S. Korean watchdog proposes Facebook pay 300,000 won per victim over personal data breach
Oct 30, 2021 15:57 pm UTC| Law Economy Technology
The South Korean watchdog on personal information protection proposed that Facebook pay 300,000 won in compensation to each of 181 users over breach of their data. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC)...
Disney to drop environment-friendly Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars NFTs via Veve app
Oct 30, 2021 14:54 pm UTC| Digital Currency Nature Economy
The Walt Disney Company will launch environment-friendly non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles from Disney Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and more via the Veve app on November 12 to celebrate the first annual Disney+ Day....
France tests central bank digital currency targeting debt market
Oct 30, 2021 13:02 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy
Banque de France is about to complete a 10-month central bank digital currency (CBDC) testing experiment for its government bond deals with over 500 participating institutions. IBMs global director of financial markets,...
Seoul to replace gas-powered delivery motorcycles with electric models
Oct 30, 2021 07:34 am UTC| Nature Economy
Seoul will replace all 215,000 combustion engine delivery motorbikes and old diesel-fueled parcel trucks with electric models by 2025 in cooperation with the central government and related industries. There are 215,000...
NBA extends global partnership with Adidas
Oct 29, 2021 20:54 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has extended its 20-year global partnership with German sportswear brand Adidas. The extension allows Adidas to continue serving as the global marketing partner of the NBA,...
Apple and Amazon Q3 results warn of difficult holiday season
Oct 29, 2021 13:01 pm UTC| Economy Life
Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. have reported disappointing quarterly results that warn of a difficult holiday season as getting enough products to consumers is a daunting challenge for nearly everyone. Amazon is hobbled...
Toys ‘R’ Us announces grand comeback in the UK
Oct 29, 2021 10:14 am UTC| Business Economy
Toys R Us was one of the most affected major companies when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020. It has closed a lot of its outlets in the U.S. and U.K., but it was announced this week that the toy store is making a...
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