Software & IT services
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.
SEC lawyer accuses billionaire Mark Cuban of insider trading
SEC Lawyer Jan Folena said Mark Cuban cheated when he sold his shares in an Internet firm nine years ago.
MongoDB secures USD 50 million in financing
MongoDB announced that it was able to score USD 150 million in financing from various investors. Data management firm MongoDB said it was able to raise USD 150 million in capital commitments from its latest financing round.
Ellison gives up USD575 million payout to settle suit over Pillar buyout
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.