Articles by R. Ghosh

IMF announces $50 billion program to combat coronavirus

The money which is ready to be disbursed immediately is mainly for low-income countries and will mostly be interest-free

Mar 5, 2020

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Facebook comes forward to fight coronavirus; to allow free ads to WHO

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that it will block all users trying to run false ads and spread misinformation on coronavirus

Mar 5, 2020

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Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $1.7 million in damages for faulty pelvic mesh implants

The company had faced similar lawsuits in other countries and had agreed to pay $17 million to settle claims by patients in 41 states in the US

Mar 4, 2020

Apple agrees to pay up to $500 million to settle lawsuit over slow iPhone performance

Apple was accused of slowing down the battery performance of its older handsets in order to introduce new iPhone models

Mar 3, 2020

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Samsung begins constructing $220 million R&D center in Vietnam: report

The construction process of the new research and development center is reportedly going to be completed by end 2022 and will employ 2,200 to 3,000 heads

Mar 3, 2020

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Toyota plans to pump in $1.2 in new plant in China; to make electric vehicles

Toyota's new plant, reportedly, in Tianjin will be in collaboration with its local partner FAW Group

Mar 1, 2020

Harley-Davidson CEO steps down as company's struggle to ramp up sales continues

Harley has announced Jochen Zeitz, famous for turning an ailing Puma in the 1990s into one of the top sports brands in the world, as its interim CEO

Mar 1, 2020

Tokyo Disneyland, Disney Sea, Universal Studios Japan closed down till March 15 on coronavirus fears

Disney's theme parks remain closed in Shanghai and Hong Kong, which the company said could significantly impact its second-quarter results

Feb 29, 2020

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Geneva Motor Show cancelled as coronavirus concerns mount in Europe

The Swiss government on Friday put a ban on all big events that attract more than 1,000 visitors and delegates through at least March 15

Feb 29, 2020

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Huawei to build first European 5G factory in France, says chairman

Huawei's decision is in a bid to ease worldwide concerns following allegations by the US that its equipment could be used by China for spying

Feb 28, 2020

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Panasonic calls it quits, to end joint solar cell production with Tesla at Gigafactory 2

Panasonic is Tesla's exclusive battery supplier and the move could make things difficult for Tesla

Feb 27, 2020

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End of an era: Bob Iger steps down as Walt Disney's CEO

Bob Iger is being replaced by Bob Chapek, who recently served as the head of Disney's parks business

Feb 27, 2020

Goodbye China, says Tesco as company sells off stake in Gain Land

The British retailer sold off its 20% stake in Gain Land to China Resources Holdings with which it had started a joint venture in 2014

Feb 26, 2020

Amazon Go Grocery to make debut; tech giant's first full-size cashierless store

The cashierless store in Seattle's Capitol Hill was in the making for five years and is spread over approximately 10,400 square feet

Feb 26, 2020

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PepsiCo to buy online Chinese snack retailer Be & Cheery for $705 million

Be & Cheery, which was founded in 2003 is China largest online snack company and sells from nuts to dry fruits

Feb 25, 2020

Mastercard to hire 1,500 tech staff in Dublin; to make Ireland its technology hub for Europe

Mastercard started with 36 employees in Dublin in 2008 and now has 650 employees, which will treble over the next three to five years

Feb 25, 2020

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Lyft acquires digital car-top advertising startup Halo Cabs

Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft are investing in a number of side businesses in pursuit of generating profit

Feb 23, 2020

German court allows Tesla to cut trees to construct Gigafactory 4

The electric carmaker aims to start manufacturing process in its German facility by 2021, producing 150,000 cars annually

Feb 22, 2020

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Chinese carmaker Geely launches online sales as coronavirus keeps buyers at residence

The company is also arranging for test rides for customers from their home in coordination of local dealers

Feb 22, 2020

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Microsoft to invest $1.1 billion in Mexico over the next five years, open data center region

The announcement was made via a promotional video released by the Mexican government

Feb 21, 2020

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