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Amazon may export delivery lessons from India to cut costs abroad
BENGALURU, India E-commerce giant Amazon.com is taking lessons learnt from its daily battles with India's choked roads and cramped cities to some of its largest developed markets, exporting a model of cheaper deliveries and reduced warehousing costs.
Amazon debuts in Thomson Reuters 2015 top 100 innovators list
Online marketplace Amazon.com Inc made its debut in the 2015 Thomson Reuters Top 100 global innovators list, leaving International Business Machines Corp , the world's largest technology services company, out of the list.
STMicro has no plans for M&A; until growth revives: CEO
BARCELONA STMicroelectronics , Europe's largest chipmaker, reiterated on Wednesday that mergers and acquisitions were not a priority for now as it focuses on boosting sales and restructuring its digital products division.
U.N. taps crowdfunding app to tackle refugee camp food shortages
BERLIN The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) has responded to a funding crunch by developing a mobile app that lets people around the world donate money to help feed the 4 million displaced Syrians living in neighboring countries.
STMicro has no plans for M&A; until growth revives: CEO
BARCELONA STMicroelectronics, Europe's largest chipmaker, reiterated on Wednesday that mergers and acquisitions were not a priority for now as it focuses on boosting sales and restructuring its digital products division.
Apple announces 1,000 new jobs in Ireland as EU tax ruling nears
DUBLIN Apple's chief executive said a looming European Union tax ruling on its dealings with Ireland would not affect its presence in the country where it declares much of its overseas profit and where it added 1,000 new jobs on Wednesday.
U.S. trade body cannot block Internet transmissions: appeals court
NEW YORK A U.S. trade agency does not have power to regulate digital data, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday in a case involving a dental brace company's effort to block a rival's electronic transmissions from entering the country. The appeals court decision negates a U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling last year in favor of Align Technology, Inc, the San Jose, California-based maker of the popular Invisalign plastic braces. Align Technology shares slid 2 perce
Volkswagen names Apple's Jungwirth as head of digital strategy
FRANKFURT Volkswagen said on Tuesday it had appointed Johann Jungwirth as the head of its new digital strategy unit.
Tenable raises $250 million in record cyber funding round
Privately held software maker Tenable Network Security Inc said on Tuesday it is raising $250 million in venture capital funding, a record-sized round for a cyber security firm.
California storms bring early ski season, hope for replenished snowpack
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov 9 Snow and rain brought an autumn respite in Northern California from the state's devastating drought on Monday, with up to 12 inches (30 cm) of snow forecast for the Sierra Nevada mountains, raising hopes for a strong ski season and a replenished snowpack.
The World's Most Innovative Universities
From Seoul to Zurich, Reuters ranks the academic institutions producing the most influential research and generating the largest number of patents. Full Article
State of Innovation
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