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Paul Allen's rocket launching plane, the Stratolaunch rolls out of the hangar for first time

The Stratolaunch is the world's largest aircraft, and is meant to provide affordable access to the low Earth orbit.

Microsoft raised its quarterly dividend by 8 percent; plans $40 billion buyback

Microsoft Corp on Tuesday raised its quarterly dividend by 8 percent and said it would buy back up to $40 billion as part of a new share repurchase programme.

World's biggest plane by Paul Allen's space company nears debut

A space launch company bankrolled by Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen intends to compete with space entrepreneurs and industry stalwarts by launching satellites into orbit from the world’s biggest airplane.

The emergence of tech philanthropy: Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is just one of them

Congratulations Mark! You and your wife have become parents. You’re 31. You’re young, like more than 60 percent of India is.

Steve Jobs to be the subject of an upcoming Opera

Since his death in 2011, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has been the subject of documentaries, books, a film and even a graphic novel.

New footage suggests that Japanese WWII battleship Musashi exploded under sea

Debris scattered over a large area at the bottom of the sea near the Philippines indicate that the massive Japanese World War II battleship Musashi had blown up in an undersea explosion 70 years ago after it sank.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says he's found sunken Japan WWII battleship Musashi

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen says he's found a massive Japanese World War II battleship off the Philippines near where it sank over 70 years ago.

Wanna get hitched? Youngest, wealthiest billionaire bachelor is 31

When social networking site Facebook's billionaire co-founder Sean Parker got married, he broke many hearts. The number of billionaire bachelors keeps decreasing each year, we've managed to put together a list of the wealthiest single billionaires, from data provided by Wealth X.

Not IITs, Satya Nadella's rise proves you just need to dream big

If Nadella can make it big on American soil, why can’t somebody from a lesser known college or small town? After all, it’s all about enterprise, hard work and American soil now.

Microsoft CEO: Will Gates, Ballmer allow Nadella a free hand?

New Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella may find it tough to push change with co-founder Bill Gates and former CEO Steve Ballmer breathing down his neck.