Private equity firms T. Rowe Price Group Inc, Magnetar Capital LLC and over 100 shareholders of Dell Inc invoked their rights for an appraisal of their collective 2.7% interest in the company through the Delaware court system in contest of the USD24.9 billion buyout of Dell.
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Mt Gox releases new one-time password card for Bitcoin security
In a bid to ensure the user security of in its platform, popular Bitcoin trading exchange Mt Gox announced today that it is implementing a new one-time password card system.
Private cloud crowdfunding project Ark OS hits USD45,000 fund goal to be Google reader replacement
23 year-old Jacob Cook's open-source project Ark OS was able to get USD45,189 in backing from 859 investors to develop a full-scale Google Reader alternative.
Indian firm Tech Mahindra mulls merger with Mahindra Engineering
Information, communication and technology (ICT) solutions provider Tech Mahindra is holding a board meeting on Friday to consider a merger with engineering firm Mahindra Engineering Services.
India's mid-sized tech firms target senior execs from bigger competitors - report
A report from The Economic Times said mid-sized technology companies in India are hiring experienced executives from larger peers to gain management expertise and skills.
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An article on The Washington Post gave a list of seven apps that would reportedly help users get good deals and breeze through Black Friday shopping.
Sources interviewed by Bloomberg said the Microsoft Board had favored Ford CEO Alan Mulally and internal executive Satya Nadella as the front runners to lead Microsoft.
Bitcoin advocate Mike Hearn and skeptic Dr. Stephen Kinsella shared their opposing views on the future role of the digital currency in a BBC News report.
Virtual currencies are all the rage these days, with Bitcoin at the lead. A report on The Irish Times examined the other solutions that the digital money could provide.
The Bitcoin is doomed to fail because it is private money. This was the view expressed by Edward Hadas, the economics editor of Reuters' Breakingviews.
The competition is growing in the world of virtual currencies as other rivals tout their advantages over the bitcoin, a report from The New Y0rk Times The Dealbook reveals.
In its APK Teardown of the Android YouTube app, the website Android Police found "Music Pass" that hints of a possible launch of a YouTube music subscription service.
New York-based web tools and service maker Betaworks is raising a new USD20 million round of financing to build more useful services, according to the company's Chief Executive Officer.
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