Job losses among women could cost $1 trillion in global growth

New York: A potential $1 trillion could be lost from global growth as female workers fall out of the workforce during the coronavirus, according to analysis by Citigroup Inc. Of 44 million workers in vulnerable sectors, about 31 million female workers face potential job cuts compared to 13 million men, underscoring that women globally are […]

US puts the screws on Chinese companies listing on NYSE, Nasdaq

Washington: The US Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation that could lead to Chinese companies such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc. being barred from listing on US stock exchanges amid increasingly tense relations between the world’s two largest economies. The bill was approved by unanimous consent and would require companies to certify that they […]

Microsoft enables Visual Studio environment extension for Teams

San Francisco: Microsoft on Tuesday announced to allow software developers build apps for Teams in its Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code, ranked as the two most popular development environments. With the new Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code Teams extension, developers can use the power and familiarity of these tools to quickly build project […]

Sony, Microsoft strike deal on tiny AI chip with huge potential

Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. have partnered to embed artificial intelligence capabilities into the Japanese company’s latest imaging chip, a big boost for a camera product the electronics giant describes as a world-first for commercial customers. The new module’s big advantage is that it has its own processor and memory built in, which allows it […]