It is not just those who work in the tech industry, but equally unhappy customers who are suffering with this latest shortage of semiconductor computer chips. Unfortunately for those who have had to wait longer or pay more as a result, this world wide shortage looks unlikely to end soon. Experts have now predicted the… Continue reading Global shortage of semiconductors predicted to last until 2023
China fines tech giant Alibaba for monopolising
In a monumental case this month, the Chinese multinational tech giant Alibaba has been fined a historic $2.8 million United States Dollars (roughly 18.2 billion Chinese Yuan) by the Chinese government. The tech giant has been penalized by the Chinese government for monopolizing and abusing its market dominance. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is part of… Continue reading China fines tech giant Alibaba for monopolising
Australia’s vaccine roll out in decline
Australia is seeing worrying figures in the decline in individuals taking the government up on their offer of a coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine. The deadly coronavirus, which first began to spread around the world in December 2019, hence the name, has reached an all time critical level around the world causing a full blown global crisis.… Continue reading Australia’s vaccine roll out in decline
Deceased Samsung Electronics chairman to pay over $10 billion in tax
Lee Kun-hee was born quietly on the 9th January, 1942, in Uiryeong-gun, South Korea. No one could have known then the impact this man would make on the future of the world, transforming our lives through our interaction with technology. The world has seen exponential growth in how we use technology, and it has seeped… Continue reading Deceased Samsung Electronics chairman to pay over $10 billion in tax
USA approves AstraZeneca vaccine
There has been a growing protest from certain groups against vaccination from the coronavirus that stems from a general anti-vax protest movement that has been manifesting over the past few years in particular. Whilst success such as the global eradication of Polio and the vast reduction in other childhood diseases such as Measles, Mumps and… Continue reading USA approves AstraZeneca vaccine
Samsung warns of global computer chip shortage
Changing consumer habits due to the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 global pandemic have seen consumer habits around the world altered. Not only causing tragic social consequences, where reports have been of people dying en masse and being separated from loved ones, but terrible economic ones also. Nation’s economies around the globe have taken a stunning hit… Continue reading Samsung warns of global computer chip shortage
ByteDance New York Stock Exchange listing revealed as false
News that the Chinese multinational internet technology company ByteDance was to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) caused a media frenzy last week. These claims have now however been debunked by a reputable source who told Reuters media company after a request for comment. As a result ByteDance is making global news… Continue reading ByteDance New York Stock Exchange listing revealed as false
1 in 5 Australians say they are unlikely to get COVID-19 vaccination
The COVID-19 global pandemic continues to make global news headlines as the rollout of vaccinations against the coronavirus attempts to go worldwide. As cases continue to rise and fall around the world as mutant strains of the virus manifest and spread, it is becoming clearer and clearer that there needs to be a unified worldwide… Continue reading 1 in 5 Australians say they are unlikely to get COVID-19 vaccination
Worldwide internet connectivity plans scrapped by Google
Plans to distribute a worldwide network of balloons to bring access to all areas of the world have been scrapped by Google this week. The project, named Loon, was first initiated in 2011 with a goal to ‘connect people everywhere’. Loon positioned itself as a beacon of hope for the most remote regions in the… Continue reading Worldwide internet connectivity plans scrapped by Google
World record number of satellites launched by SpaceX
SpaceX, the independent American space company, set a new world record this week with the number of satellites launched into space on a single rocket. The SpaceX Falcon rocket was the spaceship used for the launch that took place from Florida in the USA. The Falcon rocket carried 143 satellites, or payloads as they are… Continue reading World record number of satellites launched by SpaceX