Dutch brewer Heineken has announced temporary closure of production of its beers at its seven plants in Mexico in order to comply with the containment measures for coronavirus pandemic which has caused concerns about shortage of beer in the country. Heineken’s rival in the Mexican market – Modelo, had also announced similar measures earlier. The…
The largest maker of respirator masks – 3M, is willing to comply with the order of the United States president Donald Trump of manufacturing and supplying of more needed N95 masks that are critically needed in the country, the company said on Sunday. However the company also sounded a caution about not being allowed to…
In an exclusive news bulletin, Sky News has revealed that Imagination, which makes graphics processing units (GPUs) for customers including Samsung and Apple and is one of the UK’s most important technology companies, is scheduled to have an emergency board meeting next week in order to discuss the appointment of four representatives of China Reform…
As a result of the Wuhan Coronavirus, South Korea is slipping from its lead in the global next-generation 5G telecom services, with the pandemic cooling consumer sentiments for costs and quality. Earlier this year, South Korea’s telecom operators led by SK Telecom and KT Corp had launched the world’s first 5G services with South Korea’s…
In a statement, Alphabet Inc said, Google has published reports for 131 countries which show whether stay-at-home measures, to stem the footprint of the Wuhan Coronavirus, adopted by government are working. Google analyzed location data of billions of phone users to create a dataset which health authorities can use to assess if people are abiding…
Following the backing down of Japan’s investment firm SoftBank from an agreement to buy $3bn of WeWork shares, the office space company’s founder and former chief executive, Adam Neumann, has now threatened to sue the Japanese firm – which is incidentally also the biggest investor in WeWork. The deal would have helped Neumann himself sell…
According to the CEO of United States based aircraft maker Boeing has warned that the global airline and the aerospace industry will take years to recoup from the bit of the coronavirus pandemic and has therefore offered its employees buyouts. Voluntary layoff packages with pay and benefits for exiting employees is being offered by the…
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket company, has banned its employees from using Zoom, a video conferencing app, following “significant privacy and security concerns”, according to an internal memo. The development comes days after U.S. law enforcement agencies warned users about security concerns regarding the popular app. With many Americans quarrantined in their homes because of the…
In a statement, Apple Inc said, it will stop taking a cut of some sales for “qualifying” streaming video services on iPhones and other Apple devices, including Amazon.com’s Prime Video. So as to make a cut from online purchases from apps that are there on its App Store, Apple requires developers to use Apple’s own…
For the very first time, from April 9, Walt Disney Co’s Disney+ content will be made available in the Middle East and North Africa in the region’s pay television and online streaming service provider OSN. Dubai-headquartered OSN has signed a “long-term” exclusive distribution rights agreement with Walt Disney. OSN’s Chief Executive Patrick Tillieux declined to…
