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Apple, Google agree to end patent wars
17 May 2014
Technology giants Apple and Google yesterday agreed to withdraw patent lawsuits they had filed against each other, ending one of the bitterest smartphone technology patent litigations between the two Silicon Valley companies
India among top 10 spam sources in Q1 2014
12 May 2014
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Oracle wins suit against Google over Java APIs
10 May 2014
Oracle wins a landmark battle against Google as a US appeals court allows it to copyright parts of the Java programming language, which Google has used to design its Android smartphone operating system
Nintendo to introduce new games console
08 May 2014
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Apple to drop out of top three by 2020: VC Fred Wilson
06 May 2014
Apple may drop off from being the most valuable company and may not be able to stay even among the top three, says a venture capitalist
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Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel to step down over December data breach
06 May 2014
The chief executive of US retail chain Target has become the first boss of a major corporation to lose his job because of data theft
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UK, US govts advise computer users to stop using IE till bug fixed
29 Apr 2014
The US and UK governments have asked users to consider alternatives to Microsoft’s IE browser until the company fixed a security flaw that hackers used to launch attacks
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New zero day vulnerability in IE allows remote code execution
28 Apr 2014
An advisory issued by Microsoft said, the vulnerability, which could allow remote code execution, was being used in "limited, targeted attacks."
Security experts warn of bitcoin mining malware
26 Apr 2014
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All Apple stores to now recycle any Apple product for free
25 Apr 2014
Apple Stores around the world will accept any mobile phone brand, and recycle them free as part of its environmental responsibility campaign
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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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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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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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