Facebook to launch first retail showroom for its VR headsets
Apr 26, 2022 09:22 am UTC| Business Economy
Facebook, which is now called the Meta, revealed it is launching its first retail outlet to sell its Oculus virtual reality headsets. In its announcement on Monday, the company said that the showroom would also feature its...
South Korean lobby groups call for Samsung chief Lee Jae Yong’s pardon
Apr 26, 2022 09:11 am UTC| Business Economy
Samsungs heir and vice chairman, Lee Jae Yong, may have already been released from prison last year, but his freedom was only due to parole which still has restrictions. He was granted parole as his prolonged absence had...
Samsung rides on Pokemon craze, launches Galaxy Z Flip 3 special Pokemon edition in South Korea
Apr 26, 2022 08:23 am UTC| Business Economy
Pokemon is currently the rage in South Korea and Samsung is taking advantage of this by riding in on its huge popularity. The mobile phone maker is releasing a special Pokemon edition of its Galaxy Z Flip 3 and this will...
Cryptocurrency: Kraken to launch crypto exchange in UAE after securing license to operate
Apr 26, 2022 07:42 am UTC| Business Economy Investing Digital Currency
Kraken, a United States-based cryptocurrency exchange and bank, is set to launch its crypto exchange operations in the Middle East. To carry out its business, the company will be opening its regional headquarters in Abu...
SK ecoplant constructing the biggest commercial data center in South Korea
Apr 26, 2022 07:29 am UTC| Business Economy
SK ecoplant has teamed up with Singapores Digital Edge, a newly formed data center company focused on high-growth markets across the Asia Pacific, to build the largest commercial data center in South Korea. SK ecoplants...
Elon Musk acquires Twitter for $44B
Apr 26, 2022 05:46 am UTC| Business Economy
Elon Musk will be taking over Twitter soon as he has officially reached a deal for the sale. The Tesla and SpaceX chief made the social media platform warm up to him by offering $44 billion and securing financing for...
Indonesia to stop exporting palm oil
Apr 25, 2022 23:53 pm UTC| Business Economy Life
Indonesia will ban palm oil exports which will significantly disrupt global supplies of the commodity. The move has triggered further uncertainty in the global edible oils market, which has already been rocked by...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects