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• Intel increases its hiring among women, minorities

  Intel is becoming a little more diverse, just several months after announcing an ambitious plan to add more women and minority workers to its ranks.

• Looking for a new job? Today is your lucky day

  Timing is everything -- especially when you're on the hunt for a new job. And if you're applying for a job or waiting to hear from a potential employer, Tuesday might just be your lucky day.

• Tata gives employees anniversary bonus, cuts into profits

  India's outsourcing industry needs to hire and retain staff in big numbers to keep business humming, so for the 10th anniversary of its initial public offering, Tata Consultancy Services announced a one-time "special reward" for its employees.

• Microsoft brings DelBene back for strategy and planning

  Kurt DelBene, who left his role as president of Microsoft's Office Division back in 2013, is returning to Microsoft as executive vice president of corporate strategy and planning, and will report to CEO Satya Nadella.

• The first woman CEO to appear in a Google Images search is ... CEO Barbie

  The Ellen Pao-Kleiner Perkins trial shone a light on discrimination in the tech industry, but for a more immediate look at the challenges women face in corporate America, look no further than a Google Images search.

• Uber knuckles down on security, poaches exec from Facebook

  Although it started off as a smartphone app to connect passengers with drivers, Uber Technologies is encountering the same real-world security issues as the taxi industry, includng the need for driver background checks and local regulatory compliance.

• SAP co-founder Tschira dies at 74

  Klaus Tschira, an SAP co-founder who helped pioneer the development of modern ERP (enterprise resource planning) software and turn the Germany-based company into a global software powerhouse, died Tuesday in Heidelberg at 74.

• Kleiner Perkins cleared of sex discrimination against Ellen Pao

  A jury has found mostly in favor of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in a historic lawsuit accusing one of Silicon Valley's best-known venture capital firms of sex discrimination.

• Former AMD CEO Rory Read finds a home in Dell

  Former AMD CEO Rory Read has seemingly stepped down the executive ladder by taking a job at Dell to lead global commercial sales, but some analysts think the move could give him a career boost.

• HTC replaces CEO with company founder

  HTC founder Cher Wang is taking over as company CEO, as the Taiwanese Android smartphone maker fights to revive its struggling business.

• Google CFO Patrick Pichette to retire

  Patrick Pichette, Google's chief financial officer, is retiring, the company said Tuesday.

• Apple to raise drivers' wages, after demands to share its wealth

  Apple has decided to increase hourly wages by about 25 percent and offer other perks for its contract drivers in the Bay Area, in response to demands from workers in the area for better terms.

• SAP to cut 2,200 jobs, plans to recreate them in other parts of the company

  SAP will cut over 2,200 jobs this year in activities where it sees no future, but plans to create others around cloud services and its HANA in-memory database offering, where it sees more potential.

• Apple, like Google, to hire full-time security guards in Silicon Valley

  Apple will replace a number of contract security positions with direct hires for its Silicon Valley operations, amid widespread demands from contract workers like drivers and security guards for better working conditions at tech companies.

• DHS to allow H-1B spouses to work in US

  Spouses of U.S. immigrants holding high-skill H-1B visas will be able to work in the country later this year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced.