Month: November 2021
G20 approves international corporate taxation
Group of 20 (G20) major economies endorsed on Sunday an agreement to revamp international corporate taxation, raising concerns of developing countries. The approval by G20 world leaders came after the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced earlier in October that a major reform of the international tax system had been agreed on
Tuskless Elephant
Normally, both male and female African elephants have tusks, which are really a pair of massive teeth. But a few are born without them. Under heavy poaching, those few elephants without ivory are more likely to pass on their genes. The pattern of tusklessness in families confirms the scientists’ hunch: It seems to be a
G20 approves international corporate taxation
Group of 20 (G20) major economies endorsed on Sunday an agreement to revamp international corporate taxation, raising concerns of developing countries. The approval by G20 world leaders came after the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced earlier in October that a major reform of the international tax system had been agreed on
Bill Gates: Smallpox Terror warning
The Microsoft founder suggested that the ‘germ games’ could prepare nations for bio-terrorism such as smallpox attacks on airports. Mr Gates warned that bioterrorism caused epidemics could be worse than naturally occurring ones. Mr Gates shone a light on the beneficial medical innovations that could come out of increasing investment into research and development and
Metaverse and Our Daily Lives
Meta has proposed that the metaverse will eventually allow us to engage across education, work and social contexts, while Microsoft looks to be focusing specifically on the realm of the virtual office for now. The idea itself isn’t new. Science fiction author Neal Stephenson coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 cyberpunk novel Snow Crash,
Nurturing kindness in our children
Doing kind things makes you feel better and It fulfils a basic psychological need, like giving our bodies appropriate food. It helps you feel like your life is valuable. ‘Prosocial behaviour’ comes naturally to some; even children as young as two or three may spontaneously share a treat or toy with an unhappy playmate. But
Vestager’s antitrust victory against Google
The EU’s General Court has slapped down the tech giant’s appeal against a €2.42bn (£2.1bn) antitrust fine. The penalty was imposed after Google was found to have abused its dominant position to the detriment of rivals to its shopping service. This comes after Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s doughty competition commissioner, has claimed a victory in
self-driving Crash
Tesla, which recalled nearly 12,000 vehicles earlier this month, maintains that “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” are driver-assistance systems and cannot drive themselves, despite their names. Drivers steering the car have to be ready at any time to intervene . American safety regulators are investigating the complaint of a Tesla driver who says the car’s “full
Google’s services Down
Google’s services have been hit by outages, with users reporting problems across its products i.e. YouTube, Gmail, Google Meet and more were all hit by problems .The issues did not appear to be affecting all users, however, and some people were still able to get online. The company described the issue as a disruption rather
Seminal Cryptocurrency ruling
Bitcoin is already up more than 300 per cent over the past year, reaching a new all-time high on Wednesday above $68,000, but has swung wildly in price in recent months. The market volatility has largely been driven by major news within the crypto space, with Tesla’s announcement to accept BTC as a form of