The US National Security Agency (NSA) is attempting to beef up its security by letting go of 90 per cent of its system administrators, automating their roles instead. The NSA has faced increased scrutiny after former contractor Edward ...
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Apple has won a court order against rival Samsung to prevent the South Korean company from importing devices into the US that infringe on two key Apple patents. The ruling was delivered during an ongoing legal battle between the two ...
Tags: Apple, Samsung, Patent Import
If US intelligence agencies ban the computers of a Chinese company from classified networks should companies also avoid the same products? What if the vendor is one of the world’s largest PC makers? Those questions are not academic. ...
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The UK’s Liberal Democrats Party, led by Nick Clegg, is proposing to ban petrol and diesel-powered passenger cars on English roads by 2040, allowing only electric and hybrid vehicles to be used. According to UK reports, the proposal ...
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The Pancake Parlour restaurants in Melbourne in partnership with Cardia Bioplastics will implement a ‘go green strategy’ to cut down the carbon footprint using Cardia’s environmentally friendly customer carrier bags. As ...
Samsung is reportedly nearing the acquisition of German OLED manufacturer Novaled for USD 200 million, according to reports by Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal. The reports cited insiders disclosing Samsung and Novaled will be sealing ...
The New Zealand government will conduct a top level inquiry into how Fonterra’s whey product, which was potentially contaminated with botulism causing bacteria, was distributed globally. Prime Minister John Key said that Fonterra's ...
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The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has issued a ban on import of poultry and poultry products from Hualien County, Taiwan over fears of an outbreak of low-pathogenic H5N2 and H5N3 avian ...
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Luxottica Group reported for a second straight quarter that strong performance in its wholesale division, which includes Southern California-based Oakley, helped propel improved sales for the Italian eyewear company. Overall net sales ...
Tags: eyewear, Light Industry
A US International Trade Commission ruling from June 2013 banning sales of older Apple iPad and iPhone models has been overturned by the Obama administration. The decision - which related to 3G wireless technology - has been vetoed ...
China, Vietnam and Russia have imposed an import ban on milk powder and whey protein from the New Zealand-based Fonterra after the dairy co-operative warned that a batch of whey powder produced in 2012 may be contaminated with bacteria that ...
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) recently announced the release of a policy on bans and fees for recyclable paper and plastic bags approved during its July Board Meeting. The policy is in response to increased efforts ...
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Two U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would permanently extend a current moratorium on Internet access taxes in the country. The Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act, introduced Thursday, would also extend the U.S. ban on other ...
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The prices at which cotton is sold in Ethiopian markets is comparatively lesser than the rates quoted in international markets. In March this year, cotton was sold at US$ 3.95 a kilo in international markets, whereas the local growers ...
Tags: Cotton Production, Lower Prices
According to reports from foreign media, the transaction amount is expected to exceed $ 200 million. News media quoted insiders, Samsung and Novaled will reach an agreement within this week, Gerd Guenther, Chief Marketing Officer of ...
Tags: Samsung