7 years ago090Telecom network equipment maker Nokia has completed lay-off talks in its home country Finland and will as a result cut 170 jobs, the company said on Friday.
Announcing the talks in May, the company said it was preparing to cut up to 200 jobs from network operations and support functions.
Nokia, which currently has 6,100 employees...
7 years ago064Companies to Exhibit Together and Announce Additional News at Money20/20 Europe
PayU, the global online payment service provider, today announced a partnership with payment technology provider Zooz. Through the agreement, PayU will provide Zooz's unique technology to its customers, helping to solve the cross-border commerce...
7 years ago054The political landscape shifts so quickly that it’s easy to forget the EU referendum was less than a year ago.
The earthquake and shockwaves that hit industries as a result of Leave’s win weren’t as bad as initially predicted by ‘Project Doom’, but difficulties are now creeping into day to day HR operations.
72% of HR...
7 years ago043The price of Bitcoin, a digital currency once located at the fringe of finance, has been rising to new records in recent months as digital assets move into the mainstream.
On Tuesday, it shot past $2,200 (£1,700), more than doubling from just two months ago. And a newer currency, Ethereum, has climbed even faster.
Industry members...
7 years ago077Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday said the infotainment system of its revamped Camry sedan to be sold in the United States will run on a Linux-based, open-source technology platform as it tries to keep up with tech firms in developing software for cars.
With the Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) system in a mainstay model, Toyota aims to have...
7 years ago052BHP (BHP.AX) (BLT.L) has hired Barclays (BARC.L) to divest its U.S. Fayetteville shale gas assets as the miner seeks to fend off an attack by activist funds, two sources close to the matter said on Tuesday.
BHP said last month the gas-rich Fayetteville field in Arkansas was under review and that it was "considering all options,...
7 years ago037Microsoft has agreed to acquire cyber security firm Hexadite for $100 million, Israeli financial news website Calcalist reported on Wednesday.
Hexadite, headquartered in Boston with its research and development center in Israel, provides technology to automate responses to cyber attacks that it says increases productivity and reduces...
7 years ago056Lanxess (LXSG.DE) disclosed on Monday that Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N), the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett, had acquired a 3 percent stake in the German chemicals maker.
Lanxess shares jumped 2.9 percent to 65.06 euros by 0936 GMT after the news, even though the stock was trading without the rights to a 0.70...
7 years ago042Heading into the New Year, global financial markets are experiencing yet another bout of volatility and turbulence. Many political, economic and environmental uncertainties and threats cloud the year ahead.
One thing is clear, however. From a strategic perspective, 2015 built a new set of policy foundations for the global economy,...
7 years ago047Baseball games will soon arrive on virtual-reality headsets.
Video in the new At Bat VR app won't be in VR. Rather, the app places you behind home plate and shows you graphical depictions of each pitch, including a colored streak (red for strikes and green for balls) tracing the ball's trajectory. The data come from sensors Major...
7 years ago044Sony's leader promised a comeback for the Japanese electronics and entertainment company having its best profitability in two decades.
"We are a company that moves people," said Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai, as he outlined the strategy for the company at its Tokyo headquarters Tuesday.
But he said he cannot give away details of...
7 years ago063The invention of a recent app, in which budding Pokémon trainers can search for and capture creatures in real time, has caused a furore in the workplace.
Whilst the Pokémon Go app has brought joy to millions of anime fans all over the world, it’s also been causing havoc for HR teams everywhere.
The urge to ‘catch them all’...