Twitter Inc has picked up a minority stake in Aleph Group Inc, the digital advertising firm said on Tuesday as it seeks to go public in the United States. Aleph did not reveal any financial terms of the investment but said Twitter’s stake buy would help the company expand its […]
Year: 2022
TOKYO: Japanese supermarket chain Ito-Yokado will undertake a government-backed trial to offer variable discounts on more than a dozen products including bread and desserts as their expiry dates approach in an effort to cut waste. Some analysts warn that such a dynamic pricing approach in which the same goods are […]
SYDNEY: Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Belinda Bencic said today she felt “a little bit wobbly” in her first match after Covid, warming up for the Australian Open with a low-key win. The 24-year-old Swiss cruised into the second round of the Sydney Tennis Classic with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over […]
MANCHESTER: Ralf Rangnick says he is unsure why Marcus Rashford is struggling to make an impact after the Manchester United forward toiled in their 1-0 FA Cup win against Aston Villa. The England forward, who has scored just three goals this season, failed to make an impact in yesterday’s third-round […]
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev blamed the unrest on foreign-backed ‘terrorists’. The president of Kazakhstan has announced that a Russia-led security alliance will start pulling out its troops from the country in two days after completing its mission. The mostly Russian troops were deployed to Kazakhstan last week by the Collective Security […]
MADRID: Spain’s PharmaMar said on Tuesday (Jan 11) trials made in vitro and on animals showed its Plitidepsin drug had positive antiviral effects on the variants of COVID-19, including Omicron. The results of Phase I trials have shown the drug, also known as Aplidin, had a powerful antiviral activity against […]
The KCC said Apple plans to allow alternative payment systems for a lower service fee versus the current 30% commissions. South Korea’s telecommunications regulator said on Tuesday that Apple had submitted plans to allow third-party payment systems on its app store, to comply with a law banning major app store […]
BELGRADE : World number one Novak Djokovic returned to training after being released from Australian immigration detention on Monday, posting a picture with his team from Melbourne Park and thanking the judge for overturning his visa cancellation. “I’m pleased and grateful that the judge overturned my visa cancellation. Despite all […]
RR.AI, a unit of self-driving technology startup Robotic Research, and U.S. bus maker GILLIG said on Monday they will jointly develop driver assistance systems and self-driving technology for commuter buses in the United States. Making taxis autonomous has proved more difficult and expensive to develop than expected, but investors have […]
Moderna Inc said on Monday it expected to record sales of about US$18.5 billion in 2022 from contracts for its COVID-19 vaccine, and about US$3.5 billion from potential additional purchases including booster candidates updated for variants. The company in November said its sales could be in the range of US$17 […]