Separating TikTok’s U.S. operations from the rest within Sept. 15 timeline extremely challenging

According to sources familiar with Microsoft’s timeline to carve out TikTok’s U.S. operations from the rest will be a technically complex endeavor which could test the patience of the U.S. administration. While Microsoft has until September 15 to piece together a blueprint for an acquisition that safeguards the personal data of Americans stored on TikTok’s…

“Substantial Agreement” In Most Point In UK And Japan Trade Deal

“Substantial agreement” on most of the elements of a post-Brexit trade deal was reached between Britain and Japan earlier this week after two days of talks. It has been reported that during the talks, moves to restrict British farm exports was resisted by UK trade secretary Liz Truss. The elements of the trade deal between…

Germany’s industrial sector sees increase in production in coming 3 months: Ifo economic institute

On Friday, Germany’s Ifo economic institute stated, the country’s industrial sector, which ot battered due to the Wuhan coronavirus induced lockdown, expects an increase in production levels in the coming three months. “The industrial sector is continuing to work its way out of the trough in production,” said Ifo economist Klaus Wohlrabe following the publication…

Trump issues executive orders to ban TikTok and WeChat in 45 days

In a significant development, U.S. President Donald Trump stated, the United States will ban China-owned ByteDance’s TikTok video-sharing app, and Tencent’s WeChat app, in 45 days. The development comes in the wake of the Trump administration stepping up efforts to purge “untrusted” apps, including Chinese ones, from its digital networks citing “significant threats” posed by…

Uber Launches Taxi Services In Several Markets Latin Due To Pandemic

Uber has been forced to adopt the taxi model in Latin America because of the novel coronaviruss pandemic. This new approach to business for Uber is because of the pandemic related regulatory clampdown in countries such as Chile and Colombia where the ride-hailing business is considered mostly to be unregulated. Chinese rid hailing company Didi.,…

Modest Sales Growth Forecast By Siemens As It Speeds Up Cost Saving

With speeding up measures for cost savings in the wake of the novel coornvirus pandemic, the German engineering group Siemens said it expects to register a “modest” improvement in orders and revenue within the next few months. While raining forecast for its earnings as it cut costs and had benefited from an accounting gain, the…

Facebook launches short video recording app Reels inside Instagram

In a significant development, Facebook has launched a short video services, called Reels, similar to ByteDance’s TikTok, in more than 50 countries including the United States. Reels has been embedded with its popular Instagram app. The product saw an immediate gain in traction with several celebrities adopting it including actress Jessica Alba, who posted a…