In a significant development, Gilead Sciences Inc said, it expects to be able to produce twice the quantity of its coronavirus fighting drug remdesivir to COVID-19 patients by the end of this year. It expects to serve to at least 2 million COVID-19 patients by this time frame. Gilead hopes to start trials of an…
Microsoft has supported the calls for conducting an antitrust investigation into the alleged monopolistic practices at App Store which has put more pressure on Apple. Earlier this month, the policy of Apple to take a 30 per cent cut from antitrust investigation that the iPhone maker takes to allow the developers to sell their products…
The relationship between the European Union and China had sourced in recent months after the EU had alleged that China has spread disinformation about the novel coronavirus pandemic and about China’s role in managing the emergence of the pandemic and its spread to the rest of the word. The two sides are now trying to…
In a report the Sunday Times newspaper said, embattled Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is likely to receive planning permission later this week, to build a $494.24-million (400-million-pound) research and development center in Britain’s Sawston village. Huawei’s facility, located 7 miles (11 km) from Cambridge, will be built for researching and developing…
On Saturday, according to two sources familiar with the matter at hand, Toshiba Corp plans on gradually trimming its 40% stake from Kioxia Holdings following its IPO later this year. Kioxia Holdings, the world’s second-largest flash memory chip maker, is considering ploughing back nearly 50% or more of its post-tax proceeds from the sale of…
Spurred by the ongoing global debate about racism that originated in the United States following the death of a black man while being forced to the ground by a white policeman, companies have also been induced to reassess and review the aspect of stereotypes in their products, branding and advertisements. This is currently being done…
With investments from the likes of Facebook and top Silicon Valley investors Silver Lake and TPG, more than $15 billion in investments for his technology company has been amassed by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani within just less than two months, His project has now caught the interest of Saudi Arabia – a powerful investor with…
The hard hit that the novel coronavirus pandemic has dealt to the global oil industry and the consequent historic drop in crude prices has forced global oil majors to resort to costs of operations. The state owned Saudi Aramco of Saudi Arabia, the largest oil company of the world, is no exception. According to reports…
The British supermarket giant Tesco Plc will be selling off its business interests in Poland in its continued efforts and strategic plan of scaling back its international business operations to reduce expenditure and focus on key growth markets. The United Kingdom based retailer will be selling off its Polish business that has a total of…
Amazon.com Inc and Italian luxury brand Valentino have filed a joint lawsuit against New York-based Kaitlyn Pan Group for allegedly making counterfeiting Valentino shoes and placing them for sale online. The development marks Amazon’s first joint litigation with a luxury fashion brand. Kaitlyn Pan did not immediately respond to requests for comments. While Amazon has…
