More lives are taken away by smoking cigarettes in the United States than the combined number of deaths because of alcohol consumption, car accidents, HIV, guns and illegal drugs combined claims the American Cancer Society. But is smoking electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes equally catastrophic? The US market has been flooded with e-cigarettes which are also…
With India being the second biggest smartphone market in the world, Samsung Electronics’ move underscores its strategy of extending its market lead over its peers, which include low cost Chinese peers and Apple Inc’s smartphones. India, the world’s second-biggest smartphone market, has become the home to Samsung Electronics Co’s biggest mobile store in the world.…
Worries over Tesla’s production are casting their shadow over other electric carmakers who are aiming to produce low-cost mass-market cars. As per sources familiar with the matter at hand, in NIO Inc’s U.S. IPO, the Chinese electric vehicle startup priced its shares at the bottom of its targeted price range due to investor concerns of…
The potential sale will augment Japan’s capability to assess the situational awareness of air and naval activity in the Pacific region. As per a statement by the U.S. State Department, the potential sale of upto 9 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft have been approved for Japan. The estimated cost of the…
The joint venture is aimed at coming up with solutions and implementing breakthroughs in advanced technologies. On Tuesday, in a joint announcement China’s Tus-Holdings along with Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF) stated they plan on a joint tech collaboration which will see them investing $1.28 billion in Russia’s Tushino Project Technology Park. In its statement, RCIF…
With online video games being Tencent’s cash machine, their shuttering is likely to impact its revenues. On Monday, Tencent Holdings stated, it will discontinue Texas Hold’Em poker video game from its market place. The move is aimed at complying with Chinese laws with Beijing intensifying its scrutiny over the gaming industry. Tencent stated it will…
The deal, which completed last week, has resulted in the creation of a new company – Interstellar. Interstellar’s product portfolio is set to include StellarX, a recently announced marketplace for trading assets on Stellar. On Monday, according to a statement by Lightyear Corp’s Chief Executive Officer Adam Ludwin, it had acquired San Francisco-based tech start-up…
Imran Khan, Snap Inc’s Chief Strategy Officer is set to step down. His last day of working has yet to be disclosed. On Monday, Snap Inc statement its Chief Strategy Officer, Imran Khan, would be stepping down from the company. Khan became Snap’s Chief Strategy Officer in 2015. His last date of working for Snap…
Under Jack Ma’s stewardship Alibaba grew into an e-commerce giant that it is today. Jack Ma, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s executive chairman and co-founder, who is also one of China’s best known corporate leaders, is set to retire from the e-commerce giant. The former English teacher now plans on focusing on philanthropy in education. As…
Disposing off unsold products by burning them down is a practice in the luxury companies that is practiced widely but rarely discussed. The aim of such a drastic tactic is to uphold the scarcity of their goods and increase the brand exclusivity. Luxury companies also claim tax credits for burning off their inventory in countrie3s…
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