‘Agonizing Milestone’ Of A Million Deaths Surpassed By The Coronavirus Pandemic Globally

The impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic surpassed the grim milestone of a total death toll of a million on Tuesday, according to official data, as the pandemic that first emerged in China at the end of last year, had devastated the global economy, has completely strained the health systems and changed the way people…

Coalition To Fight Against Apple’s App Store Fees Formed By Apple’s Critics

A non-profit group that has drawn up plans for advocating legal and regulatory action to challenge the practices for its App Store by Apple was joined by a number of critics of the iPhone maker which includes companies like Spotify Technology, Match Group Inc and “Fortnite” creator Epic Games. A commission of between 15 per…

ChargePoint, World’s Largest EV Charging Network, To Issue IPO At 2.4 Billion Valuation

Following a merger with Switchback Energy Acquisition Corp, one of the oldest and largest electric vehicle charging networks of the world – ChargePoint Inc, will float an initial public offering, the company said on Thursday. The merger values the charging company at $2.4 billion. The company expects that the merger deal will be closed by…

No More Coal-Fired Power Plants Will Be Build By The Industrial Giant GE

United States based industrial giant General Electric has decided to exit the market of constructing coal-fired power plants and focus more on greener projects. This move is being seen as a dramatic reversal in the policy of one of the largest makers of coal based power plants in the world. With the company prioritizing its…

ByteDance And Oracle’s Conflicting Account Of TikTok Deal

There is an apparent discrepancy about the details of the deal that as struck between the Chinese tech company ByteDance an American companies Oracle and Walmart over the divestment of the Chinese firm owned short video sharing app TikTok with both parties issuing conflicting statements on the matter on Monday. The two American companies had…

After Accusations By Short Seller, Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Steps Down As Chairman

Following accusations by a short seller against the hydrogen and electric truck startup Nikola was misleading investors and overstating the value of a business deal, the company’s founder Trevor Milton has voluntarily stepped down as the executive chairman of the startup. Nikola said in a statement on Sunday that Milton has also resigned from the…

Pressure In UK On Google And Facebook To Stop Children’s Ads

An open letter signed members of parliament of the United Kingdom, academics and children’s-rights advocates have urged tech firms to stop advertising to its users who are under the age of 18 years. The letter says that it is not only n individual’s privacy that is undermined by behavioural advertising but it also pits “susceptible”…

TikTok Like App Launched By YouTube In India, To Be Taken To Other Market Soon

Google’s YouTube is here with its own version of the popular video sharing app TikTok. The launch of Shorts, its new short-form video feature, was announced by the Google-owned company earlier this week. The first place where YouTube intends to launch the early beta version of the product is India where the government had banned…