Article 0 Comments The UK dominant accounting firms must separate their audit units from other businesses by June 2024 as the country’s accounting watchdog reacts to shortcomings that led to the collapse of several companies. The Financial Reporting Council is asking the so-called Big Four — KPMG, Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC and Ernst & Young — […]
Archives for July 2020
COVID-19: What healthcare IoT cyber security learned from the first wave
Healthcare organisations, like hospitals and medical research institutions, have been hit hard by the COVID pandemic and cyber criminals have, unfortunately, taken advantage of the situation. Cynerio CEO, Leon Lerman reports that attacks have risen by 300% since the pandemic started. If a lesson can be taken from the first wave of COVID, it’s that the healthcare industry […]
Uber buys delivery startup Postmates for $2.65 billion
Uber said Monday it was buying delivery startup Postmates for $2.65 billion in stock, in a move shaking up the sector which has seen surging growth during the coronavirus pandemic. The acquisition steps up the effort by Uber to diversify its business to meet growing delivery demands after failing to win a battle for US […]
Uber, Postmates agree on $2.65 billion all-stock deal: Report
Ride-sharing company Uber has agreed on a deal to buy food-delivery app Postmates Inc in a $2.65 billion all-stock agreement, Bloomberg News reported late Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal has been approved by Uber’s board and could be announced as soon as Monday, Bloomberg reported, adding that Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, head of […]
Airtel plans to launch its own video conferencing service to capitalise on enterprise opportunity
Bharti Airtel is planning to launch its own unified video conferencing tool for start-ups and enterprises to take on the likes of Zoom, Google Hangouts, and Microsoft Team. “We are close to launching several enterprise-grade products including a unified video conferencing tool very shortly,” a person close to Airtel‘s plan said, adding that initial plan […]
Decide on your direction of travel and don’t forget to indicate for those that need to know!
During my 15 minute drive to work each day I encounter 17 roundabouts. Its a pleasant journey with no nose to tail traffic and stopping only to give way at the roundabouts and a possible halt at a single set of traffic lights. This morning was no different except I noticed (not for the first […]
Inside Instagram’s teen training camp for positive advocacy
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Instagram is working with a group of youth-focused organisations to train teenagers on how to build safe digital spaces to discuss issues like bullying, body-shaming, mental health, loneliness and gender diversity, among other matters that cause stress and anxiety, especially among adolescents. This involves teaching teens how to create catchy content for […]
Udaan sees strong recovery, expects festive sales to further drive growth
(L-R) Udaan co-founders Amod Malviya, Vaibhav Gupta, Sujeet Kumar Business-to-business commerce platform Udaan expects an uptick in sales in the upcoming festive season, especially in the smaller towns, to more than make up for the two-month dip caused by the nationwide lockdown, its cofounders said. In an exclusive interview with ET, Vaibhav Gupta and Sujeet […]
The challenges of holding a virtual Parliament session
A virus has upended the world as we know it. It has emptied out entire cities. It has cleared out schools and shopping places. It has transformed the way we live and work. Now, will it change what we have always believed is the unchangeable feature of Indian democracy: how its Parliament, the supreme law-making […]
Small Business Line of Credit: An Option for These Challenging Times
I have to give a shout-out to the small businesses doing all they can to stay afloat. The creative ways you are providing goods and services continues to amaze me. As new small business financial assistance programs have been made available or updated, we’ve been tracking and discussing them in our Small Business Resource Library. […]