Three of the top companies by market capitalization in the US are technology companies established after 1970 that make waves in the global markets until today.
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India recruits private sector executives to head state bank reforms
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recruited executives from the private sector to head two of the biggest state-owned banks, making it the first such appointments in a wide-range reform strategy to challenge the dominant but often inefficient lenders backed by the government.
Adobe joins tech industry move to offer better parental leave benefits
Adobe Systems Inc. announced on Monday that they are making changes with their parental leave policies similar to other tech companies that made a similar move earlier.
Zara's parent Inditex gains 36%, founder Amancio Ortega becomes the second wealthiest man in the world
Inditex, owner of the well-known European fashion retail brand Zara earned a place in the 100 billion club while its co-founder Amancio Ortega becomes the second wealthiest man in the world. What's the secret behind Zara?
Informatica closes deal to go private; Microsoft and Salesforce are strategic investors
Informatica, the enterprise software provider based in Redwood City and announced in April that it will be bought for $5.3 billion by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Permira Advisers.
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The company Gogoro will start shipping preordered Gogoro Smart Scooter in Taipei. The Taiwanese company started to accept orders on June 27 adding up Gogoro Plus, Gogoro's newest series in silver, blue, orange and yellow. The basic model costs $4000 while Gogoro Plus costs $4300.
Microsoft has released an emergency patch for all Windows-based systems in order to address a recently-discovered critical flaw in the operating system.
Developer Square Enix finally confirmed the remake of Final Fantasy 7 and specifically announced compatibility with PS4. Such expressed inclusion was construed as implied exclusion of the Xbox One which had the developers address the concern.
Microsoft is writing off the $7.6 billion that it paid to buy Nokia's handset unit in 2014 and dropping some 7,800 jobs in its roll, most of them from the phone business. The reductions will take place over the next few months.
Windows 10 RTM edition will be rolling out on July 10, weeks in advanced for ts final release on July 29. The software is the successor to Windows 8, is designed to offer user-friendly experience and amend issues with the previous software.
With the unveiling of 343 Industries’ Halo 5: Guardians in the recent Electronic Entertainment Expo, the game flagged itself to the fans, gaining positive response for its Warzone mode, but also received disappointments with its multiplayer and microtransaction issues, which 343 Industries and Microsoft clarified later on.
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Monday it will hand over its display advertising business to AOL Inc and AppNexus Inc, and sell some map-generating technology to ride-hailing app company Uber, as it slims down its money-losing online operations.
E3 reveals new Sony – Activision deal similar to Microsoft's exclusivity deal. The new agreement is set to begin with the upcoming first person shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
A Microsoft executive compared the company's 2015 lineup of exclusive titles to those of industry rival Sony, adding that backwards compatibility will lead Xbox 360 users to convert.
