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Autonomy founder urges clarity from HP
Former chief executive asks investors to press for more detail on the US tech group’s $8.8bn writedown ahead of its annual meeting
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Investors hit at India business climate
A chorus of recent complaints from multinational businesses suggests that India has a lot of convincing to do if it is to lure new investors
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Swiss vaults fill up with data
The country’s reputation for discretion and security, as well as its facilities, are attracting organisations that need to store large volumes of data
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Apple poaches Adobe cloud expert
Kevin Lynch, the architect of the Flash software that Steve Jobs blocked from the iPhone, to become company’s vice-president of technology
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US probes Microsoft China bribery claim
Company vows to co-operate with Department of Justice and SEC over allegations employees offered kickbacks to officials in China, Romania and Italy
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EA: off its game
Video game pioneer’s mistakes stand out when compared with hits put out by rivals like Activision, and its share price has suffered accordingly
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Arm loses a pair of capable hands
Warren East’s departure surprised both the industry and markets as the company reaches an inflection point in its development to global tech powerhouse
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Arm chief executive East to retire
Welsh engineer to step down after more than a decade at the helm of the chipmaker he helped establish in the global technology market
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Fraudsters exploit web advert algorithms
Investigation into 200 websites reveals armies of hijacked PCs are being used to inflate traffic by billions of page impressions, costing brands $6m a month
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Suntech clouds China solar sector outlook
Default on $541m bond last week signals a period of consolidation in the industry after rapid expansion has resulted in a glut of capacity
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Arm Holdings: goodbye, Mr Chips
New boss of the UK mobile chipmaker has his work cut out if he is to replicate the exceptional performance of his predecessor Warren East
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Hacked PCs falsify billions of ad clicks
Botnet traffic defrauding advertisers of $6m a month, according to a report that highlights the increasing complexities and opacity of the industry
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Sharp hit by delay in Qualcomm investment
Second payment to be delayed because the Japanese group is not ready to mass produce next generation display panels the two companies are developing
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Electronic Arts to replace chief executive
The second-largest video game publisher by market capitalisation lost its crown when Activision merged with the games division of Vivendi
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Tech groups swell US cash pile
Swelling cash reserves of Apple and other technology groups have raised the overall liquidity of corporate America to record levels
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ST-Ericsson: dividing the furniture
The hard part of the joint venture’s break-up is assessing what benefits and risks attach to the ongoing businesses of Ericsson and STMicro
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Berners-Lee wins engineering prize
Sir Tim Berners-Lee is among five pioneers of the internet and world wide web to share £1m Queen Elizabeth prize for engineering
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How to visualise the large volumes of data stored by organisations
How to visualise the large volumes of data stored by organisations
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AstraZeneca cuts 1,600 jobs in UK and US
Pharma group to take $1.4bn charge as restructuring will see shift from Alderley Park to new research hub and global HQ in Cambridge
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Internet mogul seeds €150m start-up fund
Oliver Samwer forms Munich-based Global Founders Capital with several other investors to secure stakes in early-stage tech ventures
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The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more