CUPERTINO: Apple has introduced AirTag, a small and elegantly designed accessory that helps keep track of and find the items that matter most with Apple’s Find My app. Whether attached to a handbag, keys, backpack, or other items, AirTag taps…
SAN FRANCISCO: Gap Inc. brand Athleta, announced it will enter Canada later this year, marking the performance lifestyle brand’s first company owned expansion outside the United States. Athleta plans to launch e-commerce late this summer followed by opening retail stores…
SAN ANTONIO: Fresh Acquisitions LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier to strengthen their operations and recapitalize their businesses. The companies will have access to additional liquidity through a post-petition debtor in possession loan being extended by VitaNova Brands….
SAN JOSE: Zoom Video Communications announced the Zoom Apps Fund, a new $100 million venture fund created to stimulate growth of Zoom’s ecosystem of Zoom Apps, integrations, developer platform, and hardware. Portfolio companies will receive initial investments between $250,000 and…
NEW YORK: Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE announced they will supply an additional 100 million doses of COMIRNATY, the companies’ COVID-19 vaccine, to the 27 European Union (EU) member states in 2021. This announcement is a result of the European Commission’s (EC) decision to…
KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) has formed a Policy & Research Board comprising of top-level economic, business, trade, and industry experts. FPCCI is the apex representative body of the business, industry, and trade community of…
SAN JOSE: Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) shares the passing of the company’s beloved co-founder, Dr. Charles Geschke. Dr. Geschke passed away on Friday, surrounded by his family. Dr. Geschke co-founded Adobe in 1982 with Dr. John Warnock, a colleague from Xerox. Their…
LUSAKA: Zeepay, the leading African Challenger Fintech with operations in over 10 African countries has acquired a 51 percent stake in Mangwee Mobile Money in Zambia, a news release said. In a private placement Zeepay and Mangwee agreed to a…
CHICAGO: YCharts has formed a new partnership with United Planners Financial Services, a news release said. United Planners’ more than 450 affiliated financial advisors will have access to YCharts’ tools to research investment opportunities, build portfolio strategies, and communicate insights…
LOS ANGELES: Hileman Cowley Partners and LLJ Ventures announced the sale of Comcast Esports Studios to Nuveen. Located in the heart of the Burbank / Glendale Media Triangle, Comcast Esports Studios, now under construction, will be a state-of-the-art production, streaming,…
SINGAPORE: MochiLab’s Mochi.Market will partner with Plasm Network to build a Polkadot version of its multi-chain NFT DEX ecosystem, a news release said. Mochi.Market aims to solve three important challenges in the NFT marketplace including lack of liquidity, lack of…
MENLO PARK: SRI International congratulates Nuance Communications on their acquisition by Microsoft for $19.7 billion, making it the second-largest Microsoft acquisition after LinkedIn. Nuance is a market leader in speech recognition and transcription for healthcare and other applications worldwide. Nuance…