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Buechele to succeed Reitzle as Linde CEO

Former BASF SE executive Wolfgang Buechele would be replacing Linde AG current chief executive Wolfgang Reitzle next year, said the German company in a statement.


Control-Alt-Delete to log in to PC was a mistake - Gates

In a interview at a Harvard fundraising campaign, Microsoft chairman and founder Bill Gates admitted that the keyboard combination of Control, Alt and Delete keys to log into a PC was a mistake and should had only been one key.

Holdings of Williams, major shareholders may hit USD1 billion in Twitter IPO - report

According to a Bloomberg report, major shareholders like Twitter co-founder Evan Williams would stand to see a rise in the valuation of their shares in the microblogging service after Twitter's IPO.

Family of Applied Materials CEO will move to Tokyo in midst of Tokyo Electron deal

In a Bloomberg report, the news agency said that Applied Materials Inc Chief Executive Officer Gary Dickerson's dedication to close his company's USD9.39 billion Tokyo Electron Ltd acquisition would lead him to, according to sources, move his family to Tokyo.


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