In a statement the US Commerce Department said, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and White House economic adviser Brian Deese are scheduled to host a semiconductor supply chain meeting at the White House on September 23. Officials in the meeting… Read More ›
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Chat app Discord raises $500M in new funding round
In a statement Discord said, it has raised $500 million in a funding round led by investment firm Dragoneer Investment Group. Previously Bloomberg News had reported the value of the deal at around $15 billion. Discord declined comment on the… Read More ›
Federal Housing Finance Agency tweaks capital and leverage requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
In a statement, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, a regulator which oversees housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has proposed changes to recently imposed capital and leverage requirements on the pair, which aims to encourage the pair to shift… Read More ›
Snap Inc hires Jacqueline Beauchere, its first global head of platform safety
On Wednesday, in a statement Snap Inc, Snapchat’s owner said, it has hired a longtime online safety advocate as its first global head of platform safety; the development comes at a time when the company continues to ramp up efforts… Read More ›
Microsoft to buyback shares up to $60 billion, appoints Brad Smith as President and Vice Chairman
In a statement Microsoft Corp said, it has decided to buyback its shares worth up to $60 billion and raise its quarterly dividend by 11%. It has also appointed Brad Smith as its President and as its vice chairman. It also… Read More ›
Biden taps privacy advocate Alvaro Bedoya for FTC
In a statement the White House said, President Joe Biden will nominate Georgetown University law professor, a privacy advocate, to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. “It is the honor of my life to be nominated to serve on the FTC…. Read More ›
Pentagon award Lockheed Martin $6.6 billion for support operation and sustainment of F-35 fleet
In a statement the F-35 Joint Program Office stated, the Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp annualized contracts worth up to $6.6 billion to support operations and sustainment of the global F-35 fleet. The sustainment contract, for fiscal year 2021, with… Read More ›
Bank of China must stop funding coal power plants abroad: Alliance of 35 NGOs
On Tuesday, an alliance of 35 non-governmental organizations told Bank of China, a major global investor in coal- power plants, that it must end the financing of projects which fuel global warming and instead support clean and renewable energy. In… Read More ›
China’s first narrowbody jet C919 enters final assembly phase
In a statement, China aviation regulator said, its first narrowbody jet, the C919 will be delivered to its launch customer, China Eastern Airlines and that it is about to enter final assembly. Deliveries will commence before the end of the year…. Read More ›
UK should flip business tax on its head: Confederation of British Industry
In a statement the Confederation of British Industry has urged British finance minister Rishi Sunak to not raise taxes and instead offer assistance to meet challenges stemming from COVID-19, climate change and Brexit. Sunak is scheduled to make major budget… Read More ›