India IT exports picking up steam
Exports by India's flagship IT outsourcing industry are set to grow by 12 to 14 percent in the next financial year, an industry group said on Tuesday, suggesting signs of recovery.
Business
Feb 12, 2013
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Watson's medical expertise offered commercially
The Watson supercomputer is graduating from its medical residency and is being offered commercially to doctors and health insurance companies, IBM said Friday.
Computer Sciences
Feb 8, 2013
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Business CEOs call for raising retirement age
An influential group of business executives is pushing a plan to increase the full retirement age to 70 for both Social Security and Medicare and to partially privatize the health insurance program for older Americans.
Business
Jan 16, 2013
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Net profit of India's largest IT firm TCS up 23%
India's biggest IT outsourcer, Tata Consultancy Services, said on Monday that net profit beat forecasts to rise 23 percent in the third quarter despite economic woes in its main markets.
Business
Jan 14, 2013
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Apple CEO gets modest 2012 pay after big 2011
Apple CEO Tim Cook got a relatively modest $4.2 million in pay for the latest fiscal year, after the company's board set him up with stock now worth $510 million for taking the reins in 2011.
Business
Dec 27, 2012
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Study finds the insurance industry paying increasing attention to climate change
The insurance industry, the world's largest business with $4.6 trillion in revenues, is making larger efforts to manage climate change-related risks, according to a new study published today in the journal Science.
Environment
Dec 13, 2012
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How to stay digitally connected in a natural disaster
If you live in a disaster-prone area, you likely have an emergency kit that includes a medical kit, flash lights and extra batteries.
Other
Dec 12, 2012
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Poor Ethiopian farmers receive 'unprecedented' insurance payout
Last week, Oxfam America and the Rockefeller Foundation announced a weather index insurance payout of unprecedented scale directly to poor farmers. Thanks to a groundbreaking new program that relies on advanced satellite ...
Environment
Dec 12, 2012
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Does changing the price of medicine influence consumers' perceived health risk?
Consumers assume their risk of getting a serious illness is higher when medications are cheaper because they believe that prices for life-saving products are based on need and not profit, according to a new study in the Journal ...
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2012
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Nationwide Insurance says data breach affects 1.1M
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. says someone attacked part of its computer network and likely stole personal information affecting more than 1.1 million people.
Internet
Dec 5, 2012
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