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Bytes of spring – technology firms join a rush to go public | IPOs
As markets on both sides of the Atlantic hit fresh highs, boosted by hopes of an economic rebound from the crisis inflicted by the pandemic, tech companies are choosing their moment and queuing up to make their stock market debuts. The first three months of the year are traditionally a quiet period for initial public …
China summons technology firms over voice software security | World
FILE – In this Aug. 7, 2020, file photo, a man rides past the Tencent headquarters in Beijing, China. Chinese authorities summoned 11 companies including Alibaba and Tencent for talks regarding the security of voice technology, as Beijing steps up scrutiny over the internet sector. …
Voya offers fee break for minority-owned firms
Voya Financial is giving minority-owned businesses a break on retirement plan fees given the heavier financial toll these businesses have endured from COVID-19. Through the end of June 2021, the record keeper is offering its Just Right Advantage, a program with a one-time fee credit to certified minority-owned enterprises that establish new retirement plans or …
Tech IPO Bonanza Yields Riches for Venture-Capital Firms
More than $157 billion has been raised as of Thursday, according to data provider Dealogic—over a third of that in the past 11 weeks—and the number of listings is the largest since the final hurrah of the dot-com boom in 2000. The soaring public offerings are showering returns on some of the biggest names in …
System Soft Technologies Makes Staffing Industry Analysts 2020 List of Largest U.S. Staffing Firms
TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — System Soft Technologies (SSTech), a leader in enterprise IT services, solutions and products, today announced the company was recently named to Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2020 List of Largest U.S. Staffing Firms. This marks the first time the IT solutions and staffing services provider has received this mark of distinction. …
Pandemic Places Increased Focus on Compensation and Technology for Advisors Considering Switching Firms
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fidelity Institutional today announced the results of its 2020 Advisor Movement Studyi, which found that the COVID-19 pandemic has increased how influential compensation and technology are in advisors’ decisions to move firms. Four in 10 advisors surveyed agree that industry-wide digital enhancements due to the pandemic have made it easier to move firms; however, …
Virtual events present technological needs of industries to knowledge-based firms
TEHRAN – Six virtual events have been held since the beginning of this year (March 21) to introduce the technological needs of the country’s major industries to knowledge-based companies. Since last year, 14 big tech events were held, through which 1,600 technological needs of various industries were presented with the presence of 1,150 knowledge-based companies, …
Venus: Will private firms win the race to the fiery planet?
Image copyright Rocket Lab Image caption A picture of Earth taken from a Rocket Lab Photon. The craft will go to Venus in 2023 With astronomers detecting a potential signature of life in the clouds of Venus, there’s obviously going to be a big push to get some new space missions to the planet. We …
Indian Institutes of Technology students stare at uncertain times: Firms withdraw job offers, defer joining dates – mumbai news
With recruiters rescinding offers and delaying joining dates owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, the graduating batch of students from various Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) is facing an unprecedented situation. Students of IIT-Madras are among the worst-affected, as almost eight companies withdrew as many as 28 job offers during the lockdown. “Several companies also ended …
Coronavirus: Firms breaking rules to ‘face consequences’
Image copyright Getty Images Northern Ireland’s health minister has hit out at licensed premises that have been breaking Covid-19 guidelines. There has been a “blatant disregard” for Covid-19 regulations by some in the hospitality sector, said Robin Swann. “If you flout the rules you must face the consequences,” he told a news conference at Stormont. …
