October2018

TomTom, the Dutch navigation company, said third-quarter earnings beat expectations, helped by sales of higher-margin digital mapping products. The company, which now faces Google as a competitor, said third-quarter core earnings were 62.4 million euros ($72.2...

Volkswagen will overhaul its dealership and sales organization by April 2020 to enable online sales and over-the-air software updates for its new electric cars, the German automaker said on Tuesday. “Online business will make a key...

Lithium Werks BV, a startup founded by Dutch entrepreneur Kees Koolen, said on Tuesday it had signed a 1.6 billion euro ($1.85 billion) deal to build a new storage battery plant in China. Koolen told reporters...

Audi has been fined €800m (£700m) to settle an investigation by German prosecutors into violations of diesel emissions rules. The premium car brand, part of Volkswagen, said it “accepts the fine and… admits its responsibility”. In...

Within one month of kicking off the Child Online Safety Program ‘Be Smart Use Heart’ by Grameenphone, Telenor Group, and UNICEF, the initiative has already reached more than 200,000 children. The initial target for the outreach program...

Singer Furniture Fair is going to get commenced from October 16, 2018, in Bondhon Community Center at Jora-Bridge of Dinajpur in Bangladesh. During the fair, an attractive discount is offered on furniture along with warranty and easy...

Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft, has died aged 65 from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He had revealed the disease’s return only two weeks ago, after previously being treated for it in 2009. He had said he...

Sprint king Usain Bolt could be making his way to Europe after being offered a two-year professional football contract in Malta, reports said Tuesday, following his goal-scoring exploits in Australia. Bolt, 32, has been on trial...

Saudi Arabia is considering an admission that journalist Jamal Khashoggi died during an interrogation that went wrong, US media reported on Monday. Khashoggi, a Saudi national and US resident who became increasingly critical of powerful Crown...

Dashing former Sri Lankan batsman and ex-chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya has been charged for not cooperating with a match-fixing probe and concealing information, the International Cricket Council said Monday. “The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged...