Apple staff (red t-shirt) and a customer (R) wearing protective facemasks are seen inside of an Apple store in Beijing on January 30, 2020 NICOLAS ASFOURI Apple’s decision to temporarily shutter its stores in China as a result of the new coronavirus could delay up to 1 million iPhone sales but is unlikely to have […]
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General Motors playing to its strengths with the GMC Hummer EV pickup
DETROIT – General Motors is playing to its strengths from a profitability and product standpoint by resurrecting Hummer as an all-electric vehicle under its GMC truck and SUV brand, according to officials. The automaker is attempting to cash-in on the reputation of an already-established brand while removing any “negative baggage” of the gas-guzzling, environment-harming Hummers […]
Online education proposal to boost edtech sector: Budget2020
India will start issuing online degrees at top 100 educational institutes, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced during her Budget speech. This step could boost educational technology startups including Eruditus, Coursera and upGrad. Sitharaman said that in order to provide quality education to students of deprived section of the society as well as those who do […]
Factbox: Airlines suspend China flights because of coronavirus outbreak
(Reuters) – Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak, which as of Friday had killed more than 200 people and infected nearly 10,000 people. Here is the latest on their plans (in alphabetical order): AIR CANADA (AC.TO) Air Canada said on Jan. 28 it was cancelling select flights […]
Govts launch rewrite of global tax rules
The rise of Amazon, Facebook and Google has strained existing rules to breaking point because big tech companies can book profits in low-tax countries like Ireland no matter where their customers are located. Reuters | February 01, 2020, 07:45 IST
Anand Mahindra fetes new IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, like a boss!
Being an Indian and making it big in the field of technology is no mean feat to accomplish. Joining the ranks of Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai and Shantanu Narayen is Arvind Krishna who has been appointed the new CEO of American MNC IBM. Indian Twitter celebrate Krishna’s achievement, however, it was Anand Mahindra who ended […]
For Trump administration, coronavirus quarantine presents a fine balancing act
Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and members of the Trump Administration’s Coronavirus Task Force hold a press briefing at the White House on January 31, 2020 in Washington, DC. Sarah Silbiger | Getty Images U.S. health officials have instituted a mandatory 14-day quarantine of Americans traveling from China, starting this Sunday, marking […]
Electronic filing mandated for Sec. 501(c)(3) applications
The IRS announced Friday that, effective Jan. 31, 2020, applications for tax-exempt status under Sec. 501(c)(3) must only be submitted electronically (Rev. Proc. 2020-8). Taxpayers will no longer be able to file Form 1023, Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, on paper, but must complete and submit the […]
Intuit to Announce Second-quarter Fiscal 2020 Results on Feb. 24
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), maker of QuickBooks, TurboTax and Mint, will announce its second-quarter results for fiscal year 2020 on Feb. 24 following the close of market. The company’s second quarter ends today, January 31. Intuit executives will discuss the financial results on a conference call at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time […]
Consider Roles that Interact with Enterprise Data Lakes
Developing practical methodologies requires understanding the different roles that participate in the enterprise data lake. — ITPro Today In recognition of the value proposition of cloud computing, a significant level of effort is being expended in modernizing existing on-premises data warehouse environments by migrating both data and applications to the cloud. Cloud environments provide a great […]