British budget to tackle virus fallout, aid recovery

London: British finance minister Rishi Sunak unveils his annual budget Wednesday promising measures to safeguard businesses and jobs, while tackling virus-fuelled debt as England prepares to exit its third lockdown. Ahead of the budget statement in parliament, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government said it would extend its furlough scheme paying the bulk of wages for […]

Etisalat and du to use AECB’s credit reports and credit scores

Dubai: Al Etihad Credit Bureau (AECB’s) Credit Reports and Scores to be used by the two largest telecom operators in the UAE, Emirates Telecommunications Group Company – Etisalat and Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company – du. The operators will put more reliance on AECB’s reports and scores while onboarding postpaid customers and devices’ purchasers in order […]

Volvo to go electric-only and shift sales online from 2030

Volvo Cars set an ambitious goal to only sell battery cars by 2030, accelerating its plans after sales of electric vehicles surged. The Chinese-owned Swedish brand is rolling out a new lineup of electric cars and unveiled its second battery-only model, the C40 Recharge, on Tuesday. Going one step further than recent rivals’ decisions on […]

Teenage Elon Musk had highest test scores examiners had ever seen

Maye Musk, the mother of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, shared her son’s computer aptitude test from when the billionaire was a teen. “If I remember correctly, they had to retest you because they had never seen such a high score. No wonder you are such a brilliant engineer,” Maye tweeted, with the hashtag #ProudMom. “I […]