Rouben David, of CourseForMe.com, outlines the features and benefits of Learning Management Systems, whose use has become more vital during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learning is a lifetime activity that starts from the…
The Top Three Aotearoa New Zealand Startups to Look Out For in 2021
Thanks to a quick-witted government, compliant population and geographical fortitude, Aotearoa New Zealand (Aotearoa is the nation’s Maori name) has suffered the effects of COVID-19 less than perhaps any other developed economy…
Germany’s Auto Giant Switches Focus to China NEV Market
Volkswagen, Germany’s largest company, knows where its future lies. The Wolfsburg-based giant, with quarterly revenues of $69 billion, has committed $91bn to electric vehicles (also shortened to NEVs, or new energy vehicles)…
Parler Just Part of Social Media Whack-a-Mole, Unless US Takes Big Steps
Parler, a social media platform popular with racists, homophobes and conspiracy theorists, has been cut off by Amazon, Google and Apple, and some believe the firm may be taken offline as a…
Germany Blocks China Satellite Buy, Steps Up Corporate Defenses
Last week Germany blocked the sale of a satellite and radar firm to a Chinese state-backed buyer, the latest in a cooling of corporate relations between the two countries. China Aerospace and…
Wall Street Tech Stocks Face Slide No Matter Who Wins Election
Tech stocks are expected to fall following tomorrow’s US Presidential election – no matter who emerges victorious. Incumbent Donald Trump faces Democrat challenger Joe Biden for the country’s leadership. Yet despite the…
Big Tech Avoiding Almost $3bn in Developing-World Tax – Report
US tech giants are exploiting tax loopholes to avoid paying billions to the governments of developing nations, according to an NGO report. ActionAid International claims that Facebook, Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet…
How Travel App Blacklane Adapted to a Post-Corona World
Based in Berlin, and with hubs located in major cities across Australia, the U.S. and UAE, chauffeur app Blacklane is one of the transport industry’s biggest success stories. The company, which has…
As Belarus’ Dictator Flails, a Tech Leader Waits
It’s an election year in Belarus, “Europe’s Last Dictatorship,” which means: propaganda, police violence, and political repression. On Thursday Victor Babaryko, the biggest challenger to incumbent Alexander Lukashenko, was jailed on tax…
Zuckerberg Faces Staff Anger, as Black Lives Matter Protests Continue Across America
Protests against racial injustice continue to march through cities in America and abroad. Four police officers complicit in the death of George Floyd are appearing in court. Workers are erecting tall fences…