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Saudi economy contracted by 4.1% in 2020

The Saudi economy contracted by 4.1 percent in 2020, hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, lower crude prices and output cuts, according to data published by the General Authority for Statistics on

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80% of Companies in Philippines to Maintain or Increase Employment Headcount in 2021: Survey

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Media OutReach – 10 February 2021 – Professional recruitment services, Michael Page Philippines launched the Talent Trends 2021 Report, with a keen eye on the Filipino job market. Data from the study suggests a growing optimism with 35% of companies in the Philippines looking to increase their headcounts and 45% maintaining status quo in 2021. Olly Riches, Managing Director of Michael Page Indonesia & Philippines   Olly […]

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German exports down 9.3% last year, biggest fall since 2009

BERLIN: Germany’s exports plunged by 9.3 percent last year as the coronavirus pandemic dragged down demand, the biggest drop since the financial crisis in 2009, official data showed Tuesday. Imports

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InfraGuard brings Automated Cloud Managed Services to Singapore in partnership with Cloud Comrade

SINGAPORE – Media Outreach – 10 February 2021 – The benefits of automation in Managed Services are well understood, but the diverse requirements of end-clients have meant that manual operations were still the norm. The complexity in implementing automation is increased with the hybrid workload (servers spread across the Big-3 cloud providers Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure) and hence most providers were forced to rely on manual […]

S.F. Holding and Kerry Logistics Network Announce Strategic Investment and Cooperation

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 10 February 2021 – S.F. Holding Co., Ltd. (‘S.F. Holding’; Stock Code 002352.SZ) and Kerry Logistics Network Limited (‘Kerry Logistics Network’ or ‘the Company’; Stock Code 0636.HK) are pleased to announce the proposed strategic investment and cooperation between the two companies.   Subject to satisfaction of certain pre-conditions, the Offeror, being an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of S.F. Holding, will make a Partial Offer to […]

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How a Democrat plan to reform Section 230 could backfire

The new proposals are the most serious and substantial push to regulate social media yet— but could have “dire consequences”.

Training data that is meant to make predictive policing less biased is still racist

Training algorithms on crime reports from victims rather than arrest data was supposed to make the tools less biased. But it doesn’t look like it does.

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New Fujitsu LIFEBOOK takes New Workstyle Productivity to the Next Level

News facts: New line-up to enable the new normal includes high-performance business notebooks with 11th Gen Intel® CoreTM vProTM Processor Super-lightweight flagship LIFEBOOK U9 models weigh starting at 756g Ultra-mobile premium LIFEBOOK U7 is up to 15% smaller and thinner than previous generation.   Hong Kong SAR – Media OutReach – 9 February, 2021 – Fujitsu today introduces upgraded LIFEBOOK commercial notebook designed in line with today’s […]

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The Hong Kong Productivity Council and CUHK Join Forces to Nurture Next Generation InnoTalent with On-the-Job Research Opportunities to Strengthen Local Talent Pool

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 8 February 2021 – The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) and the Faculty of Engineering of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding pledging to jointly nurture a new generation of innovation and technology (I&T) talent and incubate more InnoTalent in Hong Kong. Through the provision of various student internships and research programmes, the collaboration aims to strengthen […]

AXA launches “Wealth Ultra Savings Plan (2-year Pay)”

Short premium payment term with low entry fee and high long-term growth Market-exclusive no aggregate-limit Bonus Lock-in Option to best capture returns Unlimited times for changing the insured enables wealth accumulation across generations Up to 4% p.a. guaranteed preferential interest rate for premium prepayment HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 8 February 2021 – AXA Hong Kong and Macau today announced the launch of “Wealth Ultra Savings Plan (2-year […]

Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 10,485

BERLIN: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 10,485 to 2,275,394, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. The reported death

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