(ANSA) – MILAN, 22 JUN – Despite the difficulties of the mobile division due to the continuation of the ban with the United States and the consequent reshaping of activities, Huawei does not give up and continues to present new products. After the launch, with an event in Milan, of the new smartwatch series, the […]
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Microsoft, videogame between business meetings on Teams
(ANSA) – MILAN, June 16 – Microsoft will also bring video games to Teams. The American giant has started experimenting with fast games in the remote communication app, notoriously used for business calls. As indicated by The Verge website, the software maker has begun testing titles such as Solitaire within the platform, to allow colleagues […]
Revlon bankrupt, debts of 3.7 billion dollars
(ANSA) – ROME, JUN 16 – The American cosmetics giant Revlon has filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 in the southern district of New York, unable to manage its heavy debt load in light of the difficulties in the supply chain and the surge in inflation. According to the documents filed in court, the listed […]
Ikea is also reducing its business in Russia
(ANSA) – ROME, JUN 15 – The low cost furniture giant also reduces business in Russia, but leaves a door open: Ikea has announced the sale of the 4 factories in the country and the stop to retail trade, which will remain concentrated in 14 mega stores. To weigh on the “difficult but necessary decision, […]
War prices: gas still on the rise with Gazprom cuts
(ANSA) – MILAN, 15 JUN – The effects of the war between Russia and Ukraine and the sanctions against Moscow keep gas in tension, the price of which, albeit at a slower pace on the eve, is gaining ground for the third consecutive session. The contract, traded in Amsterdam, reference for European methane, earns 2.6% […]
Meta, cutting of projects to focus on viewers and metaverse
(ANSA) – MILAN, 10 JUN – Meta, the parent company of Facebook that has decided to bet everything on the metaverse, is downsizing the work of Reality Labs, the most innovative division of the group. Several product and project cuts cited in a report from The Information website. Among these there would be the first […]
Media, Microsoft closes offices in Russia, home to 400 people
(ANSA) – MILAN, JUNE 09 – Microsoft further significantly downsizes its activities in Russia, more than three months after the invasion of Ukraine. Bloomberg reports, according to which the Redmond giant, after blocking the sale of products and services in the country at the beginning of March, has decided to completely close its offices and […]
Big Tech: ‘Faang’ consume more than Portugal and Greece
In one year, the five Big Tehs, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google, consumed an amount of energy, equal to 49.7 million megawatt hours (MWh), higher than Portugal (48.4 million MWh) and the Greece (46.2 million MWh), almost like Romania (50 million MWh). From 2018 to 2020, the energy consumption of the five American giants […]
Huawei Health +, nutritionist and life coach in one app
(ANSA) – MILAN, MAY 26 – On the occasion of the House of Huawei event, the Chinese giant unveiled Huawei Health +, a premium service of the Huawei Health platform already present on smartphones, which now offers monthly and annual subscriptions to better manage non only physical activity but also other fundamental parameters, including nutrition. […]
Nba: three Europeans in the ideal seasonal quintet
(ANSA) – ROME, MAY 25 – A Greek, a Serbian and a Slovenian have been chosen in the ideal quintet of the NBA 2021/22 season, according to the votes cast by one hundred media representatives: it is Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee), Nikola Jokic (Denver) and Luka Doncic (Dallas), joined by the Americans Devin Booker (Phoenix) and […]