Amid the challenges of the past several months, it has been incredible to watch everyone step up to support each other as we all begin to get a grasp on the new normal. Accountants and bookkeepers have truly gone above and beyond expectations when it comes to supporting and advising their clients. This demonstrates the […]
Archives for August 2020
AJ Bell urges Government to lead with pensions dashboards data
Investment platform AJ Bell said the Government must ensure state pension data is available on the first version of pensions dashboards when they are launched in the UK. AJ Bell were responding to a call for input on the scope and data requirements for the dashboards. The platform also urged policymakers to require the vast […]
Zoom arriving on Amazon Echo, Google Nest, Facebook Portal devices
Video meeting app Zoom on Wednesday announced that it will now be available on smart home displays including Amazon Echo Show, Portal from Facebook and Google Nest Hub Max. Zoom on Portal is expected to be available publicly in September and will arrive on Echo Show and Google Nest Hub Max by the end of […]
Food delivery regains 80% of pre-Covid-19 sales: Survey
India’s online food delivery industry has recovered 75-80% of its pre-Covid sales. However, dining-in at restaurants is still at just 8-10%, according to a report by restaurant discovery and food delivery platform Zomato. Restaurants in Delhi NCR and Chennai are worst hit, with 88% and 91% respectively still closed for dining-in business, with the outlook […]
Internet Explorer’s impending end signals govt must modernise
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE), which once was the world’s most popular browser — it had a peak market share of 95% in 2003 — will soon become history. Microsoft has announced that it will cease all support for it in August next year. In some products, like Teams, it will stop working even earlier. Google’s […]
Google services suffer outage in India, Gmail worst affected
Google services like Gmail and Drive suffered a major outage across the world including in India on Thursday morning as people took to social media to report connecting to several G Suite services, especially Gmail. The Down Detector portal that tracks outages showed 62% people facing problems with attachments and 25% reporting issues with log-ins. […]
Treasury yields retreat after Fed flags recovery fears
U.S. government debt prices were higher Thursday morning after the Federal Reserve revealed concerns about the uncertainty of the country’s economic recovery. At around 1:50 a.m. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was down at 0.6590% and the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond fell to 1.3935%. Yields move inversely to prices. Minutes released Wednesday from the […]
Most Swiggy staff continue strike in Chennai over revised wage policy
Swiggy resumed services on a lean scale on Wednesday even as most of its delivery executives in Chennai continued protesting against the new wage policy. Around 5,000 Swiggy executives have been on protest since Friday, demanding a pay increase as promised during recruitment. The protesters claim the company cut their incentives by 50%-60% and rolled […]
BCCI resolves IPL sponsorship tangle, Dream11 agrees to be title sponsor for only 2020
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Dream11 resolved a hitch over the latter’s top bid for the title sponsorship of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), paving the way for the fantasy gaming company to replace Vivo. Dream11 agreed to be the sponsor for 2020 and dropped a […]
Airbnb files for IPO as short-term rental market rebounds
Short-term home rental company Airbnb said on Wednesday it filed confidentially for an initial public offering with U.S. regulators, setting the stage for one of 2020’s marquee U.S. stock market debuts. The move underscores a rebound in parts of the travel industry, which was battered this year by restrictions and shutdowns due to the Covid-19 […]