Month: October 2021
PayPal Holdings Inc.’s potential takeover of Pinterest Inc.
The potential takeover of social media firm Pinterest Inc. by PayPal Holdings Inc. would top the charts in what’s already a record-breaking year for tech deals and push industry M&A volumes past the $1 trillion mark for the first time. The online payments provider is discussing a roughly $45 billion acquisition of Pinterest. That would
Facebook Oversight Board Reports
The company Oversight Board said the social media company hadn’t been “fully forthcoming” about internal rules that allowed some high-profile users to be exempt from content restrictions and said it will make recommendations on how to change the system. In the first of its quarterly transparency reports published Thursday, the board said that on some
Apple Products Shortage
Orders for the company’s newest products the iPhone 13, iPad mini, ninth-generation iPad, Apple Watch Series 7 and MacBook Pro won’t be fulfilled until November or December. Even some older devices, including the iMac announced in April, the Mac Pro and some pricier configurations of the MacBook Air, are seeing delays. Shoppers looking for Apple
Amazon on Small businesses
Amazon third-party marketplace is polarizing. On one side, the platform is thriving, minting thousands of lucky millionaires hitching a ride on the e-commerce boom and on the other side, it’s a brutally competitive bazaar, a small-business scourge full of counterfeits and sniping. the company has warned that clumsy regulation could force it to cut off
Japanese hanko seals
During the COVID-19 lockdown it became clear that Japan has a ‘hanko’ problem. In Japan inkan (印鑑) or hanko (判子) are used as a seal or stamp in place of a signature on personal documents, paperwork, contracts, etc. but due to the importance of hanko in the Japanese business environment, the COVID-19 lockdown proved a
Twitch Leak
Founded in 2011, it started off as a place where people would essentially broadcast themselves playing video games over the years audiences grew rapidly. Twitch has continued to grow, and came into its own during lockdown – when people were at home, had time on their hands and were looking for entertainment. In 2020, industry
Royal Mint to recycle gold from old phones
The Royal Mint has signed an agreement with Canadian start-up Excir to recover 99% and more of gold from devices’ circuit boards. It said the chemistry selectively targets and extracts precious metals from circuit boards in seconds. Initial use of the technology at the Royal Mint has already produced gold with a purity of 999.9,
Microsoft: Tech contracts with the US police force to be reviewed
MICROSOFT, which has faced pressure from employees and shareholders over contracts with governments and law enforcement agencies, agreed to commission an independent human rights review of some of those deals. The move came in response to a June filing of a shareholder proposal asking the company to evaluate how well it sticks to its human
Pixel 6 and 6 Pro: Google launches new phones
Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are the Android-maker’s attempt to compete with Apple and Samsung at the high end of the market after disappointing results with its previous mid-range entries. Google has finally launched its flagship Pixel 6 smartphones as it aims to beat competitors on camera and performance while undercutting them on price. These
metaverse: New Technology buzzword
The concept of the metaverse is quickly becoming a buzzword in technology and business. Facebook, under fire from regulators and lawmakers over its business practices, is planning to re-brand itself with a new name that focuses on the metaverse . Metaverse is a broad term. It generally refers to shared virtual world environments which people