IBM to buy Merge Healthcare in $1 billion deal

Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2015, 08:22

IBM Corp said it would buy medical image company Merge Healthcare Inc in a $1 billion deal and combine it with its newly formed health analytics unit, which is powered by its famous Watson supercomputer.

IBM to buy Merge Healthcare in $1 billion deal

Last Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2015, 22:16

International Business Machines Corp said it would buy Merge Healthcare Inc, which provides medical images and clinical systems, in a $1 billion deal and combine it with its Watson Health analytics unit.

More the merrier, expect a 10.8% salary hike this year

Last Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 15:19

Indian companies are expected to offer their employees an average salary hike of 10.8 per cent this year, the highest in the Asia Pacific, and for top performers, it can be 12 per cent, says a report.

Salaries to rise above inflation level in next 5 years: Study

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 16:00

Around 60 per cent of the respondents from small organisations and 54 per cent from large organisations believe this wage inequality would increase over the next five years.

Chevron to sell more assets amid drop in oil prices

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 11, 2015, 01:02

US oil giant Chevron Tuesday said it plans $15 billion in asset sales through 2017 as it seeks to maintain a strong dividend for shareholders amid lower oil prices.

Job security top reason to join; salary main retention driver

Last Updated: Thursday, February 12, 2015, 14:04

The top reasons for joining and staying in an organisation are salary, career advancement opportunities and job security, says a study by global professional services company Towers Watson.

Softbank to add learning technology to empathetic robot

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 10, 2015, 22:27

Japanese mobile carrier Softbank said on Tuesday it will incorporate artificial intelligence technology from IBM into its empathetic robot Pepper that goes on sale in Japan this month.

Jones and Watson share early lead in Phoenix

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 08:43

Australian journeyman Matt Jones, bidding for his first PGA Tour title, made the most of his local knowledge to charge into an early tie for the lead in Friday`s second round of the Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Emma Watson looking for NYC love nest

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 11:59

Emma Watson is reportedly looking for a love nest to share with her new boyfriend Matthew Janney.

Emma Watson not worried about Janney`s past

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 04:04

Actress Emma Watson, who is currently dating Oxford University rugby player Matthew Janney, is not worried about the latter`s past relationships at all.