China has protested that its space station was compelled to avert collisions with satellites launched by Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet Services project, prompting a backlash on social media. Beijing said that the country’s space station had two “close encounters” with Starlink satellites this year. The instances that prompted the allegations to the United Nations’ space agency…
A new item is being added to its menu by Taco Bell which the brand’s fans might not be able to relate with the company. And the company is offering the new item for only a week. Starting January 6 next year, crispy chicken wings will be added to its menu by the fast-food restaurant…
The latest Spider-Man film has turned out to be the first pandemic-era film to gross more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office. In addition, Spider-Man: No Way Home was named the highest-grossing film of 2021. The revenues garnered by the film were higher than The Battle of Lake Changjin, a Chinese-made Korean War epic that…
Selfridges, a British luxury department store business, is now being sold to a Thai retailer and an Austrian real estate company. According to the BBC, the sale for the majority of Selfridges Group is worth roughly £4 billion ($5.4 billion). The company is best known for its flagship department store on London’s Oxford Street, which…
Following a protest over a letter advising itds suppliers not to purchase items or labour from China’s Xinjiang region, Intel has issued an apology. In China, the letter form the company had triggered outrage and calls for a boycott. Following limitations imposed by “various countries,” Intel was “forced to ensure” that its supply chain did not use…
Following reporting slower than expected sales for its Alzheimer’s drug in the United States as hospitals complained that the price of the drug was too high and its benefits did not meet the costs, Biogen Inc dropped the price of the drugs by about 50 per cent to $28,200 for an average weight person. The…
The privately held footwear label Heydude si to be acquired by Crocs Inc in a deal worth $2.5 billion, Crocs said. This is a part of its strategy of the rubber clogs producer to cash in on the pandemic-driven rise in casual shoe demand. Consumers who were stranded at home during last year’s lockdowns swapped…
Tencent, the Chinese gaming and social media giant , will distribute the majority of its JD.com stock in order to pay a $16.4 billion dividend. This is expected to weaken its links to the e-commerce firm and raising worries about its ambitions for other holdings. The decision by the company was made at a time as Beijing has a major regulatory…
The Indian branch of Japanese multinational Sony has agreed to merge with local rival Zee Entertainment to create the country’s second largest entertainment network. More than 75 television networks, film assets, and two streaming platforms will be part of the united entity. It is on track to become a key participant in the fast-growing entertainment…
McDonald’s, the world’s largest fast food chain, is experiencing a chip shortage in Japan as a result of the worldwide supply chain issue. The problem at the home of the Big Mac, however, is not a shortage of chips. The company has stated that supplies of the potatoes used to manufacture its famed French fries…
