Activist billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on CNBC his company had placed a USD2 billion investment on shares of Apple Inc.
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Susan Bennett explains why Siri gets ill-tempered at times
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Billionaire activist Carl Icahn had withdrawn his campaign to block the leveraged buyout offer of Dell-Silver Lake.
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Representative John Boehner was compared to a tantrum-throwing baby in a television commercial set to go live on Sunday night football.
Susan Bennett said she revealed her identity after the release of a Verge video showing people's interest in the voice behind Apple Inc's voice app Siri.
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Treasurer for Australia Joseph Hockey extended the time frame for Australian regulators including himself to decide whether the acquisition of GrainCorp Ltd by Archer Daniels Midland Co would go against the national interest.
Oracle Corp founder Larry Ellison agreed to give up 95% of his USD575 million payout from terms of a buyout agreement with Pillar Data Systems Inc in order to appease the software company's investors.
