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UK Bans Former Cambridge Analytica Chief From Running Firms

A United Kingdom state agency said that the former chief of the now defunct political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica will not be allowed to form and run any limited liability companies in the UK for a period of seven years over charges that he had allowed his staff to offer “unethical...

Report Claims Increase In Staff Injuries In Amazon Warehouses With Robots

A recent investigation has revealed that the number of injuries to human employees at Amazon’s warehouses has increased since the company has started using robots.   The report is based on internal records for 150 warehouses over four years that had been acquired by it, said the Center for...

Micron Unsure About US License For Selling Chip To Huawei., Sales To Be Hit

The licenses that it would need to sell its memory chips to the Chinese tech giant Huawei are yet to be obtained by Micron Technology even as Huawei has said that it would reduce its sales during the next two quarters, said company executives.   Huawei has been put under sanctions by the...

Coronavirus Hit: 28,000 Parks Unit Employees To Be Laid Off By Disney

About 28,000 employees in Disney’s theme parks will be laid off, said Walt Disney Co. Most of the layoffs will happen in the theme parks in the United States where the novel coronavirus pandemic has smashed attendance – particularly in the parks of the company in California where the company has...

Facebook Accused In Philippines Of Censoring Pro-Government Content

Facebook has run into trouble in the Philippines.   The United States based social media company has been accused of censoring all pro-government content by the government which effectively amounted to curtailment of freedom of speech according to the government.   It also called for...

Walmart In Talks For A Possible $25B Investment In Tata's "Super App": Reports

United States based retailing giant Walmart Inc is reportedly currently negotiating for an investment of up to $25 billion that it wants to make in the new "super app" that is owned and operated by the Indian salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group, claimed reports quoting sources with knowledge...

Talks For Sale Of Loss Making HSBC’s French Retail Business In Final Leg: Reports

According to a report published in the news agency Reuters, French retail arm of the lender HSBC has been agreed to be bought by Cerberus and a rival investment firm for a symbolic one euro. However the precondition of the prospective buyers is that the British bank also makes an investment of more...

A Range Of New Vehicles To Be Launched By Nissan In China In Five Years

Over the next five years, a number of new vehicles in the growing Chinese market is being planned to be launched by Japan’s Nissan Motors. The company’s chief executive said that the he planned launch included those for electrical cars that could be crucial for the Japanese automaker to return to...

Thailand Initiates Takes Legal Steps Against Facebook, Twitter Over Illegal Content

In the first move by Thailand in taking legal action against major internet firms, the government of the country initiated legal action on Thursday against Facebook and Twitter over charges that the two companies had ignored repeated requests to take down content that the government perceived as...

Application For Tech Export Licence Filed By ByteDance In China Amid TikTok Deal Talks

The Chinese owner of the popular short video sharing app TikTok, ByteDance, has been reported to have applied with the Chinese authorities for a tech export license as is now required under the emended tech export low of the country even as it is trying to seal a deal with two American companies...

US Urged By Huawei Chairman To Reconsider Restrictions Imposed On It

While claiming that its supply chain was being targeted and attacked by the United States, the Chinese telecom equipment and smartphone maker Huawei on Wednesday also called on the US president Donald Trump’s administration to reconsider the trade restrictions that it had imposed on the firm which...

Elon Musk Says Tesla’s Cheaper Battery 3 Years Away, Firm Loses $50B In Market Cap

United States listed electric car maker Tesla lost $50 billion of its market value on Tuesday with investors losing confidence despite company C EO Elon Musk pledging to radically cut down on costs of electric vehicle making possible a $25,000 car that drives itself but after at least three years....
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