After almost 2,500 of its employees tested positive for Cvoid-19, more than half of its factories will now be shut down by the largest maker of latex gloves in the world. Authorities said that in order to bring the pandemic spread under control, 28 plants of Malaysia’s Top Glove will be closed down in phases.…
On Tuesday, in a significant development, the price of Bitcoin touched its all-time high of $19,000 for the first time in around three years. Bitcoin, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency was last up by 3% at $18,918, near its all-time record of $19,666. In November, its price jumped by 40% and is up by around…
In a significant development, the British government is set to pass a bill which will see British telecoms companies facing a fine of up to 10% of their turnover or $133,140 (100,000 pounds) a day fine, if they contravene a ban on using equipment made by China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. The Telecommunications (Security) Bill…
On Tuesday, Nissan Motor Co Ltd stated, starting from next month, it will sell a redesigned version of its best-selling Note compact car in Japan, which will feature new hybrid drive technology. The move is aimed at winning market share from Honda Motor Co Ltd and Toyota Motor Corp. The Note’s first full model change…
The first person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in the United States could get it as soon as December 11, according to the White House. An application to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine candidate was submitted by the US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner…
Misinformation and conspiracy theories around Covid-19 vaccinations will not attempted to ne dispelled by tech companies including Facebook, Twitter and Google together with governments including the United Kingdom and Canada. Standards for tackling misinformation across the various digital platforms and how organizations accountable for their failure to do so can be held responsible is being…
In a statement, social media giants, Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc said, they will transfer control of the @POTUS account to the Joe Biden administration on January 20, 2020. On both social media platforms, the @POTUS account is the official account of the President of the United States and is separate from the @realDonaldTrump Twitter…
In a significant development, Deutsche Bahn and Siemens Mobility have started developing hydrogen-powered fuel cell trains as well as filling station; trials for the same will commence in 2024. In time these will replace diesel powered train engines on Germany’s local rail networks. A prototype, which will be built by Siemens, will be based on…
Facebook has been criticised by iPhone maker Apple for trying to “collect as much data as possible” from users. Despite objections from the advertising industry, Apple will march ahead with its plans for launching of a new privacy feature, the iPhone maker said. This criticism was made in a letter to a coalition of privacy…
Despite the United States based aircraft maker Boeing is close to getting back into the air its grounded 737 Max planes, there are a host of other challenges awaiting the company in the critical aviation market of China. There has yet been no word from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) about allowing a…
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