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Apple autonomous car to be a reality by 2024?
December 26, 2020 12:04 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaTechnology giant Apple Inc is thinking of adding its own lustre to an already illustrious electric vehicle market. If reports are to be believed, Apple is planning to launch a passenger vehicle in 2024. The tech behemoth has set its eyes on building...
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Why did China start investigating into Alibaba on monopolistic behaviour?
December 24, 2020 05:52 PM AEDT| By Hina ChowdharyChinese regulators have launched an antitrust investigation into Alibaba Group and will meet Ant Group, the tech giant affiliate, in the upcoming period. Alibaba Group is the largest e-commerce player across the globe by total sales volume. .....
Google Partners with Aramco to Tap Saudi Cloud Market
December 24, 2020 01:43 PM AEDT| By Hina ChowdharyGoogle and Saudi Aramco have joined hands to add the Kingdom to the global network of Google Cloud Platform. Under the deal, the technology giant would start selling its cloud computing services to the Saudi market through state-owned oil behemoth Ar...
Apple on the road? Tech giant eyes car production by 2024
December 23, 2020 01:43 PM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevicby anonymous Apple employees, as Apple refused to comment on future arrangements. Tech behemoth Apple Inc. is now planning to sink its teeth into car production. The firm aims to dabble in self-driving car technology and develop a passenger veh....
Is Coronavirus Mutation Slower than Seasonal Influenza?
December 22, 2020 05:06 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyUK officials have observed a new mutation of the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly and highlight that it is highly transmissible. Several countries across the globe are imposing lockdown and travel restriction to avoid the spread of the new, co.....
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Australian watchdog ACCC snubs Google’s undertaking over Fitbit deal
December 22, 2020 04:24 PM AEDT| By Hina ChowdharyTechnology giants’ tussle with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) continues as the regulator today announced that it had decided to reject Google’s undertaking proposal regarding Fitbit deal. The undertaking was is...
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Allergic Reactions to Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Under FDA Scanner
December 22, 2020 02:48 PM AEDT| By Hina ChowdharyThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has initiated an investigation into the allergic reactions caused by Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination. The probe comes after people in various US states reported allergic reactions to the vaccine. Im.....
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China Shudders as Aussie Coal Boycott Causes Power Shortage
December 22, 2020 02:19 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaPower outages, which were thought to be a thing of the past, have recently made a comeback, becoming the new normal in China. The residents of the Hunan and Zhejiang provinces have criticised the issue highly, with the Chinese social media platform.....
After UK, New COVID-19 Strain Found in Australia, the Netherlands, and Denmark
December 22, 2020 12:54 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyJust as the world celebrated the launch of new COVID-19 vaccines, a new virus mutation detected which is highly contagious. The new strain initially detected in parts of the UK, was also found in a few other nations. With the emergence of th.....
Aussie states warn Sydney residents as COVID-19 cases shoot up
December 22, 2020 12:15 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaAccording to the Australian Government’s Department of Health, a total of 28,198 COVID-19 cases have been registered in the country so far. The count includes 908 deaths, and about 135 estimated active cases as on 22 December 2020 11:55 AM AE.....
Amazon asks CDC for early COVID-19 vaccination of its essential workers
December 21, 2020 06:04 PM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevicroposal gets accepted, all workers should receive their jabs in Phase 2a. Amazon is trying to persuade the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to give all Amazon essential workers early access to the coronavirus vaccine. In a letter...
The Roku-WarnerMedia deal: What’s in store for Americans
December 21, 2020 04:18 PM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevicst subscriptions for HBO Max, which currently has around 12.7 million subscribers. The streaming service HBO Max is finally available on the Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) devices. The breakthrough joint-service started on 17 December. WarnerMedia, the co...
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US Congress Strikes USD 900 Billion Stimulus Deal for Coronavirus
December 21, 2020 04:09 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe relentless coronavirus pandemic has forced the US Congress to provide further stimulus to the ailing economy. After marathon negotiations, the stimulus deal finally saw the light of day on Sunday, 20 December 2020, when the US lawmakers agreed .....
Australia, New Zealand Travel Bubble Arrangement Comes Under Doubt
December 21, 2020 03:44 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyThe recent travel bubble arrangement between Australia and New Zealand might not materialise due to recently found coronavirus clusters in Sydney. In view of recent surge in the coronavirus cases in Sydney’s northern beaches and a new strain.....
What’s Facebook & Apple’s latest feud all about?
December 21, 2020 01:18 PM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevicll hurt small and middle-sized businesses that largely depend on personalised ads. Public disputes between tech giants Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Facebook (NYSE:FB) are no secret, but tensions in recent days have escalated over new privacy policies...
Alarm Bells in the UK Over new COVID-19 Virus Mutation
December 21, 2020 12:48 PM AEDT| By Hina ChowdharyViruses show mutation regularly, and researchers have found multiple mutations among different samples of the novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19. Some of the mutants do not have any effect on the spreads of virus or severity of sympt.....
Cyberpunk 2077 removed from Sony’s PlayStation Store, online buyers offered refunds
December 20, 2020 12:29 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneySony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has removed the much-anticipated Cyberpunk 2077 game from the PlayStation Store. The company is now offering refunds to the customers who had purchased the game through its online stores. It happened just a week.....
Microsoft’s plan of in-house chip deals a heavy blow on Intel’s stock
December 20, 2020 12:26 AM AEDT| By Hina ChowdharyThe shares of Intel dropped significantly over 6% by the market close on 18 December 2020. The technology industry and stock market participants have been recently showing concerns over Intel’s future revenue prospects as Microsoft plans...
FDA greenlights Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
December 19, 2020 04:22 PM AEDT| By Hina ChowdharyFor a world striving to emerge out of COVID-19 gloom, the light at the end of the tunnel just got brighter. Adding to the hope for the future, another vaccine to prevent the coronavirus has got the green light to hit the sales counters. Just a wee.....
Tesla Share Price at Record high, EV Leader Enters S&P 500 with a bang
December 19, 2020 03:11 PM AEDT| By Hina ChowdharyTesla is breaking all records with the stock contouring another record high of USD 695.00 a share yesterday. The EV giant is now all set to see its inclusion in America’s benchmark S&P 500 stock index on Monday, i.e., 21 December 2020. I...
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