US Employees of Facebook were allowed to work in a remote location by June next year.
Most Facebook personnel were switched to remote mode in late March, and in April, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that it is the last among of those to resume working in the office at the end of a pandemic of a new coronavirus. On May 6, Facebook’s management allowed all employees to continue working from home until the end of the year.
One week ago, Microsoft staff were also allowed to work remotely until January 19, 2021. Google announced last week that due to the pandemic, employees will continue to work from home until July next year.
Facebook’s revenue increased in the second quarter of this year by 11% compared to the same period in 2019, amounting to $ 18.69 billion. The corporation’s net income in the second quarter of this year increased by 98% compared to last year and reached $ 5.18 billion. The daily number of unique users of the social network amounted to 1.79 billion people, showing an increase of 12% compared to the second quarter of 2019.
IT giant Google and Singapore’s state-owned investment company Temasek have invested in Indonesia’s largest online store Tokopedia, writes Nikkei Asian Review. The amount of investments is not disclosed. In October, Bloomberg reported that Tokopedia was going to raise about $ 350 million from Google and Temasek. This is Google’s second investment in the Indonesian unicorn. […]
The French company has developed an augmented reality application for digital makeup. The Signature Faces application allows you to apply filters to your face in real time. “We believe that everyone is beautiful by themselves, but in a world where the camera is always on, it’s normal to want to “play” with filters. We want […]
Shares of Amazon, which rose by 73.8% since the beginning of the year (more than the growth of Apple, Microsoft, Google and Facebook), fell 2% after closing trading on Thursday, when the company released a report for the 3rd quarter, which ended September 30. Amazon set a new revenue record, e-commerce increased sales by 57% […]
Shares of Alphabet, which rose 18.2% over the past 6 months, rose 9% after closing trading on Thursday when the global advertising giant announced significant improvements in the reporting quarter. Google’s parent financial report far exceeded analysts’ expectations and showed a resumption of advertising revenue growth after reporting a drop in revenue for the first […]
According to trading data, securities of the microblogging service Twitter Inc. after the close of the main trading session in the US fell in price by more than 17%, also according to financial statements, in the red were the shares of US technology giants Amazon, Apple and Facebook, only Alphabet reporting pleased investors. Thus, shares […]
Apple has intensified work on its own search service, which will become a competitor to Google, writes the Financial Times, citing interlocutors in the mobile industry. One of the signs of this, the interlocutors called the fact that after updating the iOS operating system, Apple began to show its own search results and provide direct […]
In the last week of October, investors expect a lot of news, as more than one-third of the components of the S&P 500 index, or 186 companies, must report financial results for the third quarter. The information field is even richer given the election race in the United States, the situation with the pandemic and […]
Created by Bill Gates, Microsoft third time topped the annual ranking of the 100 most responsible US corporations. This was announced by Forbes on Wednesday, October 14. Also in the top five of the updated list, in addition to Microsoft, included only technological giants – NVIDIA, Apple, Intel Alphabet. “Forbes compiled the rating together with […]
“Petrikov milk” dairy complex got the status of a pedigree farm on breeding Holstein cattle in the area of ??dairy cattle breeding, said the press service of the UkrAgroCom and Hermes-Trading, which owns the complex. This status is assigned to the order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine on December 30, […]
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Why “to speak about itself” is so important for any business? In the conditions of the competitive struggle for money of the buyer bright, attractive advertizing is the integral attribute of successful business strategy. What is the main secret how to make the prospective client purchase what you are offered to buy for him ? […]
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Large manufacturers of kitchen appliances announced about the cancellation of the contract, according to which Electrolux was going to buy a part of General Electric. US regulators filed a claim to court in the summer of 2015 with the requirement to cancel the transaction between the companies (the amount of which was $ 3.3 billion), […]
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Completion of the construction of the Russian Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline is scheduled for September 12. Bloomberg reported this on August 23, citing the maritime authorities of Germany. Laying of pipes in the waters of Germany is carried out by the Russian ship-pipelayer Fortuna. According to a message for seafarers sent by the German Department […]
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The Major Trade Organization USTelecom, which represents the telecommunication companies in the United States, will speak at the court with a lawsuit, demanding for releasing it from the new “net neutrality” rules in the Internet. The new rules of the FCC equate Internet to conventional telecommunication channels and oblige providers equally apply to any traffic […]
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Ukraine begins 2018 with a fairly stable economic and political platform. In comparison with the catastrophic economic downturn in 2014 and the subsequent recession that lasted until the end of 2015, the economic growth of 2.2% in 2017 looks encouraging. The first step towards the exit from the permanent crisis is made, but the main […]
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From confidence to clarity, there are a number of reasons holding you back from success. Previously LDaily wrote about how important it is to improve the professional value – “To be successful in business means to have a high” social currency “, take into account the things that you need to pay attention to at […]
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The other day, was held a working meeting of representatives of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine and the State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine together with the Ministry of Environment and Water of the United Arab Emirates. UAE experts arrived in Ukraine for the inspection of domestic enterprises producing poultry […]
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The “Pan Kurchak” agroindustrial group got permission to export chicken to the EU. This is the third Ukrainian company, besides the MHP and “Agromars” Complex” that can ship products to Europe. Products designed for the European market will be produced at the facilities of “Gubin” poultry complex”, which were upgraded in 2015. “The advantage with […]
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“Svarog West Group” will direct $ 3.5 million for innovative projects in 2016. That was said by the chairman of the Corporation Andrey Gordiychuk in an interview to the AgroPolit.com. According to him, the investment “appetite” of the company significantly decreased in 2016. “But this does not apply to investments in research and development: ours are IT-solutions, […]
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Foxconn, which manufactures electronic equipment, announced that it intends to invest $ 4,65 billion in the construction of a new factory in Guyame, China, the purpose of which is to create new modern LCD screens. Legally, the new venture will own the Century Technology Fund and Guyam city in China. Percentagewise the fund receive 76% […]
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Alfa-Bank intends to consolidate its Ukrainian unit with Ukrsotsbank, said the Chairman of the Board of Directors Peter Aven. “Association of Alfa-Bank and Ukrsotsbank can take years. Various options are possible for future transactions with UniCredit in Russia”, – Quotes Bloomberg agency his statement to journalists in Kiev. According to Aven, “Alfa-Bank” is going to […]
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Amazon announced on Wednesday the expansion of its Amazon One payment system at Whole Foods stores in Seattle. Amazon One technology was introduced by the company last September and, according to Amazon, it “makes the payment process easy and fast.” Unlike previous Amazon Go technology in stores of the same name, consumers do not need […]
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Last week, the value of cryptocurrency fell sharply, but now it is approaching a historic high again. According to Coin Desk, after a sharp drop last week, the value of bitcoin broke the record and reached $ 19,686. Thus, the cryptocurrency exceeded the value recorded on December 16, 2017 by $ 20,665. But the absolute […]
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2017 was marked by many interesting and significant events for Switzerland. They relate to science, culture, and the social life of the country, and have become important and notable for both Switzerland and for Ukraine. 1. We celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of Ukraine-Switzerland diplomatic relations in 2017. Both sides undoubtedly appreciate well-established […]
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The Danish Board of Appeal for the Environment and Foodstuffs has revoked the permit issued by the Environmental Protection Agency for the construction of the Baltic Pipe gas pipeline. “On July 12, 2019, the Danish Environmental Protection Authority issued an environmental permit for the construction of the Baltic Pipe. On May 31, 2021, the Environmental […]
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