News about a dinner meeting of billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn and Apple Inc chief executive Tim Cook prompted the tech giant's shares to increase by 2%.
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Susan Bennett explains why Siri gets ill-tempered at times
Susan Bennett explained the reason why Siri would get snippy at times. Susan Bennett, the woman who claimed to be the voice of the American Siri in Apple Inc's assistant app, told CNN she recorded nonsensical phrases and sentences for ubergeeks, as she called them, in July 2005.
Banks warn Obama of impending state debt defaults if government shutdown persists
Chief executives of major banks and President Barack Obama on October 2 had met and discussed financial repercussions of the government shutdown.
Marc Ecko says USD 25 million investment for Complex Media will be spent wisely
Marc Ecko told the Business Insider that the USD 25 million investment received by his company Complex Media would be used to benefit its shareholders.
Sechin says minority investors shares prices fair
Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin said the price offer for minority shareholders of TNK-BP Holding was fair. The share price offered by Rosneft to buy out minority shareholders of TNK-BP Holding was reportedly at a premium and should had no cause for complaint.
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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.
A CNN interview revealed Susan Bennett as the voice behind intelligent personal secretary and navigator app Siri.
Vivendi Chairman Jean-Rene Fourtou told Le Monde, a newspaper, that he would be retiring after the company had split into two separate units.
