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India
Paytm for direct deals with merchants
Payments platform Paytm is sending termination notices to payment aggregators such as PayU, Citrus, Justpay, Ezetap, and others. The company is insisting on exclusive arrangements with merchants from April. This could adversely impact the revenues of the payment aggregators
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India
Microsoft planning new campus in India for $1bn?
Microsoft has made up its mind to set up its new campus in Bengaluru, involving an investment of $1billion for five years. The new campus will consolidate many of Microsoft's India operations and also provide for significant expansion. In India, Microsoft has its biggest presence in Hyderabad.
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Giappone
Gas-sipping EVs now ‘fun to drive,’ automakers say
When Toyota aired a Super Bowl television ad featuring a surprisingly quick Prius gas-electric hybrid eluding police, it marked a turning point for the auto industry. For years, automakers pushed fuel efficiency to sell hybrid and electric vehicles. Now, in an era of cheap gasoline, the message is: These cars ...
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Giappone
Aichi-based Sun’s Israeli unit helping FBI crack iPhone: report
Israel’s Cellebrite, a provider of mobile forensic software, is helping the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s attempt to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California, shooters, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported on Wednesday. If Cellebrite succeeds, the FBI will no longer need the help of Apple Inc., ...
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Giappone
Total to build 27-megawatt solar plant in Ishikawa
Total SA will build a 27-megawatt solar power station in Ishikawa Prefecture that will be its first photovoltaic project in Japan. Ise Group and SunPower Corp. will also take part in the ¥10 billion ($89 million) project, according to a statement posted on SunPower’s website. France-based Total owns a majority ...
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Giappone
Hon Hai lag raises Sharp liquidation risk, analyst says
Sharp Corp. is facing an increasing risk of liquidation if a rescue deal with Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. is delayed further, according to a top-rated analyst tracking the electronics maker. Jefferies Group’s Atul Goyal raised his estimated likelihood of Sharp’s liquidation to a new threshold of 30 percent to ...
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Giappone
Streaming becomes top money maker for music business in U.S. for the first time
Streaming has become the top money-maker for the U.S. recorded music business for the first time, but it has struggled to offset falling CD sales and downloads, industry data showed Tuesday. Releasing its 2015 figures, the Recording Industry Association of America said that streaming grossed more than $2 billion, led ...
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Giappone
KDDI backs professor-led team in Google moon rover contest
Telecommunications carrier KDDI Corp. will support the sole Japanese team taking part in the Google Lunar Xprize competition, a $30 million race to land a robotic rover on the moon. KDDI said Wednesday it had signed an official partnership deal with team Hakuto, led by Tohoku University professor Kazuya Yoshida, ...
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Giappone
New Sony unit to bring hit games to smartphones
Sony Corp. is looking to extend its lead in video games by pushing into smartphones with titles derived from its top-selling PlayStation consoles. The electronics and entertainment conglomerate is creating a new unit called ForwardWorks Corp. that will develop and sell applications and content for smartphone users in Japan and ...
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Paraguay
Programa enseñará a mejorar las ventas a las empresas
El DERE (Directorio Ejecutivo de Rentabilización Empresarial) es un programa de entrenamiento que será implementado por Paraguay Trade Fairs (PTF), organizadora de eventos de negocios, que mezcla la capacitación con la consultoría, donde en lugar de brindar informaciones en uno o dos días, estas se dosifican en reuniones ...