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The Bombay high court has ruled in favor of Vodafone Group Plc.'s Indian arm in a major transfer pricing tax dispute, potentially paving the way for other foreign companies such as Royal Dutch Shell Plc., International Business Machines Corp., and Nokia Oyj. The high court overturned an order
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Global tech giants Apple and Google have maintained their status as the world's most valuable brands, according to a new ranking by corporate consultants Interbrand. The value of Apple's brand recognition has increased by 43% to a staggering €151 billion, while Google's fame is
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet select top global CEOs in New York on September 24 to promote his government's 'Make in India' initiative, a senior government official revealed. The meeting will target CEOs from over 35 prominent companies, including Ford Motors, Lockheed Martin, and
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The global IoT analytics market is expected to experience significant growth, driven by the increasing number of IoT-enabled smart connected devices and sensors releasing large amounts of heterogeneous data. This data is being harnessed and analyzed using IoT analytics tools and platforms to improve real-time decision making and customer experience.
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Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, remained true to his buy-on-dips strategy, investing $500 million a week in various stocks, including a significant stake in IBM. This move comes after Berkshire Hathaway recently bought Phillips 66 for $32 billion and invested $4.5 billion in the oil refining company. Buffett
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Stocks ended the week sharply lower as investors interpreted the week's decent economic data as a sign that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates in September. The data included a 215,000 increase in nonfarm jobs in July, a manufacturing index for July that came in below
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On August 4, 2015, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted patent no. 9,099,164 to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) of New York, titled "Capacitor backup for SRAM." The innovative technology, developed by a team of IBM inventors, including Karl R. Erickson, Phil C. Paone,
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As fierce rivals make peace, the lines between competition and cooperation are becoming increasingly blurred in the tech world. International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and Apple Inc. (AAPL) have partnered to manufacture iPad and iPhone apps for IBM customers, demonstrating a business strategy known as "coopetition." This phenomenon
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A team of researchers from International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) has developed a patent for a secure cloud implementation system. The patent, titled "Securing Sensitive Information in a Network Cloud," was published online on July 21, 2015. The system is designed to secure sensitive information in a network
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United States Patent and Trademark Office has received an application for a US Patent with the title "CONFORMAL COATING COMPOSITION CONTAINING METAL NANOPARTICLES TO PREVENT SULFUR RELATED CORROSION". The patent application, published on July 16, 2015, was filed by International Business Machines Corporation. The inventors, Dylan J. Boday,
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent no. 9,086,551 to INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (New York), titled "Double mirror structure for wavelength division multiplexing with polymer waveguides." The patent was awarded on July 21, 2015, to inventors Jean Benoit Heroux of Tokyo, Japan.
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Equities suffered a notable decline on Tuesday as major US companies, including Apple and IBM, reported disappointing quarterly earnings. The Dow Jones industrial average plummeted 1 percent, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index retreated 0.4 percent. The decline was led by IBM and United Technologies, which
