Month: December 2020

Australia’s antitrust regulator on Tuesday rejected an undertaking by Alphabet-owned Google that sought to address competition concerns over its planned $2.1 billion (roughly Rs. 15,400 crores) acquisition of fitness tracker maker Fitbit. The development comes as Google remains at loggerheads with the Australian government over a number of issues, including proposed laws that will make
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Reliance Jio has already emerged as one of the biggest telecom operators in India — with nationwide 4G VoLTE connectivity. The operator sells competitive prepaid and postpaid plans to attract customers. It also offers benefits including Disney+ Hotstar VIP access and complimentary subscription to Jio apps. Additionally, Jio provides benefits such as packs for in-flight
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Silicon Valley is working behind the scenes to secure senior roles for tech allies in lesser-known but still vital parts of president-elect Joe Biden’s administration, even as the pushback against Big Tech from progressive groups and regulators grows. The Biden transition team has already stacked its agency review teams with more tech executives than tech
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The United States added dozens of Chinese companies, including the country’s top chipmaker SMIC and Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology, to a trade blacklist on Friday as US President Donald Trump’s administration ratchets up tensions with China in his final weeks in office. Reuters first reported the addition of SMIC and other companies earlier on
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Pinterest is a great site for finding new DIY ideas, instructions for hobby projects, and cool pictures; letting users set up different boards and organize various collections. But one lesser-known feature of Pinterest is secret boards—which let you create private boards for yourself and invited collaborators. Read on to find out more about this feature and how
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A labour office’s preliminary investigation into violence last weekend at a factory run by Apple supplier Wistron found several violations by the Taiwanese firm and its vendors, according to its report reviewed by Reuters. Angry workers complaining about the non-payment of wages for months smashed equipment and iPhone models on Saturday at the Wistron plant,
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