A Brazilian federal court has blocked meat processing giant JBS’s proposal to divest its beef operations in three South American markets. JBS’ $300m sale of the select South American beef processing operations to rival ...
Tags: meatpacker, Minerva
US corrugated packaging firm WestRock has agreed to acquire all the assets of New York-based Island Container and an affiliate named Combined Container Industries. Island Container and Combined Container are independent producers of ...
Spotify has confirmed it is testing the inclusion of sponsored tracks for users of its ad-supported Spotify Free tier. The company told TechCrunch it was running “a product test for labels to promote singles on the free tier.” ...
Tags: Spotify, Sponsored Songs
Tesco Mobile has announced that it will scrap EU roaming charges for mobile customers across the UK. Starting tomorrow, Tesco Mobile customers will no longer have to pay extra to use their pre-assigned minutes, texts and data abroad in 48 ...
Tags: Tesco Mobile, EU roaming
Reckitt Benckiser’s $16.6bn acquisition of US-based infant formula manufacturer Mead Johnson Nutrition is all set to be closed after securing the final regulatory approval. Subject to the meeting of customary closing conditions, the ...
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Brazil-based meat processing company JBS has agreed to sell its beef operations in three South American markets to companies controlled by Minerva for $300m. Under the deal, JBS’ beef businesses in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay ...
Tags: Beef Operations, Minerva
LG has finally launched its Android Pay rival after months of speculation, but the rollout is, shall we say, somewhat limited. Earlier this year Reuters reported the South Korean firm was gearing up to launch its LG Pay service in June. ...
Tags: LG Pay, Android Pay
Lenovo has unveiled an all-new family of IdeaPad laptops, probably in a bid to dominate the ever-approaching back-to-school season. In a blog post today, Lenovo detailed six new IdeaPad notebooks that are intended to fit “virtually ...
Samsung Pay, the South Korean firm's in-house Apple Pay and Android Pay rival, has finally landed in Blighty. Here's what you need to know about using Samsung Pay in the UK. You might have forgotten about Samsung Pay, particularly if you ...
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Earlier this week, the NHS suffered a widespread and crippling cyberattack that put important data at risk. We take a look at ‘WanaCrypt0r 2.0’, the ransomware software behind the attack. What is ransomware? The first thing ...
Tags: ransomware, WannaCry
We’ve been hearing for months that the iPhone 8 will be the most expensive mainstream smartphone ever, but our wallets aren’t quite ready for the latest estimates. Today a Goldman Sach’s analyst predicted the top-end, ...
Tags: iPhone 8, smartphone
Aardvark Swift's marketing executive, Joey Relton discusses the UK's worrying skills shortage and how coding toys might just help provide the answer to this problem Teaching children how to code through play isn’t a new or ...
Tags: Toy Industry, coding toys
The firm has announced a smart watch for kids complete with 3G and GPS functionality. Oaxis has announced the release of the first smart watch for kids, a device that is fully functional with 3G and GPS technology. Parents can keep tabs ...
Tags: smart watch, touch screen, GPS tracker
The US will start an investigation into whether thermoplastic components used in various German and Japanese vehicle models sold in the country violate its patent laws. The US International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute ...
Apple is mulling the idea of building its own money-transfer service, and is actively talking to industry leaders about the move, apparently. That’s according to reputable tech site Recode, which cites a number of sources familiar ...