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U.S. FAA Issues Impact Notices on 5G Wireless Aviation

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began publishing notices early on Thursday that detailed the extent of potential impact of new 5G wireless service on sensitive aircraft electronics. The FAA has been in talks with airplane makers, airlines and wireless carriers to reduce the impact of new wireless service set to begin on Jan. 19. The […]

Futures Edge Higher Ahead of Key U.S. Inflation Data

U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday, with investors bracing for consumer prices data that is expected to show an almost four-decade high in December, while big technology stocks bounced after a bruising selloff at the start of the year. Growth and technology stocks, hit by rising Treasury yields and hawkish commentary from the […]

Why Metaverse Property is such a Big Deal to Companies

Metaverse property is basically an NFT. We cover what NFTs are in greater detail here, but essentially, they are unique, blockchain verified lines of code that represent a person’s ownership of something in a given blockchain. Most commonly, the Ethereum blockchain.    Behind the inflammatory headlines, exclamation marks, and the open mouth face clutching YouTube thumbnails, what is […]

U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose by 6.2%, Report Reveals

After COVID-19 pandemic took over, the world was never the same, and the same goes for the existential dilemma the world is facing when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions; despite President Joe Biden’s climate pledges, the U.S. is drifting from reaching its climate goals.  A preliminary analysis by research firm, Rhodium Group, uncovered that the world’s largest […]

Rogers Communications Appoints Staffieri as President and CEO

Canadian wireless giant Rogers Communications Inc said on Monday it had appointed Tony Staffieri as president and chief executive officer from interim CEO, following a months-long boardroom battle on who should lead the company. The dispute began after company Chairman Edward Rogers, the only son of the company’s late founder Ted Rogers, attempted to drop […]

New Oriental laid off 60,000 staff after China's education crackdown, founder says

China’s New Oriental dismissed 60,000 employees and saw operating income plunge by 80% after Beijing enforced new sweeping rules on the country’s private education industry that barred for-profit tutoring last year, according to its founder. Yu Minhong, who founded the company in 1993, published the figures on his official WeChat account on Saturday in a […]

Google Launches Ripple Project, as Automakers League Rears to Challenge Tesla

Google uncovered plans to bring forth an open-source application programming interface (API) standard called Ripple Project that would help bring multi-functional small chips to various devices, including electric vehicles (EV). Since 2015, Google openly revealed that it was entering the gates of chip-making with its tiny radar chips that can keep score of sleep schedules, […]

GameStop Soars on Building NFT Trading Hub, Crypto Partnerships

GameStop Corp’s plans to expand its non-fungible tokens (NFTs) marketplace and partner with crypto firms boosted the video game retailer’s shares by 17.5 percent in premarket trading and also lifted other meme stocks. GameStop shares have been languishing for a while, like several other meme stocks, as interest from retail investors dwindled. The lot, which […]

Sounding Alarm on China, Japan and U.S. Vow to Collaborate More on Defense

The United States and Japan on Friday voiced strong concern about China’s growing might and pledged to work together to push back against attempts to destabilize the region, including against emerging defense threats. The comments from the two allies, in a joint statement that followed a virtual “two-plus-two” meeting of their foreign and defence ministers, […]