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Google reveals plan to beam internet from balloons in stratosphere
15 Jun 2013
Google hopes to hook the entire plant onto the internet by launching internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons.
Microsoft launches Office Mobile for iOS
15 Jun 2013
US, China fail to resolve differences over cybersecurity at summit, reach agreement on CFCs
10 Jun 2013
SAP acquires e-commerce software firm Hybris
06 Jun 2013
German enterprise software maker SAP AG has acquired Swiss e-commerce software developer Hybris in a bid to expand into the $37-billion e-commerce technology market
3-in-1 hybrid from Asus runs on Android plus Windows 8
04 Jun 2013
Asus has come out with the Transformer Book Trio, a three-in-one desktop / laptop / tablet hybrid running both Android and Windows 8.
DoT slaps another Rs1,263-cr tax notice on Vodafone
04 Jun 2013
The department of telecommunications has demanded a fresh penalty of Rs1,263 crore from Vodafone for underreporting revenues during the financial years 2008-09 to 2010-11
Struggling Infosys recalls Narayana Murthy from retirement
01 Jun 2013
Murthy's entrepreneurial and leadership record as a technology pioneer makes him eminently qualified to lead the company and provide strategic direction at this point in time, said outgoing chairman K V Kamath
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As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
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One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
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.
