August2021
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US job openings hit a fresh record in June
Aug 10, 2021US job openings hit a fresh record in June amid reports the country continues to face a labour shortage. Job vacancies jumped by 590,000 to 10.1 million on the last day of the month, according to... -
JetBlue to begin flights between NY and UK despite pandemic
Aug 10, 2021JetBlue has said the Covid pandemic will not stop the airline from launching its long-awaited New York to London service on Wednesday. Chief executive Robin Hayes told the BBC there was “strong demand” for the route... -
TikTok was the world’s most downloaded app in 2020
Aug 10, 2021TikTok was the world’s most downloaded app in 2020 as it took the top spot from Facebook Messenger, according to digital analytics company App Annie. The Chinese video-sharing platform is the only app not owned by... -
India logged lowest daily COVID-19 infection in 147 days
Aug 10, 2021India logged 28,204 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 147 days, taking the total tally of cases to 3,19,98,158, while the active cases fell to 3,88,508, the lowest in 139 days, according to the Union Health... -
NASA’s Mars rover failed in its initial attempt to collect rock samples
Aug 10, 2021NASA’s Perseverance drilled into the surface of Mars but failed in its initial attempt to collect rock samples that would be picked up by future missions for analysis by scientists on Earth. The US space agency... -
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday
Aug 10, 2021Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday, helped by a cheaper yen against the dollar and gains in other Asian markets. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.33 percent or 91.39 points at 27,911.43 in early... -
Huawei to ramp up initiatives to build robust startup ecosystems in Asia Pacific
Aug 10, 2021Huawei Cloud has recently announced its plans, including cloud collaboration and innovation program to supercharge startup growth at the Asia-Pacific Spark Founders Summit held simultaneously in Singapore and Hong Kong SAR. Huawei will take four initiatives... -
Huawei to invest US$100 million in Asia Pacific startup ecosystem over 3 years
Aug 10, 2021Huawei announced its plan to invest US$100 million in startup support recently at its inaugural Spark Founders Summit, which took place simultaneously in Singapore and Hong Kong. Huawei said the investment would go towards its Spark... -
Evolution of television technology to set the bar higher
Aug 10, 2021This history dates back to 1862, decades before the first television was successfully demonstrated in San Francisco on September 07, 1927, when Abbe Giovanna Caselli invents his Pan telegraph, the first machine in the human story... -
OPPO slashes price of its smartphone
Aug 10, 2021OPPO has come up with an attractive offer for the tech-savvy people so that they can now buy the super stylish smartphone – OPPO F19 Pro – at a reduced price. OPPO has recently offered discount...
