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A German court extended Apple's EU-wide ban on Samsung's Galaxy Tab 7.7 but let the redesigned Tab 10.1N stand, days before the US patent trial began.

July 24, 2012 · 2 min read

Nouriel Roubini argued in July 2012 that the US recovery was a 'fairy tale', giving five reasons growth would slow to stall speed — and drag the world down

July 23, 2012 · 1 min read

Karnataka ended the IT industry's decade-long exemption from the 1946 Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act — and Bangalore's software companies saw

July 23, 2012 · 2 min read

Okanagan Specialty Fruits' genetically engineered non-browning Arctic Apple promised fresher sliced apples — and set much of the apple industry against it.

July 17, 2012 · 1 min read

In July 2012, reports said Facebook would launch a job-postings board aggregating listings from BranchOut, Jobvite, and Work4 Labs — a light step into

July 8, 2012 · 1 min read

Apple paid $60 million in July 2012 to settle with Shenzhen Proview over the iPad trademark in China, clearing the way to sell the tablet in a key market.

July 4, 2012 · 2 min read

The death of a Cognizant employee in a US hotel room spotlighted the isolation and duty-of-care questions facing Indian IT workers on long overseas assignments.

June 27, 2012 · 1 min read

From McKinsey chief to convicted insider trader: how Rajat Gupta's tips to Raj Rajaratnam ended an exemplary career — and a two-year prison sentence.

June 15, 2012 · 1 min read

The '1%' was really a 0.1% problem: the elite whose wealth buys the rules themselves. On inequality, Occupy, and why the policy answers differ.

June 2, 2012 · 1 min read

After the Andhra Pradesh High Court struck down the 4.5% minority sub-quota within OBC reservation in May 2012, the IITs decided to ignore it for JEE

May 31, 2012 · 1 min read

In 2011 the Gates Foundation launched the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge — a toilet for the 2.5 billion without safe sanitation, no sewer or power needed,

May 31, 2012 · 1 min read

Thomas Langenbach had a $2 million home and a prestigious SAP job — and, police said, a second career stealing Lego sets to resell on eBay.

May 28, 2012 · 1 min read

In May 2012 Ellen Pao sued Kleiner Perkins for gender discrimination — with harassment allegations against partner Ajit Nazre at its center.

May 28, 2012 · 1 min read

PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi once played serious cricket for an all-girls team in Chennai. Her career cost her the sport — and she has named what achievement took.

May 25, 2012 · 1 min read

A 2012 study exposed extreme vanity sizing — Armani's '33-inch' jeans measured far larger. Why the clothing industry lies to you about your waist.

May 24, 2012 · 1 min read

In May 2012 IBM banned Siri on company devices — voice data went to Apple's servers, and nobody could audit it. The caution turned out to be prescient.

May 23, 2012 · 1 min read

In 2012 Gina Rinehart became the world's richest woman on iron ore wealth — polarizing Australia with her wages politics, media stakes, and a bitter family

May 23, 2012 · 1 min read

Mark Zuckerberg cashed out 30.2 million Facebook shares in the May 2012 IPO — about $1.15 billion, most of it earmarked for the tax bill on his stock options.

May 22, 2012 · 1 min read

After years of speculation, Nita Ambani gave Vanity Fair its first look inside Antilia in 2012 — and settled the rumors about whether the family had ever

May 21, 2012 · 1 min read

In May 2012 Facebook tested paid 'promoted posts' in New Zealand — charging page owners to reach their own followers. It was a preview of the end of free

May 19, 2012 · 1 min read