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Firms Rev Up For B-52 Re-Engine Battle « Breaking Defense
B-52 Stratofortress WASHINGTON: The race for the Air Force’s program to replace the aging engines on the B-52 bomber kicks into high gear on today, with the closing of the window for the three contestants to submit formal proposals. The much-upgraded, 68-year-old Stratofortress remains the mainstay of the much-diminished US bomber fleet, making its continued …
Israeli, UAE technology firms pen deal on virus research
JERUSALEM (AP) — A state-linked technology company in the United Arab Emirates has signed a partnership with two major Israeli defense firms to research ways of combating the coronavirus pandemic. The agreement, announced late Thursday, comes just weeks after the UAE warned Israel that proceeding with its planned annexation of parts of the occupied West …
What Are the Benefits of Cloud Technology for Life Science Firms?
The inescapable fact for modern businesses is that data is now the backbone of every organisation. You could even argue that we live in the data age, rather than the digital age. Life sciences – like every R&D-driven business – places an incredible reliance on data.Data is a firm’s most valuable asset, yet is …
Automakers, Technology Firms Are Largest Components of Fed’s Corporate-Bond Purchases
Apple Inc., Verizon Corp. and the U.S. divisions of several foreign auto makers are among the largest direct beneficiaries of Federal Reserve efforts to support the corporate-debt market, according to disclosures Sunday. In all, the Fed on Sunday identified 794 companies whose bonds it will be buying directly to support the market for investment-grade corporate …
Zuckerberg Loses $7 Billion as Firms Boycott Facebook Ads – Bloomberg
Zuckerberg Loses $7 Billion as Firms Boycott Facebook Ads Bloomberg The hard truth about the Facebook ad boycott: Nothing matters but Zuckerberg CNN Facebook to tag ‘harmful’ posts as boycott widens BBC News Zuckerberg: Facebook will prohibit hate speech in its ads CNBC Bluster won’t get Facebook through advertiser boycott Seattle Times View Full Coverage on Google News Source link
80% of labour hire firms breaking workplace laws
Around 80 per cent of labour hire firms are not paying workers correctly, according to a new audit from the building watchdog. The Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) has recovered $563,680 for 1,337 employees following a major audit. The audit of 63 labour hire employers in the building sector found only 21 per cent …
Small firms adapt digital technology amid coronavirus crisis
A fifth of Scotland’s small businesses have adopted digital technology to help them cope with the challenges posed by the coronavirus research has found. A survey of members by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) found a wide range of firms had used technology to boost sales amid the lockdown imposed to limit the spread …
Social distancing fuels interest in Glasgow firm’s technology
GLASGOW-based digital chemistry pioneer DeepMatter has said social distancing in laboratories has increased interest in its products although the impact of the coronavirus is making it harder to clinch contracts. DeepMatter has developed technology that allows chemists to record huge amounts of information about experiments online for sharing with others. The company concluded the first …
Technology vital for firms to survive Covid-19
By EMMANUEL MUTUMAMore by this Author Crises have always had a way of changing the way we look at things, be it at the societal, organisational or individual level. It is now obvious to all of us that the Covid-19 pandemic will forever remain in the history books as one the most devastating crises with …
Firms that took a PPP loan under $2 million are about to get a break
Business owners who borrowed less than $2 million from the Paycheck Protection Program can breathe a little easier: They likely won’t face an audit from federal authorities. The PPP — a forgivable loan program that allows small businesses to cover up to eight weeks of payroll costs, mortgage interest and other expenses — was refilled …
