Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences have claimed that they have found 71 new plant and animal species in 2019 which range from geckos to goblin spiders, flowering plants, and Mediterranean ants. Scientists made these discoveries in all of the five continents and three oceans. While adding to the already existing huge species list…
Nestle’s commercial water-bottling operation is “not an essential public service” or a public water supply, ruled second-highest court of Michigan, United States. Analysts see this as a blow for the company’s Ice Mountain water brand. On the other hand, for Osceola township, a small mid-Michigan town, this verdict is a victory. The town had prevented…
The United States chip making giant Qualcomm was meted out a record $873 million fine in South Korea over issues related to unfair business practices with respect to patent licensing and modem chip sales which was again upheld on Wednesday by a court in the country. Qualcomm said that it would contest the latest court…
In an effort to simplify the management structure at Google and its parent company Alphabet, the founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, have decided to relinquish their positions as CEO and president of Alphabet. The reigns of the company would be handed over completely to the current Google CEO Sundar Pichai. “With Alphabet…
A “potential counterintelligence threat” is posed by FaceApp and other mobile applications that have been developed in Russia, said United State’s FBI. These comments were made by the US investigating agency in a letter to US Senator Chuck Schumer after an investigation into the app was demanded by him. Privacy concerns propped up after the…
Amidst pressure from the United States for a boycott and with the European Union lawmakers passing a law earlier this week pledging to increase the number of suppliers of equipment for 5G networks, the Chinese telecom equipment making giant Huawei is set to face a challenge in the United Kingdom because the leading telecom service…
According to a report from Korean news site ETNews, quoting sources in the smartphone industry, in 2020, the major focus of innovation at Apple Inc will be to bring in variations in the screen sizes of its iPhones with both larger and smaller screen sizes of the models currently available. a new iPhone with the…
The alliance between the French car maker Renault and the Japanese auto companies Nissan and Mitsubishi is being attempted to be revived to its former glory by the companies with the appointment of a general secretary to take exclusive care of the partnership – the largest in terms of production capacity in the global auto…
The fact that the global auto industry is going through a rough patch was once again evident after the German premium car brand Audi said that it would cutting down 7,500 jobs. The company further said that by 2025, it would cull a total of 9,500 jobs which is about 10 per cent of its…
Elderly people in the United Kingdom have been subjected to dozens of calls a week made to sell expensive funeral packages by employees at a call centre which describes customers are “gazelles” meant to be hunted, claimed a report published by the Guardian. According to the report quoting whistle blowing former employees at Prosperous Life…
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