Turkey to abandon digital tax in favor of OECD agreement
Washington – Turkey will drop its tax on US tech giants in favour of a global agreement on taxes under... Read more
23 Nov, 2021
Moonshot: Japan recruits first new astronauts in 13 years
Tokyo – It’s one small step for Japan, but one giant opportunity for would-be space cadets: the country is recruiting... Read more
22 Nov, 2021
Robot waiters take Iraq’s Mosulites back to the future
Mossoul – From the rubble of Iraq’s war-ravaged city of Mosul arises the sight of androids gliding back and forth... Read more
22 Nov, 2021
Ford unveils venture with chip company to boost supply
New York – Ford announced Thursday a “strategic collaboration” with chip company GlobalFoundries to bolster its supply of semiconductors as... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
Novo Nordisk to buy RNA technology firm
Copenhagen – Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, the world’s leading insulin maker, said on Thursday it will buy US-based Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, a... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
Google agrees deal to pay German media for online content
Francfort – Google said on Thursday it had agreed to a “milestone” deal with a number of German media outlets... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
Alibaba profit tumbles, outlook lowered as China reins in tech
Shanghai – Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba Group said on Thursday its latest quarterly profit tumbled 81% and lowered its... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
Remains of ‘very rare’ dinosaur species discovered in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro – Remains of a toothless, two-legged dinosaur species that lived some 70 million years ago has been... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
New US probe targets Instagram’s impact on children
Washington – A consortium of US states announced a joint probe on Thursday of Instagram’s parent company Meta for... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
Beginning of an end to drunk driving? US cars mandated to spot drunk drivers – and stop them
Washington – Breath-sniffing sensors and finger-scanning detectors are central to a landmark US safety mandate to fight drunk driving... Read more
18 Nov, 2021
