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IBM Is Being Sued For Age Discrimination After Firing Thousands

Business | Gerrit De Vynck, The Washington Post | Tuesday September 18, 2018

Shannon Liss-Riordan on Monday filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan on behalf of three former IBM employees who say the tech giant discriminated against them based on their age when it fired them.

IIT Bombay, IBM Team Up To Accelerate AI Research In India

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Wednesday September 12, 2018

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and IBM today announced that the university will join the AI Horizons Network as part of a multi-year collaboration to advance Artificial Intelligence (AI) research.

Zomato Acquires Bengaluru Startup TongueStun to Tap Into the Corporate Cafeteria Sector

Tasneem Akolawala | Wednesday September 5, 2018

TongueStun has a large pool of clientele, including IBM, Accenture, Ernst & Young, Sony, Genpact, 3M, Mindtree and Deloitte.

Micron's $3-Billion Investment Could Turn Small US Town Into Key Supplier for Self-Driving Components

Aaron Gregg, The Washington Post | Saturday September 1, 2018

The expansion is expected to create 1,100 technician and engineering positions in the area by 2020, according to company estimates.

IBM Wins $83 Million in Groupon E-Commerce Patent Fight

Christopher Yasiejko, Bloomberg | Tuesday July 31, 2018

IBM sued Groupon for $167 million, accusing it of building its online coupon business on the back of the IBM e-commerce inventions without permission.

An App That Can Fight Human Trafficking

World News | Reuters | Tuesday July 31, 2018

Global tech giant IBM, the United Nations, campaigners and university students will join forces in a hackathon to develop an app to combat human trafficking, the first event of its kind in Colombia, organizers said on Monday.

IBM Wins $83 Million From Groupon in Internet Patent Fight

Reuters | Saturday July 28, 2018

A jury in Delaware said Groupon used IBM's patented e-commerce technology without authorisation following a two-week trial.

At Patent Trial, Groupon Casts IBM as Shaking Down Other Tech Companies

Reuters | Friday July 20, 2018

IBM is suing Groupon for $167 million, accusing it of infringing four basic Internet technology patents, in a case that is being closely watched by the tech industry.

IBM Gets Boost From New Businesses, Tops Estimates

Reuters | Thursday July 19, 2018

Under Chief Executive Officer Ginni Rometty, IBM has been focusing on an array of new technologies ranging from artificial intelligence to cloud computing.

IBM Partners Stronghold for New Digital Stable Coin

Reuters | Tuesday July 17, 2018

IBM is backing a new cryptocurrency pegged to the US dollar, in a partnership with US-based financial services provider Stronghold.

IBM Seeks $167 Million From Groupon in Dispute Over Early Internet Patents

Reuters | Tuesday July 17, 2018

IBM lawyer John Desmarais told a jury in federal court in Delaware that Groupon infringed patents describing foundational e-commerce technology.

Your Raise Is Now Based on Next Year's Performance

Business | Rebecca Greenfield, Bloomberg | Thursday July 12, 2018

Historically, employers used past accomplishments as the sole metric for compensation decisions, premised on the idea that the past is prologue.

A Single Data Breach Costs Nearly Rs 12 Crore In India: Study

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday July 11, 2018

The estimated average cost of a data breach in India went up to Rs 11.9 crore in 2017 -- a nearly eight per cent increase from 2016, an IBM study revealed on Wednesday.

As Facial Recognition Use Grows, So Do Privacy Fears

Agence France-Presse | Monday July 9, 2018

Facial recognition is playing an increasing role in law enforcement, border security, and other purposes in the US and around the world.

IBM's Project Debater Pits Computer Against Human

Associated Press | Tuesday June 19, 2018

IBM unveiled its Project Debater in San Francisco on Monday, asking it to make a case for government-subsidised space research.