India's Ola on expansion drive, heads to New Zealand
BANGALORE, India - The SoftBank Group Corp.-backed Indian cab aggregator, Ola is set to roll out operations in New Zealand. ...
Reports: Samsung planning to end entire Galaxy phone series
SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean report has stated that Samsung could soon be scraping the entire Galaxy smartphone ...
Card-swipe fees settlement reached by Visa, Mastercard
NEW YORK, U.S. - In a settlement worth $6.2 billion, a prolonged lawsuit related to card-swipe fees was settled on ...
Time Magazine sold to Salesforce billionaire Marc Benioff
NEW YORK, U.S. - Eight months after being sold to the U.S. media group, Meredith Corporation, the iconic Time Magazine ...
India's space organization launches two U.K. satellites
BANGALORE, India - In a deal worth Rs 200 crore, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) ...
Amazon employees blamed for selling customer data illegally
CALIFORNIA, U.S. - In a heavily damaging report, The Wall Street Journal revealed on Sunday that Amazon staff had accepted ...
Bristol Airport claims to have suffered cyber attack
BRISTOL, U.K. - Blaming a ransomware attack, the Bristol Airport has said that its administrative systems were targetted after the ...
Waitrose set to remove all plastic bags by March 2019
LONDON, U.K. - Setting itself the deadline of March 2019, supermarket giant Waitrose has announced its plans to do away ...
Report: Tesco planning a raft of store closures in the U.K.
MANCHESTER, U.K. - In a bid to cut costs and boost its profit margins, supermarket chain Tesco is said to ...
WhatsApp's dominance set to be challenged by Samsung, Google
SEOUL, South Korea - The dominance of Facebook-owned messaging service, WhatsApp, which is currently the world’s most popular chat app ...
Deutsche Bank confirms assets move from London to Frankfurt
LONDON, U.K. - In the aftermath of Britain's planned exit from the European Union - which will take place next ...
Facebook hiring a human rights policy director
CALIFORNIA, U.S. - The world's biggest social media network is offering a unique new job role. The company is looking ...
Software major Infosys acquires consulting firm Fluido
BANGALORE, India - In a deal worth $76 million, the consulting arm of the global software major Infosys announced that ...
Chanel to set up its global office in the U.K. capital
LONDON, U.K. - For the first time in its 110-year history, the luxury goods maker Chanel has decided to gather ...
British Steel set to axe 400 jobs across its EU sites
LONDON, U.K. - In a move aimed at streamlining operations, British Steel has decided to cut almost 1 in ten ...
Lockheed Martin wins U.S. Air Force GPS contract
WASHINGTON, U.S. - As part of a major plan to modernize the GPS constellation of satellites, the U.S. Air Force ...
German manufacturers suffer massive losses due to hacking
BERLIN, Germany - A survey published by Germany's IT sector association has revealed that cyberattacks have cost the country's manufacturers ...
ECB: Digital currency technology still fragile
BRUSSELS, Belgium - As the world debates the digital currency boom and its potential long term impact, now the European ...
'Mrs. Maisel,' 'Game of Thrones' Win Top Emmy Honors
LOS ANGELES - 'Game of Thrones' and 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' won the top prizes at the Emmy awards on ...
#ICYMI: Cape Town dam levels hit the 70% mark; ANC, ministers threatened Standard Bank on Gupta accounts; and Skolopad says yes to becoming second wife
One of South Africa's top rugby player agents has been suspended following financial irregularities; The organisers behind the Royal Heritage ...
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Coca-Cola tracks growth of cannabis drinks market
CALIFORNIA, U.S. - The Coca-Cola Company has said that it is closely-watching the growth of the cannabis drinks market. The ...
India's Ola on expansion drive, heads to New Zealand
BANGALORE, India - The SoftBank Group Corp.-backed Indian cab aggregator, Ola is set to roll out operations in New Zealand. ...
Reports: Samsung planning to end entire Galaxy phone series
SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean report has stated that Samsung could soon be scraping the entire Galaxy smartphone ...
Card-swipe fees settlement reached by Visa, Mastercard
NEW YORK, U.S. - In a settlement worth $6.2 billion, a prolonged lawsuit related to card-swipe fees was settled on ...
Time Magazine sold to Salesforce billionaire Marc Benioff
NEW YORK, U.S. - Eight months after being sold to the U.S. media group, Meredith Corporation, the iconic Time Magazine ...
India's space organization launches two U.K. satellites
BANGALORE, India - In a deal worth Rs 200 crore, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) ...
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Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs
DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...
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