Month: October 2020
Grounded airline planes turned into pop-up restaurants sell out in 30 minutes
Amidst plunging revenues due to the pandemic, Singapore Airlines is turning two of its Airbus A380 planes parked at Changi Airport into impromptu restaurants on October 24th and 25th, and it’s proved surprisingly popular. Bloomberg reports that all seats at the restaurants sold out within 30 minutes of bookings opening,…
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Arm scrambling to meet pledge to double UK headcount Arm
Semiconductor firm Arm faces an uphill battle to fulfill a legally-binding pledge to double the size of its UK workforce by September 2021. As a condition of its purchase of Arm in 2016, Japanese conglomerate SoftBank promised to increase the company’s UK headcount to a total of 3,494 within five…
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Apple’s AirPods Pro are at their lowest price ever on Woot
With Amazon’s Prime Day looming, expect things to change fast in the world of deals. A case in point is Apple’s AirPods Pro: They went on sale at Amazon just a half day ago for $200, but we’re already seeing them at a cheaper price. You can now find… Source
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Oppo A15 specifications leaked; to feature Helio P35 SoC, 4,230mAh battery null
The upcoming Oppo A15 smartphone from the Chinese company is set to go on sale during the Amazon Great Indian Festival sale. This sale begins on October 17, and a listing on the platform has already revealed some specifications of the smartphone. The smartphone is set to come with a…
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UK ‘should include’ free roaming in EU trade deal null
Consumer watchdog Which? has urged the government to negotiate provisions for inclusive roaming in any future relationship with the EU and in any other trade agreements it strikes post-Brexit. All roaming fees were abolished across the EU in June 2017 following several years of price cuts, as per European law,…
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Row with Google: Indian startup founders in no mood to relent Google Play Store
India’s antitrust watchdog, the Competition Commission of India (CCI), last week has had a meeting with a bunch of head honchos of Indian startups who are up in arms over Google’s alleged misuse of market dominance in the country, especially in the Android apps market. Google’s now deferred 30% commission-based…
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