According to the South Africa Presidency, Former South Africa president Nelson Mandela is still in hospital. The BBC and other news outlets reported earlier that Mr Mandela had returned to his Johannesburg…
Month: August 2013
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months
Aug. 23, 2013 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer has decided to retire as CEO within the next 12 months, upon the completion of a process to…
Facebook Acquires Speech-Recognition startup Mobile Technologies
Facebook announced that it has acquired Mobile Technologies,a leading speech recognition company. Facebook product manager Tom Stocky announced the acquisition via Facebook.He said, “I’m excited to announce that we’ve agreed to acquire…
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Sells Stock for $91 Million
Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg has sold off $91 million worth of stock this week, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Sandberg, who has periodically sold some…
Twitter suspends Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu
Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu had his Twitter account briefly suspended Thursday for “aggressively following” other users, just hours after it was launched. “Twitter says it’s ‘sorry for the inconvenience’ over…