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GM to offer Pandora Internet radio on Chevy cars

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General Motors Co (GM.N) will launch a new system to stream online radio from Pandora in upcoming Chevrolets starting with the Volt and Equinox. The new partnership comes as the top U.S. automaker looks to make up for lost ground against Ford Motor Co (F.N) in the increasingly competitive market for digital entertainment systems in vehicles.
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HSBC to launch flash China PMI on Feb. 21

HSBC to launch flash China PMI on Feb. 21

HSBC Holdings Plc will launch a flash purchasing managers' index for the Chinese manufacturing sector on Feb. 21, providing one of the earliest available performance indicators for the world's second-largest economy.
 Hyundai Motor to recall 190,000 cars in US

Hyundai, Samsung to develop Smart Car

The world's second-largest mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics and South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor are considering joint development of a smart car.
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Pop star Britney Spears purchases a mansion in L.A. for nearly $20 million

Pop star Britney Spears has recently purchased a nearly 20,000 square foot Tudor-style mansion in hidden Hills area of Los Angeles. The house is situated on a 3.39-acre village-like estate and comes with an entertainment complex with arcade, wood-paneled ballroom, fitness center, poker playing room, and even staff apartments.
IBM's Watson computer system

Watson Gets First Post-Jeopardy! Assignment

IBM announced an agreement with Nuance Communications, a speech recognition provider, to develop and commercialize Watson's advanced analytics capabilities in the health-care industry.
 Honda Siel to recall 57,853 units in India for faulty engine

Honda to recall 693,497 units globally

Japanese auto major Honda said on Thursday that it will recall more than 693,497 units of the Freed, Fit and City company models globally due to defective parts that could stall the engine and cause problems restarting.
People walk pass a billboard advertising Reliance Power, at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai February 11, 2008.

JPMorgan cuts Reliance Comm target price by 49 pct

JPMorgan has slashed its target price on mobile operator Reliance Communications by 49 percent to 82 rupees, citing lower estimates for wireless and broadband segments and issues related to spectrum regulations.
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Debit card fee fight returns to Congress

Visa and banks will press lawmakers on Thursday for relief from a proposed slashing of debit card processing fees, an issue that has attracted bipartisan support for softening the impact of part of the Dodd-Frank financial law.
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NYC bank tax revenue shoots up 48 percent: source

New York City's bank tax collections ran 48 percent above a year-ago, one of several taxes whose encouraging performance might give Mayor Michael Bloomberg some extra cash to spend in next year's budget.

How Watson Works

One of Watson's collaborators, Eric Nyberg from Carnegie Mellon University, shares the robot's strengths, weaknesses and its future.

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