These 8 images that show we live in an odd world

Australian Olympic officials say they will oppose plans to stage the 2016 Rio Olympics swimming finals late at night.

Their move follows an activist campaign by hedge fund Starboard Value LP, which is pushing Yahoo to consider a deal with AOL and unlock Yahoo's valuable stakes in Asian Web companies.

he popular social networking site recently began covering egg freezing, while the technology giant would start in January, spokespeople for the companies told NBC News.

Ellison and the two new co-CEOs each stressed that nothing would change under the new management structure, with Ellison staying on as executive chairman and chief technology officer.

Software giant Microsoft is expected to provide a technical preview of its new Windows 9 operating system at an event in San Francisco later this month.

Apple Inc's iPod upended the music industry, and its iPhone knocked Nokia off its smartphone perch, but Swiss watch makers breezily dismissed warnings that the technology giant's new wristwatch gadget could do something similar to them.

Wrist bands range from leather and stainless steel to sports models in hues from pink to blue.

Shares of the company rose more than 1 percent to $99.44 in heavy trading.

Google is expected to launch its much-awaited sub-$100 (around Rs 6,000) smartphones in India this month, which will further intensify competition in the booming multi-billion dollar smart devices market in India.

The youngest winners of the thriving tech economy, many of whom came of age during the last financial crisis, aren't often interested in the ideas that attracted clients in the past.

An interview with Sridhar Ramaswamy,Senior vice-president, ads and commerce, Google.

Indian American Ashwath Nityanandan recollects a particularly cold winter that cost him a job interview.

The company has made US government officials to sign confidentiality agreements.

In some ways, Elon Musk's vision is even bolder and more transformative than that of Steve Jobs, says B S Prakash.

The valuation was more conservative than the $15 billion some analysts had expected for the social media phenomenon, potentially attracting investors who might consider the money-losing company's listing price a better deal, with room to rise.

Shortage of top engineering talent in Silicon Valley is inflating paychecks.

Google has acquired Flutter, a San Francisco-based company founded by two persons of Indian origin - Navneet Dalal and Mehul Nariyawala.

Federal authorities alleged that Wal-Mart did not have a programme in place and failed to train its employees on proper hazardous waste management and disposal practices at the store level.

The search engine giant celebrates Earth Day 2013 with a doodle.

Web giant Google is researching to build a more secure hardware device which in future can be used to login to a computer or an online account, thus eliminating the need for a password.

Chevron received 25 citations from the state's safety regulator.

Much as we journalists try, it is sometimes difficult to 'switch off' the personal from the professional, says Ritu Jha.

A team of amateur astronomers has discovered a new planet, six times the size of Earth and surrounded by four suns, in a first-of-its-kind phenomenon. The planet located nearly 5,000 light years from Earth orbits one pair of stars and is in turn circled by a second pair. As a result, a total of four stars light up its skies.

The company will announce pricing and specific roll-out dates country by country when sales are due to begin.

The Cupertino, California-based technology giant sent out invites on Wednesday to media outlets for a product announcement on September 12.

At the recently concluded annual I/O conference, which is an annual developer-focused event held in San Francisco, California, Google announced several new devices and services.

Search giant Google unveiled its Google Nexus 7 tablet PC on the very first day of Google I/O at San Francisco on June 27.

TripAdvisor announced its list of top travel destinations that were chosen by travellers across the world. Check out what city you must head to before this year draws to a close.

The new kid on the block from Google's stable aims to take some of Facebook's shine off with its own set of social features and forthcoming integration with the search giant's various online products expected to be launched.

The move would end the exclusive availability of Thunderbolt, which was launched earlier this year and helps transfer data between different computing devices at high speed, on Apple's Mac computers.

Revamped privacy standards mark the social networking giant's latest effort to improve safeguards.

Global hotel firms and domestic realty firms come together to market the latest in high living in the country.

The next-generation iPad, which is unofficially termed the 'iPad 2', is expected to be 'thinner and lighter'.

We bring you a presentation of the best photos in the last 48 hours from around the world.

Internet giant Google has acquired Slide, maker of applications for social networking websites that allow users to create and share virtual activities and goods.

The devotees pulled three 40-foot high colourful chariots carrying the sacred deities of Lord Jagannatha, Lady Subhadra and Lord Balarama from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square. The giant chariots were accompanied by a procession of singers, musicians and dancers. At Trafalgar Square, where the procession concluded, thousands of people had gathered to witness cultural and educational displays and exhibitions linked to the Rath-yatra.

Google TV follows Apple and Microsoft whose attempts have not been a roaring success.

Google TV follows Apple and Microsoft whose attempts have not been a roaring success.

The report by the Wall Street Journal said, "Google Inc is planning to introduce Android-based television software to developers at an event in May," citing sources with knowledge of the development.