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IBM signs social software deal with Polaris
24 Apr 2014
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Cognizant acquires US digital video solutions company, Itaas
23 Apr 2014
The acquisition will enable Cognizant to capitalise on the growing demand for greater interactivity, higher personalisation, and innovative content delivery in the multi-screen and video market
Apple pledges to work harder for environment
22 Apr 2014
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TCS, Mitsubishi to form new IT services company in Japan
21 Apr 2014
Tata Consultancy Services has signed an agreement with Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation to create a new IT services company in Japan
Global ad spend on internet-enabled devices to jump 14.8% to $137.53 bn
19 Apr 2014
Digital ad spending would make up just over one-quarter of all paid media spending globally, projects a new report
VMware to invest up to $500 mn in India
17 Apr 2014
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Researchers claim to find way to hack Galaxy S5’s fingerprint sensor
16 Apr 2014
Four days after Samsung released its long-awaited Galaxy S5, security researchers said they had already found a way to hack the fingerprint sensor of the device
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Intel's PC chips rise after record slump
16 Apr 2014
Intel Corp’s main personal-computer processor business is slowly picking up after a record industry slump, though the company’s push to get into faster-growing mobile-phone chips has hit hurdles
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Google admits to using readers’ mail
16 Apr 2014
Google has amended its service terms to clarify thatall emails stored on its servers were analysed, including incoming and outgoing emails, to provide users with "personally relevant product features"
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Google acquires solar-powered drone maker Titan Aerospace
15 Apr 2014
Google yesterday acquired solar-powered drone maker Titan Aerospace as part of its plans to beam internet from space to two-thirds of the global population that currently has no web access
Bill Gates, Ballmer sued over IE browser glitch
12 Apr 2014
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‘Heartbleed’ bug could badly hit internet, mobile services
11 Apr 2014
The widespread bug surfaced late on Monday, when it was disclosed that a pernicious flaw in a widely used web encryption program known as OpenSSL opened hundreds of thousands of websites to data theft
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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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06 Mar 2023
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