In a statement the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said, Facebook Inc made “misleading claims” to explain why it had disabled the accounts of researchers studying political ads on its social media platform. Earlier this week on Tuesday, Facebook cut off the personal accounts and access of the New York University researchers citing users’ privacy concerns.…
The second quarter results of Adidas were significantly impacted by a boycott of Western brands by Chinese consumers, the company reported while also reporting hit to the quarter’s business because of closure of factories in major supplier Vietnam due to a fresh outbreak of Covid-19 infections. Despite this, its forecast for the entire year with…
According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Ericsson has won a 3% share in a joint 5G radio contract from China Telecom and China Unicom. Tender documents published by these Chine companies show, Nokia, which was expected to grab Ericsson’s market share in China, did not receive any share. The tender document doesn’t disclose percentage wins,…
The United States based plane maker Boeing could have a chance to regain lost ground in the Indian aviation market because of the plans of Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala to launch an ultra-low-cost airline in the country. Boeing got a rude shock for its business in India two years ago with the failure of the…
A record fine of €746 million ($887 million) GDPR fine was slapped on Amazon by Luxembourg’s National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) over the manner in which the e-retailer collects and uses user data for conducting targeted advertising. This disclosure was made by Amazon in an SEC filing on Friday. In the filing the largest…
The new trucks division that Daimler wants to spin off later this year will have a 35 per cent belonging to the parent company, said the luxury carmaker said on Friday. This information was shared by the company on a landmark corporate split that Daimler hopes will cause a surge in its share values. The…
The Serum Institute of India (SII) has entered into a partnership with an industry body to expand the reach of the Covid-19 vaccines, which it makes with a license from AstraZeneca, to the rural areas of India, the largest vaccine maker of the world said on Friday. There was “plenty of supply” of the AstraZeneca…
Chevron Corp announced a share buyback program with it reporting its highest profit in six quarters as the oil and gas firm joined other industry peers to share profits with shareholders with a rebound in crude oil prices pushed earnings and cash flow to levels before the pandemic hit. An increase in demand and use…
On Friday, Apple Inc’s chip supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co said, a few of its production lines in southern Taiwan have been hit by a contamination of gases that are used in the chipmaking process. The incident is unlikely to significant impact its operations, said TSMC. In a report, Japanese news agency Nikkei reported, TSMC’s most advanced…
Revenue growth is expected to “significantly” slowdown in the second half of the current year, warned the largest social media company of the world Facebook. This was stated by the company as it reported a significant growth in its revenue for the three months to 30 June to $29bn compared to $18.69bn in the same…
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