Business

Orders surge for trans designer after Target pulls products

Transgender designer Erik Carnell has seen a surge in demand for his pins, prints, stickers and T-shirts after U.S. retailer Target Corp (TGT.N) pulled his products amid a backlash by some customers to its Pride collection, he said.

May 26, 2023 1:27 pm
 

Business

Chinese hackers spying on US critical infrastructure, Western intelligence says

A state-sponsored Chinese hacking group has been spying on a wide range of U.S. critical infrastructure organizations, from telecommunications to transportation hubs, Western intelligence agencies and Microsoft (MSFT.O) said.

May 26, 2023 11:43 am
 

Business

Fiji continues to recover from strengthening tourism industry: RBF

Visitor arrivals are expected to reach 2019 levels by the end of this year.

May 26, 2023 10:19 am
 

Business

Bred Bank aims to build resilient economy

Bred Bank looks forward to collaborating with the coalition government in building a prosperous and resilient economy.

May 26, 2023 9:56 am
 

Business

TikTok tests AI chatbot 'Tako' in the Philippines

Social media platform TikTok said it is in the early stages of exploring a chatbot called “Tako” that can converse with users about short videos and help them discover content and is conducting tests with select users in the Philippines.

May 26, 2023 8:42 am
 

Business

Alibaba says to hire this year, refuting layoff rumours

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (9988.HK) said it planned to hire 15,000 people this year.

May 26, 2023 6:30 am
 

Business

Facebook owner Meta slashes business teams in final round of layoffs

Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook, slashed jobs across its business and operations units as it carried out its last batch of a three-part round of layoffs, part of a plan announced in March to eliminate 10,000 roles.

May 25, 2023 10:43 am
 

Business

HSBC puts global footprint under fresh scrutiny, considers dozen exits

HSBC is reviewing a possible exit from as many as a dozen countries, or one in five of the markets it operates in, to sharpen its focus on Asian expansion, Chief Financial Officer Georges Elhedery told Reuters in his first interview since taking the role.

May 25, 2023 8:43 am
 

Business

Biden administration backs Google in song lyrics case at Supreme Court

The Biden administration’s U.S. solicitor general said that the U.S. Supreme Court should not review a ruling won by Alphabet’s Google LLC (GOOGL.O) against song-lyric website Genius over Google’s alleged copying of Genius’ lyric transcriptions.

May 25, 2023 7:24 am
 

Business

Focus on the future with sincerity: Singh

The bitterness of the past should not be a beacon for the future.

May 25, 2023 5:25 am
 

Business

FDB to introduce insurance for MSME’s

In a bid to mitigate the risks faced by micro, small, and medium enterprises, the Fiji Development Bank is considering the introduction of insurance coverage.

May 24, 2023 12:30 pm
 

Business

PAFCO anticipates record year

Pacific Fishing Company Pte Limited is anticipating another record year despite a slow start.

May 24, 2023 12:25 pm

End of content

No more pages to load