyber security division and sell majority stake to TPG for $3.1 bn
08 Sep 2016
If McAfee's anti-virus software were to be embedded with Intel's chips, it would be difficult for other security software companies to forge alliances with PC-makers to buy their software
Amazon, Google, dozens others back Microsoft in privacy battle
03 Sep 2016
In its case against the US Justice Department, Microsoft has been backed by a wide range of lawyers, rights activists, IT leaders and media houses in arguing that the government can’t force it to keep demands for customers’ data secret
Hewlett Packard Enterprise in talks to sell its software unit
02 Sep 2016
Hewlett Packard has put for sale its software unit, which could be valued between $8 billion and $10 billion, since CEO Meg Whitman is keen to focus on servers, storage, networking and related technologies
Apple ofers 2TB iCloud storage for $19.99
31 Aug 2016
EC orders Apple to pay €13 bn in taxes plus interest to Irish government over illegal profit routing
30 Aug 2016
Laptop pioneer John Ellenby dies aged 75
29 Aug 2016
John Ellenby's compact computer Compass, the precursor of today's lightweight computing devices, arrived two years before Steve Jobs' Macintosh
Apollo Global to buy cloud services provider Rackspace in a $4.3-bn deal
27 Aug 2016
The deal comes six months after Apollo Global acquired Florida-based home security company ADT Corp for $7 billion
India tablet market recovers 14.4% in 2Q 2016
26 Aug 2016
Windows 10 slammed for collecting vast user data
25 Aug 2016
Japanese chipmaker Renesas in talks to buy Intersil for nearly $3 bn
22 Aug 2016
A combination of Renesas’ market-proven microcontroller and system-on-chip products and technologies and Intersil’s leading power management and precision analog capability will make Renesas a leader in key areas such as automotive, industrial, cloud computing, healthcare, and the Internet of Things
Cisco to soon announce 14,000 job cuts
17 Aug 2016
The company’s new CEO, Chuck Robbins, is planning to boost growth by moving the company's offerings toward low-cost, software-based networking, security and management products
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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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