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 What is Amazon Games? Things to know about Amazon Glow, Echo Show 15, Astro

What is Amazon Games? Things to know about Amazon Glow, Echo Show 15, Astro

September 29, 2021 12:44 PM AEST| By Ashish

Highlights Amazon Games is a US video game company and a division of the online retailing company, Amazon. The company focuses on publishing video games developed within its development divisions. Amazon Games “develops games that harnes.....

 What is Rapid Antigen Testing? All you should know about it

What is Rapid Antigen Testing? All you should know about it

September 29, 2021 11:13 AM AEST| By Furquan Moharkan

A Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) is one of the quickest ways to test if you have COVID-19 infection or not. It is mostly used in situations when a patient needs it for quick clarity. The test is being widely used in the US, European countries, and India. N...

 Google dominated Australian online advertising: ACCC

Google dominated Australian online advertising: ACCC

September 28, 2021 08:23 PM AEST| By Sonal Goyal

Highlights Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) released a report on Tuesday which stated that Australia’s digital advertising market is dominated by Google. Advertisers, publishers and consumers are extremely affe.....

 Phone Scam explosion in Australia report a loss of A$211 million

Phone Scam explosion in Australia report a loss of A$211 million

September 28, 2021 08:17 PM AEST| By Sonal Goyal

Highlights  A phone-based scam in which the users receive suspicious voicemails, texts and phone calls to steal personal data has fuelled this year in Australia. ACCC reported loss of AU$211 million this year. For the same period, AU$11,0.....

 Aussie Scientists discover new way to save Great Barrier Reef

Aussie Scientists discover new way to save Great Barrier Reef

September 28, 2021 08:10 PM AEST| By Priyanka Payal

Highlights In a significant development, Australian scientists have found an innovative way to slow the speed at which rising earth temperatures and warm waters result coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef. To form clouds artificially, Aust.....

 Google’s dominance and irate watchdogs

Google’s dominance and irate watchdogs

September 28, 2021 07:33 PM AEST| By Rini Zachariah

As per the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's report in Digital Advertising Services, Google was involved in over 90% of ad impressions. The company's dominance was around US$3 billion. What are the concerns pointed out by ACCC? Acc.....

 COVID-19: Brisbane put under mandatory mask rule

COVID-19: Brisbane put under mandatory mask rule

September 28, 2021 05:32 PM AEST| By Samta

Highlights Queensland health minister announced mandatory rules across Moreton Bay areas and Brisbane. Local Government areas to restrict access to vulnerable facilities again. Health Minister of Queensland urged the Queenslanders to get imm.....

 China faces double whammy as power crisis adds to Evergrande woes

China faces double whammy as power crisis adds to Evergrande woes

September 28, 2021 04:56 PM AEST| By Furquan Moharkan

In a double whammy, the world’s second largest economy – China – has been grappling with a massive power crisis in its north-eastern region, besides battling the fallouts of an inevitable default by the embattled property develope.....

 Australia’s COVID-19 curve flattens; total cases cross 100,000 mark

Australia’s COVID-19 curve flattens; total cases cross 100,000 mark

September 28, 2021 04:50 PM AEST| By Furquan Moharkan

Highlights The total number of COVID-19 cases in Australia has crossed the 100,000 mark. The curve of fresh infections seems to be flattening across the country. Australia’s vaccination rate is picking up. Australia, which has been .....

 Which industries saw a boom amid pandemic?

Which industries saw a boom amid pandemic?

September 28, 2021 03:26 PM AEST| By Samta

The lockdown restrictions witnessed a major shift in the consumer spending habits, shifting towards online shopping channels as household consumers in Melbourne and Sydney have spent a lot on gambling, electronic gadgets, and home deliveries during.....

 How are Bitcoin, Ethereum’s prices moving amid the Chinese crackdown?

How are Bitcoin, Ethereum’s prices moving amid the Chinese crackdown?

September 28, 2021 03:05 PM AEST| By Jasmine Anand

Following the ban on all forms of crypto trading in China, which was announced on Friday, the cryptocurrency market witnessed a sharp dip on Friday, as well as on Saturday and then experienced a rise on Monday. Related Read: Binance, Houbi cease o.....

 Germany election results denote a shift in global voting pattern

Germany election results denote a shift in global voting pattern

September 28, 2021 12:32 PM AEST| By Furquan Moharkan

Ballot paper of the German Bundestagswahl 2009 (Bundestag elections). The centre-left party in Germany seems to be set to form the next government. The centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) were on track for 26% of the vote, ahead of 24.5% for Christi...

 Now, Facebook wades into Instagram Kids row, halts project: Know more

Now, Facebook wades into Instagram Kids row, halts project: Know more

September 28, 2021 05:29 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Highlights Facebook halts planned development of a new Instagram Kids feature for children below 13 years. The decision comes ahead of the US Senate’s discussion on the risks posed by social media platforms to children’s mental heal.....

 What caused Sri Lanka to announce a food emergency?

What caused Sri Lanka to announce a food emergency?

September 28, 2021 05:00 AM AEST| By Toshiva Jain

Highlights The Sri Lankan government recently announced a food emergency as it ran out of its foreign exchange reserves. The country has been grinding in the loop of inefficient governance, excessive imports, and consistent borrowings. Now, th.....

 Ethereum developer Griffith enters plea-bargain to evade long jail term

Ethereum developer Griffith enters plea-bargain to evade long jail term

September 28, 2021 04:45 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Highlights Griffith faces a 20-year prison term for violating the Emergency Economy Powers Act. His sentence could be reduced to a maximum of six-and-a-half years under the plea-bargain. Griffith’s sentencing is expected to take place in .....

 Why is Axion crypto grabbing limelight today?

Why is Axion crypto grabbing limelight today?

September 27, 2021 06:43 PM AEST| By Samta

Highlights AXN is trading 144.94% higher in the last 24 hours with a trading volume of US$1.48 million. Bitcoin fell by 0.345% on Saturday, following a 4.54% drop on Friday, ending the day at $42,714.0. Buyer can purchase AXN at a discounted r.....

 Should pharmaceutical companies waive IP rights on COVID vaccines

Should pharmaceutical companies waive IP rights on COVID vaccines

September 27, 2021 06:10 PM AEST| By Tripti Joshi

Highlights  Waiving intellectual property (IP) rights would allow additional manufacturers to bypass the IP barriers and manufacture the COVID-19 vaccine. The patent protection waiver can provide some immediate relief in terms of the produ.....

 Wise to invest in Aussie New Payments Platform

Wise to invest in Aussie New Payments Platform

September 27, 2021 05:10 PM AEST| By Samta

Highlights London-based global online money transfer company– Wise Plc. Joins Australia’s payments network. The company’s entrance in the Australian payments network market will provide faster payment services across the coun.....

 China pumping billions into system to soften Evergrande blow

China pumping billions into system to soften Evergrande blow

September 27, 2021 05:04 PM AEST| By Furquan Moharkan

The Chinese central bank – People’s Bank of China – has been pumping lot of cash into the system, as property developer China Evergrande’s default looms large on the world’s second largest economy. According to data c.....

 Wing suspending home delivery drones: What investors need to know

Wing suspending home delivery drones: What investors need to know

September 27, 2021 03:16 PM AEST| By Samta

Highlights Home delivery drones in Australia had to be suspended after being repeatedly attacked by birds. Drones are operated by Wing – a program run in collaboration with Google for delivering small products. Wing to assess the birds&.....

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