Updated: Feb 22, 2021 04:12 PM The Bermuda General Post office building (File photograph) Mail tracking and online payments will now be available for the Bermuda Post Office, the Minister for the Cabinet Office said today. Wayne Furbert said that the new platform was one of several digital services set …
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Epic’s legal battle with Apple has hit a roadblock in the UK. Despite a mixed ruling on Epic’s right to sue Google, Justice Roth has ruled that a lawsuit against Apple doesn’t reach the UK court’s jurisdiction. Specifically, Epic Games was seeking permission to force action on Apple through the …
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Companies that are handing generous pay packages to executives while taking government aid, reducing dividends or cutting jobs during the pandemic could face a shareholder backlash, according to a Germany-based asset manager. Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), which manages €582bn (£503bn) worth of assets, said it could use its shareholder powers …
Read More »Bank of America upgrades airline stocks on stock-market momentum, but warns the industry is still vulnerable with valuations above pre-pandemic levels
American Airlines and United Airlines planes at Los Angeles International Airport. Kit Leong/Shutterstock.com Airline stocks have upside ahead, but investors should be warned that the industry is still vulnerable with many valuations above pre-pandemic levels, according to Bank of America. In a Monday note, BofA research analyst Andrew G. Didora …
Read More »Apple Highlights Apple Watch Series 6 Features in ‘The Future of Health is on Your Wrist’ Ads
Apple today shared new Apple Watch ads on its YouTube channel, highlighting the water resistance, ECG, and sleep tracking capabilities of the Apple Watch Series 6. The short 38 second ads each focus on a specific Apple Watch feature, with a narrator explaining how the Apple Watch works under water, …
Read More »2021 AirPods rumors: Updates for AirPods and AirPods Pro
Following the introduction of AirPods Max in December, Apple reportedly has updates on the way for the rest of its AirPods lineup in 2021. This year, we expect Apple to introduce a new version of its incredibly popular AirPods and AirPods Pro, bringing major changes to both of them. Here’s …
Read More »British Gas orders 2,000 electric vans in big upgrade
British Gas orders 2,000 electric vans, in one of the biggest such upgrades by a UK company so far By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51, 22 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51, 22 February 2021 British Gas has ordered 2,000 electric vans, in one of the biggest such …
Read More »AG nominee Garland vows Capitol riot will be top priority – Orange County Register
By MICHAEL BALSAMO, ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee, vowed Monday to prioritize combating extremist violence and said his first focus would be on the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol as he sought to assure lawmakers that the Justice …
Read More »G4S set for takeover by Allied Universal Security Services | Business
Security outsourcing firm G4S looks set to be taken over by Allied Universal Security Services, after rival Canadian suitor GardaWorld said it would not be increasing its existing bid to trump the US firm’s £3.8bn offer. G4S, which operates services including running four British prisons and managing 21 UK Covid-19 …
Read More »What’s Really Behind Corporate Promises on Climate Change?
There has been some progress by companies that have rigorous targets. In a report last month, Science Based Targets, which was started by the environmental groups and hundreds of businesses brought together by the United Nations, said the 338 large companies around the world for which it had sufficient emissions …
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