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EU probes some financial services firms over possible antitrust violations
THE European Commission said on Monday it has conducted unannounced inspections at financial services companies in two member states over possible breaches of antitrust regulations.“The Commission has concerns that the inspected...
MAS orders Qoo10 to stop payment services in Singapore
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has directed Singapore-headquartered e-commerce platform Qoo10 to suspend its provision of payment services locally from Sep 23.
This comes after the authorities received several...
Tehran Beauty Center: A Pioneer in Aesthetic Services in the Middle East
In Iran, the demand for aesthetic services is consistently high, driven by their positive effects on physical appearance and psychological well-being. Leading the charge in this field is the...
Cordlife accepts MOH notice on licence change to resume cord-blood banking services
It will be allowed to collect, test, process and/or store no more than 30 units of new cord blood per month from Sep 15 to Jan 13, 2025CORDLIFE has...
Apple cuts jobs in digital services groups as priorities shift
APPLE took the rare step of cutting about 100 jobs in its services group, part of a shift in priorities for the critical division, according to sources with knowledge...
Britain to trial use of drones in deliveries, emergency services
BRITAIN’S aviation regulator has selected six projects, including one by e-commerce giant Amazon, to test the use of drones in deliveries, inspection of infrastructure and emergency services, it said...
Communication Services, a formerly stodgy sector, is now rivalling Tech
The sector’s odd mix of Tech-adjacent firms and old telecommunications players tells a tale of diverging industriesWHAT is 2024’s top-performing global sector? With AI hype and hope dominating, you...
Microsoft reports outage of some office and cloud services
MICROSOFT said it’s investigating outages of some Office applications and cloud services.
“We are investigating reports of issues connecting to Microsoft services globally,” the company wrote in an update on...
