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German luxury automaker Daimler AG and auto part manufacturer Robert Bosch GmbH plan to establish a 50:50 joint venture in the development and production of electric motors for all-electric vehicles in Europe.

CEO pay of the biggest US companies saw a sharp rebound in 2010.

Actress Tori Spelling and her husband Dean McDermott are selling their Encino, CA home for $3.199 million.

Google goes green by investing $168 million in Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, California.

Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, announced today that the launch of Intelsat New Dawn has been rescheduled to Friday, April 22 at 5:37 p.m. (EDT). The satellite, loaded on an Ariane 5 rocket, will be launched from the Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first test to help diagnose people with signs and symptoms of dengue fever or dengue hemorrhagic fever. Manufactured by Seattle-based Inbios Inc., the DENV Detect IgM Capture ELISA test detects antibodies to dengue virus in blood samples from patients who have signs and symptoms of dengue.

Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd, the 100 per cent subsidiary of Nissan Motors Japan, has increased the price of its largest selling flagship hatchback - the Micra.

The US space agency NASA is expected to announce the final resting places of the agency's space shuttles Tuesday, on the 30th anniversary of the first-ever shuttle mission, according to various media reports.

The Navy has made a significant step in laser defense with its Maritime Laser Demonstrator system.

Endo Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ENDP) announced an agreement to acquire American Medical Systems (AMS) (Nasdaq: AMMD), a maker of medical devices to treat pelvic conditions, for $30 per share or $2.9 billion in cash, to boost its core urology franchise.

Arsenal stakeholder Stan Kroenke is set to takeover the club after it was confirmed that he had increased his stake to 62.89% and will make the mandatory offer in an attempt to acquire the remaining shares in the club.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved molecular diagnostics company Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD)'s test designed to detect the toxin associated with a common bacterial infection that can cause diarrhea and other serious intestinal conditions and death in severe cases.

Japanese auto major Toyota Motor Corp and technology giant Microsoft Corp plan to build a global platform for TMC's next-generation telematics services using the Windows Azure platform, the carmaker said in a statement.

The U.S. Justice Department approved Google's planned acquisition of online travel software firm ITA, but it made the technology giant agree to several conditions and concessions. Even as the Justice Department concluded its months-long review of Google's purchase of Massachusetts-based ITA, the focus now has turned to the possibility of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) initiating an expansive antitrust investigation into Google to see if the company is stifling competition and getting i...

German luxury carmaker Audi has released the details of all all-electric Audi A3 e-tron concept, a vehicle that will hit the market sometime in the near future. The electric car is based on the 2011 Audi A3 Sportback.

In the run-up to the international automobile trade show Auto Shanghai 2011, BMW Brilliance Automotive presented a new concept of a premium-segment plug-in hybrid sedan.

The domain registrar and web hosting firm is estimated to have won over 20000 GoDaddy customers in the aftermath of the PR crisis brought about by the viral video of the latter's CEO killing an endangered African species.

International law firm Dechert LLP is serving as co-counsel to NORMA Group AG, a German-headquartered global industrial manufacturer and portfolio company of global private equity house 3i Group plc, on its initial public offering on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Online retailers across segments are reporting a surge in sales every time a customer 'likes' a brand or talks of making a purchase.

Allegations of spying on its own employees and managing to get confidential high-level information from Twitter leaked out are flying thick and fast as technology rivals are raising stakes in a bitter recruitment war.

In yet another example of eco-tourism initiatives driving the tourism industry worldwide, Philadelphia Zoo, America's first zoo, will begin with 25 Percent of electricity usage offset by Renewable Energy Certificates.

The commitments include major steps towards the continuing reduction of TUI's carbon footprint in the air and on the ground, both in its UK operations and holiday destinations worldwide.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared a new device, manufactured by California-based ev3, to treat brain aneurysms without performing open surgery.

With Google gearing up to infuse massive amount of money to turn YouTube into a competition for TV, the popular video sharing website, which has grown into its role in the world of internet as a social platform for the users, stands a risk of losing its charm.

Technology giant Google has announced that the registrations for the annual Google Code Jam 2011 are open from Wednesday.

Toyota Motor USA Wednesday announced the one-millionth sale of the Toyota Prius, the world's first mass-produced hybrid gas-electric vehicle, in the United States.

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Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to inject nitrogen into one of the reactors to prevent a hydrogen explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to inject nitrogen into one of the reactors to prevent a hydrogen explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station.