- Sinclair Broadcast Group has not been able to resolve a dispute with satellite TV provider Dish. As a result, DISH Network could drop more than 100 channels of the media company. Baltimore-based Sinclair said that the agreement between the companies is expiring on August 16. It is very unlikely that they would agree to any […]
- Billionaire Bill Gates has transferred around USD 2.4 Billion worth of stocks to his ex-wife Melinda French Gates. This was part of the process of dividing assets as their divorce has now been officially finalized. After this transfer of stock, Microsoft co-founder Gates has dropped to the fifth position in the real-time billionaire ranking list […]
- Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has no presence in the United States. Despite this, the smartphone maker has left behind Samsung and Apple to become the best smartphone selling brand globally. It had recently dethroned Samsung in the European market. According to Counterpoint, Xiaomi had 17.1 percent of the total market share globally in June. Its […]
- Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s digital payments company Square is buying Australian fintech company Afterpay. Square is looking to expand its footprint further into the booming installment loan market and the company feels that the acquisition will give it a much-needed push. Square has agreed to acquire a ‘buy now, pay later’ company for USD 29 […]
- At a time when the hotel industry is trying to recuperate from the losses because of Coronavirus-induced lockdowns, Indian hotel start-up Oyo is all set to make a strong comeback. This is because Microsoft is reportedly in advanced level talks to invest in the hotel start-up valuing it at around USD 9 billion. According to […]
- Google has been asking employees to return to offices after the number of Covid-19 cases started plummeting. But chief executive officer of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, Sundar Pichai has now decided to delay it amid rise in cases of Delta variant in the United States. In an email to employees, the CEO said […]