Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques resigns over indigenous site destruction
Rio Tinto chief executive officer (CEO) Jean-Sébastien Jacques has stepped down over criticism from the company's destruction of a 46,000-year-old indigenous site in Australia.
Jacques...
Google fires 'Thanksgiving Four' employees, activists cry foul
Google has fired four employees, who have been called the "Thanksgiving Four", in what activists within the company call an attempt to "crush" workers'...
Boeing discovers another potential design flaw with the 737 Max aircraft
Following a December safety audit ordered by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Boeing discovered another potential flaw in the design of its 737...
Consumers prefer to buy goods through social media, survey shows
Most consumers prefer to buy goods through social media, according to the 2020 social commerce report released by social commerce platform Poshmark.
Findings revealed that 58%...
Boeing to halt production of 737 Max aircraft in January
Boeing has announced its plans to suspend the production its 737 Max aircraft starting in January as it waits approval for the plane to...
Southeast Asia sees rise in digital services as people stay home
Southeast Asia saw a rise in digital services as the coronavirus pandemic forces people to stay home, according to a new report.
Southeast Asia digital...
Samsung records sales increase amid ban on rival Huawei
Tech giant Samsung Electronics reported a surge in revenues and sales in the third quarter as the US ban on rival Huawei takes toll...
Coronavirus Updates: Qantas cuts costs, reduces flights, executive pay
Qantas has announced that it will be reducing flights as well as executive pay as part of its cost-cutting measures amidst the coronavirus outbreak.
Australian...
Retail sales in the U.S. dropped 1.1% in November
Retail sales in the U.S. dropped 1.1% in November, suggesting a slowdown in the U.S. economy’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Analysts believe that the...
Alibaba to purchase a controlling stake in hypermarket network Sun Art
Alibaba announced its decision to purchase a controlling share in the country’s largest hypermarket network, Sun Art.
According to Nikkei Asia Review, the Alibaba Group...