STUDY ESTIMATES SEROPREVALENCE OF SARS-COV-2 ANTIBODIES IN SOUTHERN ITALIAN POPULATION

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• A study has estimated seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Southern Italian Population.
• Most people covered in the study are adults and healthcare workers.

Recently, a study was carried out to estimate the seropreval...

ACCENTURE TO SUPPORT INDIAN EMPLOYEES WITH COVID-19 VACCINES

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• Accenture has decided provide support with COVID-19 vaccines to 2 hundered-thousand employees in India.
• Accenture has pledged US $ 25 million for pandemic relief efforts.

Accenture has officially announced its initiative t...

HYBE CO. SAW AN INCREASE IN NET PROFIT IN Q1 BY 11.3% ON YEAR

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• Hybe Co. saw an increase in net profit in Q1 by 11.3% on year.
• Hybe Co. saw an increase due to strong sales of merchandise.
• The company’s operating profit in Q1 rose 9 percent on-year to 21.7 billion won.

SK TO SETTLE OVER EV BATTERY DISPUTE WITH LG BY PAYING $1.78 BILLION

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• SK to settle over EV battery dispute with LG by paying $1.78 billion.
• The U.S. ITC sided with LG in a trade secret case and had issued a 10-year import ban on SK.
• The settlement now averts the import ban that was initiall...

COINBASE HIRING IT PROFESSIONALS IN INDIA

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• American Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is hiring lots of IT professionals in India.
• Coinbase is planning to be a remote-first company.
• The new recruits in India, Canada and other countries will have the option to work across v...

COINBASE EXPANSION IN INDIA FOR ITS TALENT POOL

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•          US’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is going global

•          It is currently hiring in India for its IT services

The cryptocurrency exc...

HUMA NAMED AS EUROPE'S FASTEST GROWING HEALTHCARE COMPANY

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• Huma has been named as the fastest growing healthcare company in Europe.
• The Financial Times listed Huma in the Top 25 fastest growing companies across all sectors.

Huma's growth in healthcare sector and life sciences ...

REPORT SAYS THAT MAJORITY FUNDING DECISIONS MAYBE AI-DRIVEN BY 2025

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• A report says that by 2025, majority funding decisions are likely to be driven by AI and data analytics.
• AI models can help investors to determine viability.
• Based on past investments, market penetration, revenue growth, and cons...

ITALY TO MANUFACTURE 10 MILLION DOSES OF RUSSIAN CORONAVIRUS VACCINE

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• Italy is going to manufacture 10 million doses of Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V.
• The Italian – Russian Chamber of Commerce announced the deal signed with Russia.
• The Italian subsidiary of a Swiss Pharmaceutical company...

SAMSUNG TO LEAD RESEARCH ON 6G AT THE ITU-R

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• Samsung to lead research on 6G at the ITU-R.
• The team will research on standardization of 6G and commercialization of the same.
• In 2020, Samsung Research released 6G White Paper presenting its views on next-generation com...

AUSTRALIA SLAMS EUROPEAN UNION AND ITALY FOR BLOCKING COVID-19 VACCINE SHIPMENT

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• Australia has slammed Italy and European Union for blocking the shipment of the corona virus vaccine of AstraZeneca
• Italy has blocked 2,50,000 doses of the novel corona virus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University

SK INNOVATION ACCUSED OF STEALING TRADE SECRETS OF LG’S EV BATTERIES

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• SK innovation accused of stealing trade secrets of LG’s EV batteries.
• The U.S ITC said that SK Innovation destroyed evidence on the same.
• The U.S commission had ruled in favor of LG Energy Solution in a trade secret...

INDIA FRAMES TOUGHER RULES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA TO COMBAT FAKE NEWS

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• In India, the use of social media is increasing for sharing fake news.
• Indian Government has framed tougher rules to prevent the use of social media for sharing fake news.

The new rules are going to be tough challenges for...

ENEL GREEN POWER WINS A CONTRACT IN RENEWABLES TENDER IN ITALY

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• The Enel Green Power has won a contract in the third renewable energy tender in Italy
• The company has won due to its role in the development of the renewable energy plants in Italy

The company Enel Green Power has ju...

LENDERS TO JOIN HANDS TO DEVELOP DIGITAL BANKING INFRASTRUCTURE

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• Public sector banks are planning to build and share digital infrastructure.
• Not just software, banks are likely to share the hardware used for setting up the back office and servers.

In response to the rapid digital adopti...

MICROSOFT LAUNCHES AZURE STACK HCI IN INDIA

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• Microsoft has launched Azure Stack HCI in India.
• With new launch, Microsoft intends to empower organizations with advanced hybrid cloud capabilities.

Microsoft has launched the general availability of Azure Stack HCI which...

ITALIAN AMBASSADOR LUCA ATTANASIO KILLED IN CONGO

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• The ambassador of Italy has been killed in Congo during an attack in the United Nations convoy
• It has been the same area, which is known as the ‘three antennas’ where two UK citizens were kidnapped in the year 2018

REPORTS: ITALY MIGHT FOLLOW UK’S FOOTSTEPS ON COVID-19 MASS VACCINATION

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• The government of Italy might follow the footsteps of the United Kingdom on the corona virus mass vaccination
• The regional governors of Italy have asked the government for increasing the efforts to find more corona virus vaccine doses
...

POLICE INVESTIGATE ITALIAN REGIONS OVER COVID-19 VACCINE PROCUREMENT

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• The police of Italy have started investigating the regions over the corona virus vaccine procurement
• The investigation has come after the region of Veneto said that, it is planning to procure corona virus vaccine outside of the European Un...

ITALY’S COMPETITION WATCHDOG FINED FACEBOOK 7-MILLION EUROS

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• The competition watchdog of Italy has fined Facebook 7 million euros for the improper use of the data
• The watchdog also said that, it has found the company ‘Facebook’ did not implemented an order requiring them to cancel the in...