Toshiba was among the biggest fallers on the Tokyo stock exchange on Monday. Investors processed a message from the Japanese business newspaper Nikkei that the takeover bid for the electronics company by the group led by Japan Industrial Partners may be lower than the expected 2.2 trillion yen. The share […]
Google must remove data from search results if users can prove that information contains apparent inaccuracies. The Court of Justice of the European Union has determined this. The case before the highest European court concerned two directors of a group of investment companies who had requested Google to remove search […]
German factory orders rose again in October after a drop in orders in the previous two months. The increase, which was larger than expected, boosts manufacturers in Europe’s largest economy. They are struggling with high inflation and sharply increased energy costs due to the Russian war in Ukraine. New orders, […]
Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, former president of Comoros, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for “high treason” by the state security court of the archipelago. The court announced this after a hearing. It is not possible to appeal against the decision. Sambi himself was only briefly present in court at the […]
The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs wants to introduce strict rules for companies that do intensive business with China. This is stated in a confidential document that the Reuters news agency has seen. With the proposed measures, Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to reduce dependence on China further. The draft document […]
In the US state of Wisconsin, a man has been sentenced to life in prison for driving into a Christmas parade almost a year ago. Six people were killed, and more than 60 were injured. Many of the victims were children who took part in the procession. The man drove […]
The European gas price rose sharply on Monday due to forecasts that colder weather will arrive in parts of Europe. As a result, the heating will probably be turned up again, which would boost the gas demand. On the other hand, mild autumn weather has recently caused the price to […]
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram, among others, announced on Wednesday that it would lay off 13 percent of its staff. That equates to about 11,000 employees. In a post on the website, Zuckerberg talks about “some of the toughest changes in Meta’s history.”
The global shortage of semiconductors will limit car production in Germany “at least until 2024”. This is apparent from an analysis by the consultancy Alix Partners. The analysis shows that it takes six months to order and deliver chips. That is still twice as long as normal. Meanwhile, demand for […]
The standalone application for iOS and Android lets you virtually visit places and add your own images, but it wasn’t viral. Google is discontinuing Street View, or its standalone app, on mobile devices. That lesser-known app has the same functionalities as Google Maps with Street View but without the map […]
