Facebook, the largest social media platform of the world has said that any ad that seeks to discourage people from getting vaccinated will be banned by it. This is a part of the company’s new campaign on public health aimed at spreading information about the flu vaccine. This latest move by the social media company…
Negotiations for a Brexit trade agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union essentially “over”, said Downing Street. Unless there was willingness on the part of the EU to to discuss the detailed legal text of a partnership, there was “no point” in discussions continuing next week, No 10 said. No. 10 is the…
On Friday, Foxconn’s Chairman Liu Young stated, the company aims to capture 10% of the global market share for electric vehicles between 2025-2027; to this end it has entered into talks with multiple carmakers for future cooperation. “We want to push Taiwan’s EV industry to the world,” said Liu Young. Foxconn, a major supplier to…
In a development that could potentially boost Tesla’s marketshare, the carmaker’s CEO Elon Musk tweeted that its Model S “Long Range” sedan in the United States will receive yet another price cut bringing its price to below $70,000 for the first time to $69,420. This is the second time this week that Tesla has cut…
In a significant move, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said, the European Union should press ahead with plans for a digital tax in the bloc. The call comes at a time when the OECD is weighing options which include the rewriting of international tax rules. On Wednesday, G20 finance ministers have lent their support…
In a statement, Alphabet Inc’s Google said, it plans on providing grants worth $1.1 million to help businesses in the Middle East and North Africa towards improvements of their digital skills as well as to get them connected to the internet. In a presentation, Google said, it will also provide $3 million in loans to…
In a statement Washington state’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson said, Twitter Inc will have to pay $100,000 to Washington state’s Public Disclosure Transparency Account for non-compliance to multiple political campaign finance regulations. Between 2012 through 2019, Twitter received around $200,000 in campaign ads and failed to disclose the same. Washington state law requires such disclosures.
Apple could bar Epic Games’ Fortnite game from its App Store, rules a federal judge in California, United States in relation to an injunction request by the game developer. The judge however said that such banning should not harm Epic’s developer tools business, including the game developer’s Unreal Engine software that is utilized by hundreds…
Federal investigative agencies in India have been requested by Indian entrepreneur BR Shetty to investigate two former top executives of his companies and two Indian banks in relation to a financial scandal engulfing his group that could run into millions of dollars. Shetty filed a complaint with the agencies in relation to investigating a number…
The old dual-headed structure of Unilever, which has been in existence for the last 90 years, will now be converted to a single London-based headquarters after the shareholders of the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company approved of the change. The company said that more than 90 per cent of the shareholders supported the change. The shareholder…
