Google did not pay to use Oracle’s software in millions of smartphones, but the company believed that the intellectual property was free for anyone to use, Larry Page, chief executive of Google’s parent company, told jurors in court on Thursday. In a retrial at San Francisco federal court, Oracle Corp. has claimed Google’s Android smartphone operating system violated its copyright on parts of Java, a development …
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New Rules Provide Investors With More Investment Choices FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2015-49 Washington D.C., March 25, 2015 —The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted final rules to facilitate smaller companies’ access to capital. The new rules provide investors with more investment choices. The new rules update and expand Regulation A, an existing exemption from registration for smaller issuers of securities. The rules are mandated by Title …
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It’s natural to fear that your idea might be stolen. But you can’t turn your vision into reality without the help of others. Sooner or later, you’re going to want to ask an industry expert to evaluate your product or service. You’re going to need to collaborate with a manufacturer or distributor. But patents cost thousands of dollars and take years to be issued. You can’t afford to wait that long …
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Uber has launched legal action against new rules in London such as written English tests for its drivers, in the latest battle between regulators and the car ride app which has faced bans and protests worldwide. Following months of demonstrations from drivers of the capital’s famous black cabs, public body Transport for London (TfL) launched a consultation last year on a raft of proposals to restrict …
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If you have poked around on the internet or even used a few apps on your phone before reading this article, do you know what rights you have forfeited? With the proliferation of online transactions and new gadgets that we use in our businesses, we’ve been seeing a proliferation of “terms and conditions” agreements that we electronically agree to. If you buy coffee at …
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An Italian prosecutor has proposed that Morgan Stanley pay 2.9 billion euros to settle derivative transactions, the bank said on Wednesday in a securities filing. The proposed claim argues that at least some of the derivative transactions were “improper,” as was their termination, Morgan Stanley said in a 10-Q filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The derivative transactions originated between 1995 and 2005 …
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The top two executives at ARM Holdings will share a payout of up to £55m when the British microchip designer is bought by Japan’s SoftBank, terms of the sale reveal. SoftBank’s £24bn takeover will allow Simon Segars, ARM’s chief executive, to receive £17 for each of the 668,432 shares he owns, bringing in £11.4m. Mike Muller, the chief technology officer, will be paid £22.7m for the 1.34m shares …
Περισσότερα Williams Cos Inc shareholder Corvex Management LP has asked the U.S. oil and gas pipeline company to revamp its board with a majority of new directors by replacing members or adding new ones, a regulatory filing on Wednesday showed. Corvex, a New York-based hedge fund led by Keith Meister, urged Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Williams to make the changes within one year, it said in the filing …
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Three senior Irish bankers were jailed on Friday for up to three-and-a-half years for conspiring to defraud investors in the most prominent prosecution arising from the 2008 banking crisis that crippled the country’s economy. The trio will be among the first senior bankers globally to be jailed for their role in the collapse of a bank during the crisis. The lack of convictions until now …
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US President Barack Obama signed Senate Bill No. 764 into law on Friday, which requires labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food products under a single national standard. The law requires the Department of Agriculture(USDA) to write the rules for a “national mandatory bioengineered food disclosure standard” no later than two years after the signing of this bill into law. According to the bill, the disclosure may be …
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