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January 17, 2022 Singapore among earliest countries to accept Omicron not threatening nationally: Professor Fisher
Singapore is one of the earliest countries to accept that Omicron is not threatening nationally because a large proportion of the population is vaccinated, said Professor Dale Fisher, senior consultant at the National University Hospital’s Division of Infectious Diseases. “Singapore is realising the strategy of Covid resilience, such that as new variants arise, they can […]
ELECTRONICS September 12, 2017 Samsung Electronics Galaxy Note 8 pre-orders highest among Note series: executive
SEOUL: Pre-orders for Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s latest premium smartphone Galaxy Note 8are the highest among the Note series, the tech giant’s mobile chief said on Tuesday. Samsung is betting on the Note 8 to keep its market dominance as it competes with rival Apple Inc’s latest iPhones due to be unveiled later on Tuesday. The Galaxy Note 8 goes […]
ALL DEALS October 16, 2016 India Among Top Five Countries Using Workplace by Facebook
Buoyed by the positive response from over 1,000 companies that are currently using Workplace(formerly known as Facebook at Work), the company has announced to make the app available to all. This means you can chat with a colleague across the world in real time, host a virtual brainstorm in a Group or follow along with […]
ALL DEALS September 3, 2016 TPG Said to Be Among Possible Bidders for Intel Security Unit McAfee
TPG Said to Be Among Possible Bidders for Intel Security Unit McAfee HIGHLIGHTS Deal could value McAfee at as much as $3 billion Intel is also talking to other potential bidders Intel’s strategy to focus on its more profitable data-center business TPG is among potential bidders for Intel Corp.’s computer-security unit McAfee, people with knowledge […]
ELECTRONICS April 10, 2016 Tablets Are Finding New Life Among Professionals
Tablets may never again be the consumer sensation they once were, but they are finding new life among professionals. Apple took aim at that market in announcing a second iPad Pro model this week. Samsung started selling the Windows-based Galaxy TabPro S last week, while Microsoft doubled down on its Surface tablet business last fall […]
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March 16, 2016 Uber’s Travis Kalanick among big names to attend Modi’s Start-up India event
A file photo of Uber’s founder Travis Kalanick. Photo: Bloomberg New Delhi: Investment firm SoftBank’s founder Masayoshi Son, taxi-hailing service Uber’s founder Travis Kalanick and collaborative workspace provider WeWork’s founder Adam Neumann will attend the government’s Start-up India event next week, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil an action plan to assist early-stage companies. […]
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March 16, 2016 Consolidation among consumer Internet firms remains brisk
One of the largest deals to be announced so far this year was online classifieds firm Quikr’s acquisition of real estate listings website CommonFloor. Consolidation in the consumer Internet segment, which picked up in 2015, has continued at a brisk pace in the early months of 2016. Since January, 13 consumer Internet firms have already […]
