According to the findings of a new study, children’s intelligence is boosted if they grow up in a greener urban environment. Such upbringing also helps to lower the levels of difficult behavior among such children. The study conducted on more than 600 children aged between 10 and 15 years showed that a 3 per cent…
Facebook has agreed to pay 106 million euros ($125 million) to the French government in back taxes and penalties through its French subsidiary. This is being seen as a result of the persistent efforts of the French government to force the largest of the online companies such as Facebook and Google to pay more taxes…
According to the results of a survey released on Tuesday, companies across the glove are moving their operations online so as to cut expenses related to office space and make recruiting and retaining staff part of their top priorities. The survey by accounting firm KPMG showed, 80% of business leaders had accelerated their digital expansion…
With U.S. electric vehicle pioneer Tesla Inc accelerating the shift towards electric cars, Hyundai Motor suppliers have increasingly turned to “outsiders” for parts; but now Hyundai’s own supply company, Mobis, plans on plunging into this supply chain. Hyundai Mobis is negotiating with two global automakers to supply electrified parts, said the company’s executive with an…
Chip designer Arm Holdings Ltd stated, it has put on hold the proposed transfer of two of its software businesses to its Japan-based parent SoftBank Group Corp. In July 2020, Arm had said it would transfer two units under its internet-of-things services group to its parent and aimed to complete the transfer by September. Arm…
In a significant development, a federal judge said, she was “inclined” to grant Epic Games’ request to block Apple Inc’s move to remove its developer accounts from its App Store saying she saw “no competition” to Apple’s App Store on the iPhone. The development comes in the wake of Epic filing an antitrust lawsuit against…
According to a report published by The Wall Street Journal, citing information from people familiar with the matter, United States President Donald Trump was warned by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at a White House dinner last October about the potential and direct threat to the US business being posed by growth of Chinese tech firms.…
A spurt in demand for online purchase has prompted the largest supermarket of the United Kingdom, Tesco, to create 16,000 jobs to meet demands of its online business. This is a rare boost to the otherwise severely struggling UK economy. The 16,000 new jobs will be permanent in nature and would be in addition to…
In the recently started legal battle between American tech giant Apple and game developer Epic Games, Microsoft has sought to lend its support to the game maker. Last week, the hugely popular game ‘Fortnite’ of Epic Games was removed from its app store by Apple over charges that it had deliberately violated Apple’s policies for…
On Monday, South Korea’s competition watchdog stated, Apple’s Inc South Korean unit has put forwards proposals to address antitrust concerns and has offered $84.02 million (100 billion won) in support programmes to small small businesses, consumers and others. The development comes in the wake of Apple Korea being investigated by the Korea Fair Trade Commission…
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