A list of its products that users should keep at a “safe distance” away from medical devices such as pacemakers and implanted defibrillators was issued by the iPhone maker Apple. The list includes Apple’s models of iPhone 12 models, Apple Watch and MacBook Pro. Components such as magnets can be found inside many of the…
Charges in a lawsuit that alleged that the e-cigarettes manufactured by the Juul were marketed targeting young people will be settled by the company with a US state. A settlement fee of $40m payable over a period of six years will be made by Jull to North however iarolina while also bringing in changes to…
In a significant development, the United States, Canada and Australia have teamed up to create and launch an interactive map of deposits of rare earths and other critical minerals that are expected to be in hot demand as the world moves to cleaner forms of energy. The website portal.ga.gov.au/persona/cmmi contains the world’s largest dataset of minerals such…
Lender UBS will implement a hybrid working regimen unlike many of its peers on Wall Street. The option of choosing a mix of working from home and from the office would be given to up to two-thirds of its employees around the world by the Swiss bank, said reports quoting sources with knowledge of the…
The pace of taking uncomfortable decisions by governments all across the world to persuade consumers to bring down energy consumption and thus helping in achieving climate targets has been very slow largely because of reluctance of consumers to compromise of their lifestyles and pay up higher prices. Even though there is increasing pressure on…
While issuing a warning to consumers of digital currencies in Britain about Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, the rinanicla regulator of the country has ordered the platform not to conduct any regulated activity. The cryptocurrency exchanges are under scrutiny globally. Binance Markets Ltd, Binance’s only regulated entity in the United Kingdom, “must…
On Monday, Britain and Singapore are set to commence negotiations on a new digital trade agreement that could potentially remove trade barriers; the move is part of Britain’s push to become what it calls a “global tech powerhouse” post-Brexit. Following its exit from the EU, Britain is trying to gain new trade deals with countries…
In a statement, Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego said, his banking business may begin using bitcoin, becoming the country’s first bank to start accepting the digital currency. Salinas, who is ranked as Mexico’s third richest man with a family fortune estimated at $15.8 billion by Forbes, is the owner of the large Banco Azteca banking…
In a statement Microsoft said, it had found a new vulnerability which was exploited by SolarWinds hackers. The attackers had gained access to one of Microsoft’s customer-service agents, they had then used information gained from there to launch hacking attempts against customers. Microsoft had discovered the route used by hackers while responding to hacks by a…
On Monday, U.S. technology giant IBM said, it will offer Telefonica and Verizon a new range of services starting from running 5G over a cloud platform to using artificial intelligence. Large tech companies, including Amazon.com and Microsoft are vying for a share of 5G revenues by offering telecom operators next-generation software tools. IBM aims to offer telecom operators…
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