Virgin Australia looks set to cut basic fares and start charging fees for items like checked baggage and food under new chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka, prompting a wider industry shake-up as the country’s airlines reawaken from the coronavirus crisis. SYDNEY: Virgin Australia looks set to cut basic fares and start […]
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REUTERS: Streaming video service Netflix on Thursday (Oct 29) raised monthly charges in the United States for its standard and premium subscription plans, a move that sent the company’s shares climbing nearly 5 per cent. Netflix increased the cost of its standard subscription by US$1 a month to US$14, and […]
CALIFORNIA: Logitech International on Tuesday (Oct 20) reported a surge in second-quarter revenue and net profit as the computer peripherals maker benefited from a shift to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The maker of computer keyboards and mice also raised its full-year forecast, saying it now expects annual […]
Four Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday sent a letter to Amazon.com Inc’s Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, demanding answers over its alleged moves to track and monitor employees and limit efforts to form unions. WASHINGTON: Four Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday sent a letter to Amazon.com Inc’s Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, […]
Hackers infiltrated nearly 2,000 accounts of fintech startup Robinhood Markets Inc and siphoned off customer funds, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing a person with knowledge of an internal review. REUTERS: Hackers infiltrated nearly 2,000 accounts of fintech startup Robinhood Markets Inc and siphoned off customer funds, Bloomberg News reported […]
Along with the tweet, Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen shared a picture of a delectable platter of rice, naan, a colourful salad and several dishes, including the Taiwanese president’s favourite chana masala, and a cup of tea on the side. Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen has spoken about her fondness for Indian […]
Ford Motor Co said on Friday that its China vehicle sales rose 25per cent between July and September this year from a year earlier to 164,352 units. BEIJING: Ford Motor Co said on Friday that its China vehicle sales rose 25per cent between July and September this year from a […]
Uber Technologies said on Friday it will invest more than US$150 million in a joint venture and partnership with South Korea’s SK Telecom Co Ltd , which is proposing to split off its mobility business. SEOUL: Uber Technologies said on Friday it will invest more than US$150 million in a […]
Outage tracking website Downdetector.com showed https://downdetector.com/status/twitter more than 55,000 users were facing issues with Twitter. Twitter Inc said on Thursday its social networking site was down for many users due to “some trouble” with its internal systems. The company said in a tweet https://twitter.com/TwitterSupport/status/1316880612691591174 that it was working to solve […]
Downdetector.com, which tracks outages, received at least 50,000 reports about problems with the social media platform, starting at about 5:15 pm Many users reported Twitter outage. Twitter Inc. suffered an apparent worldwide outage on Thursday that lasted about an hour and a half, affecting users of its social network […]