The UK is Trialling Shorter Weeks — But Are You Ready? We’ve worked from home, we’ve worked hybrid — but could we work less? A four-day working week is the “next, logical and overdue step” in the transformation of the workplace, according to director of the 4 Day Week Campaign, Joe Ryle. The standard working […]
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Global demand for eSIMs is skyrocketing — in 2021, there were 1.2 billion eSIM-enabled devices, and this figure is expected to rise to 3.4 billion by 2025. In recent years the world of work has changed at a rapid pace and businesses face the challenge of determining which new technology is right for them. Here […]
Alphabet Inc’s Google is in talks with the Indian government to integrate its shopping services with the country’s open e-commerce network ONDC, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. India soft-launched its Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) late last month as the government tries to end the dominance of U.S. companies Amazon.com and […]
Taiwan authorities raided ten Chinese companies suspected of illegally poaching chip engineers and other tech talent this week, the island’s Investigation Bureau said on Thursday, the latest crackdown on Chinese firms to protect its chip supremacy. Home to chipmaker giant TSMC and accounting for the majority of the world’s most advanced semiconductor manufacturing capacity, Taiwan […]
Elon Musk has won the backing of some of the world’s wealthiest investors for his $44 billion takeover of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N). From Oracle Corp’s (ORCL.N) co-founder Larry Ellison, a self-proclaimed close friend of Musk, to Saudi Arabian investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who had earlier rejected the takeover bid, a bunch of investors had thrown their weight […]
A majority of Amazon.com Inc shareholders on Wednesday voted against each of 15 investor-led resolutions that challenged the company’s policies – including its treatment of workers and use of nondisclosure agreements, an executive said at its annual meeting. The total number of investor resolutions, including one introduced at the online meeting, was a record for […]
Ethereum’s co-founder Gavin Wood said cryptocurrency investors need to be more aware of what is backing their holdings after a market rout which wiped more than $800 billion off their value. “I would hope that people pay more attention to what is belying the currency name when they get involved in a community, ecosystem, economy,” […]
While the entertainment sector of the Metaverse might not be very robust or brimming with fun content just yet, the industrial sector might see some metaverse technology adoption very soon. In an announcement by Microsoft, Kawasaki has signed on as a new customer for the company’s “industrial metaverse.” That is, factory employees wearing a HoloLens […]
As the world ratifies its accelerated adoption of digital transformation, one worldly element is paying the price, the climate. The past couple of years recorded significant worries regarding some of the biggest tech companies’ data centers as their energy consumption mushrooms even further on a yearly basis. But while technology is detrimentally enlarging the devastating […]
India must establish rules on cryptocurrencies to resolve regulatory uncertainty, protect investors and boost its crypto sector, CoinSwitch CEO Ashish Singhal said on Sunday. Although India’s central bank has backed a ban on cryptocurrencies over risks to financial stability, a federal government move to tax income from them has been interpreted by the industry as […]