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Google acquired YouTube in October 2006 for $1.65 billion in stock. This was one of the largest tech acquisitions at the time, marking Google's entry into online video.

Roshni Nadar, daughter of founder Shiv Nadar, was appointed as the CEO (Chairperson) of HCL Corporation, continuing the organization's legacy of family leadership. The other options are prominent business leaders but not associated with HCL Corporation.

Frooti and Hippo are both beverage brands owned by Parle Agro, a leading Indian food and beverage company. PepsiCo owns brands like Lay's and Tropicana, Maggi is owned by Nestle, and Coca Cola is a separate company altogether.

Cole Haan is a premium footwear and accessories brand that was owned by Nike from 1988 to 2012. Nike acquired the company and held it for over two decades before selling it. Puma, Lotto, and Jimmy Choo are separate footwear companies.

Madame Curie (Marie Curie) discovered radium in 1898 along with her husband Pierre Curie. She was a pioneering physicist and chemist who conducted groundbreaking research on radioactivity, winning two Nobel Prizes.

SpiceJet, an Indian low-cost airline, launched a campaign called 'Get More' which emphasized value proposition and enhanced services for passengers. JetLite (later Jet Konnect), Paramount (defunct), and IndiGo are other Indian airlines with different campaigns.

The Rolls-Royce model codenamed RR4 during development was later named the Ghost. It is a luxury sedan positioned below the Phantom in the Rolls-Royce lineup, offering a slightly more accessible entry point to the brand.

Christopher Columbus is credited with the discovery of the Americas in 1492 when he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, though indigenous peoples had already lived there for millennia. Vasco da Gama reached India, Amerigo Vespucci explored South America, and Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance artist and inventor.

Intel's 'Sponsors of Tomorrow' campaign highlighted the company's role in enabling future technological innovation, emphasizing their investments in research and development. AMD, Toshiba, and HCL are technology companies but this specific tagline belonged to Intel.

Microsoft shifted production of Zune media players from Toshiba to Flextronics, an electronics manufacturing services provider. Hitachi, Sony, and Mitashi are consumer electronics companies but were not involved in Zune manufacturing.