Suicide Blast Hits Kabul Police Academy, Second Attack in 24 Hours

Kabul:  A suicide attacker blew himself up near the Kabul police academy Friday, officials said, with heavy casualties expected in the second major attack in the Afghan capital in less than 24 hours. The incident, which comes as cadets were returning to the academy after their two-day weekend, marks a serious breach of security at a premier training institute for […]

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Apple spends $700,000 a year to keep Tim Cook safe

Apple spends nearly $700,000 (about £450,000) a year to protect CEO Tim Cook. Patently Apple pulled the figure from Apple’s Schedule 14A report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. In full, the report stated (emphasis our own): “This amount represents: (i) the Company’s contributions to Mr. Cook’s account under its 401(k) plan in the amount of $15,600; (ii) Company-paid […]

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IBM to acquire Merge Healthcare in $1 billion deal

New Delhi:  IBM said it would buy medical image company Merge Healthcare in a $1 billion deal and combine it with its newly formed health analytics unit, which is powered by its famous Watson supercomputer. IBM plans to combine data and images from Merge Healthcare’s medical imaging management platform with Watson’s cloud-based healthcare computing system. The system analyzes high volumes […]

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