Are annual updates to compensation the best response to the achievements and needs of employees? This is the question that is being debated and reviewed by executives of General Electric Co, a pioneer for management for corporate. The longstanding and much-imitated system of rating staff on a five-point scale may also be scrapped by the…
A 68.55 percent stake in Italian soccer club Inter Milan would be bought by Chinese retail giant Suning Commerce Group, reported the media citing sources that familiar with the matter. The sources said that while current majority owner Erick Thohir will cut his stake to 31 percent and stay on as president, former Inter Milan…
Now you have no excuse to not Pinterest your tonsils. Although many use a regular toothbrush instead of an electric one, you should know that the American Dental Association has recommended using an electric toothbrush over a manual one. Despite the added power, many who conscientiously clean their teeth miss a spot or two. So…
While Huawei Technologies had tapped into markets as varied as Britain, India and Kenya and has become China’s most successful international technology company, it has also moved into markets like Syria where American officials have imposed limits on sales of technology. The reason for limitation is the fear that such technologies could be used to…
Walmart is putting drones to count its inventories in its warehouses. Counting inventories every day can be one of the most monotonous jobs on the planet. In a drive towards increased efficiency, and in a move that essentially capitalizes the one thing machines are awesome at – doing the same thing over and over again…
Getting married to Visa gets a whole new meaning. If you are planning on attending the Olympic Games in Rio this August, do make sure you have a Visa card on you, since that is the only way to pay at the official venues. Although it’s an incredibly sweet deal for Visa, but rather than…
While Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and Tesla Motors Inc., was never known to be shy of making a bold prediction, this time he seemed to stun many. In his attest of predictions Musk believes that that most cars won’t have drivers in three years and people will arrive on Mars by 2025. The colonization…
As the German carmaker Volkswagen pushes for a strategic shift in the wake of its emissions scandal, one of its top executive said that the scandal hit company is looking at on-demand mobility services such as smartphone ride hailing to earn a “notable share” of future revenues. A deal of cooperation was signed on Wednesday…
AR + VR = Microsoft’s mixed reality. Although HoloLens will eventually get a few siblings, most of them will however not come from the Microsoft stable. In a strategic move, Microsoft announced the opening up of its Windows Holographic platform to third parties, at Computex today. Now third party vendors will be free to create…
Is this the beginning of the end of stock Android on Google phones? Google’s Nexus line of devices have since years been synonymous with stock Android and have most often been showcased as representative of the capacity of not only its new features but also of the platform. This year though has been an exception…
