On Wednesday, America Movil announced that while it has received the necessary approval from the Netherlands Authority of Financial Markets to make a public cash offer for KPN, it will not proceed with the deal given KPN’s Independent Foundation is blocking the deal. Back in late August, the foundation chose to exercise its options to…
Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) recently announced new tweaks to help fight piracy. The search giant introduced ‘How Google Fights Piracy’, a special report. Katherine Oyama(Google’s Senior Copyright Policy Counsel at Google) shared the changes in a blog post. New ad formats were discussed in the post and these ad formats were made to direct people…
Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) shares have gained 1.46% in early trading session Monday as the company is set to release its fourth-quarter results after the market close. Deutsche Bank analyst Sherri Scribner said in a research note that investors already have set very high expectations. The research firm expects Apple to handily beat the FYQ4,…
Prosensa Holding N.V. (RNA) announced that it has initiated the process of rolling submission of a new drug application (NDA) to the FDA for its lead candidate, drisapersen, for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Drisapersen has Breakthrough Therapy Designation in the U.S. Moreover, the fast track status for drisapersen has made Prosensa eligible…
One reason bitcoin can be confusing for beginners is that the technology behind it redefines the concept of ownership. To own something in the traditional sense, be it a house or a sum of money, means either having personal custody of the thing or granting custody to a trusted entity such as a bank. With…
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ MSFT) Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella is driving a new initiative to promote companywide diversity and equal pay a week after he made a public gaffe on advising women on getting a pay raise. Microsoft needs to “expand the diversity of our workforce at the senior ranks and re-double our efforts in…
