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Tesco Buys Into Ad Tech As Big Data Division Dunnhumby Buys Sociomantic For Over $100M
2014-04-03 15:07:59| Grocery - Topix.net
Today, Dunnhumby , the data science group that helped Tesco with that effort, which Tesco eventually acquired, is making an acquisition of its own.
Tech CEOs warn of threats to cloud, big data economy
2014-03-14 16:06:19| InfoWorld: Top News
CEOs at some of the nation's leading tech companies see boundless potential for big data and smarter, integrated systems to address major social challenges in areas ranging from medicine to education to transportation -- but at the same time, they worry that policymakers at home and abroad could stand in the way of that vision.
Casinos, tech companies big winners in positive run for Hang Seng
2013-12-31 08:25:55| Logistics - Topix.net
Stocks in Hong Kong closed 0.26 percent higher, finishing a mixed year on a bright note following another record close for the Dow on Wall Street.
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Top tech stories of 2013: Big Brother, wearables, and the struggles of aging tech giants
2013-12-23 12:00:00| InfoWorld: Top News
Politics collided with the world of technology this year as stories about U.S. government spying stirred angst both among the country's citizens and foreign governments, and the flawed HeathCare.gov site got American health-care reform off to a rocky start. Meanwhile, the post-PC era put aging tech giants under pressure to reinvent themselves. Here in no particular order are IDG News Service's picks for the top 10 tech stories of the year.
United Tech posts big 2Q profit, revenue gains
2013-07-23 15:48:57| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
The aerospace and building systems conglomerate is benefiting from its $18.4 billion purchase of Goodrich, and subsidiary Pratt & Whitney's $1.5 billion deal to buy Rolls-Royce out from a joint venture that makes engines for the Airbus A320.