Apple ramping up efforts to build Google search alternative: Report

San Francisco: Apple is reportedly ramping up its efforts to develop an alternative to Google search as the search engine giant has come under antitrust scrutiny in the US. When iPhone users type in what they are looking for from the home screen on iOS 14, Apple has begun to display its own website search […]

3 people are hired on LinkedIn every minute: Satya Nadella

New Delhi: The global professional networking platform LinkedIn, which has more than 722 million users, ensures that three people are hired every minute and new features make it easier for nearly 40 million job seekers to indicate they’re looking for their next opportunity, according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. More professionals are turning to LinkedIn […]

Vaccine updates: Japan’s cabinet approves plan for free COVID-19 shots

TOKYO: Japan’s cabinet approved a plan on Tuesday to use public funds to provide novel coronavirus vaccines to the public for free. The plan also calls for the government to bear the cost of any health damage caused by a vaccine, according to a document posted on the health ministry’s website. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga […]

Swiss watch exports to UAE slide, China leads recovery

Swiss watch exports to the UAE were down 27.2 percent after the first three quarters of 2020 when compared to the same period last year. Cumulative results for the Swiss watch industry after the first nine months of 2020 saw a decline of 28.3 percent, with the total value of exports equivalent to 11.4 billion […]