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Young Indians Propelling Private Space Tech

August 20, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Anirudh Sharma, an alumnus of relatively new private university Lovely Professional University, was 19 years old when he began working on a satellite project. The year was 2017, and he and a small team of friends had been brainstorming about […]

New World Bank Boss: Less Chat, More Results

August 18, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

The World Bank is streamlining to focus on measurable results, said World Bank President David Malpass. It could be the start of a profound shift for an organization with offices in more than 100 countries known more for attending conferences […]

Jobs Boost: Unemployment Claims Plunge 20%

August 18, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

New unemployment claims fell below one million for the first time since March last week, a sign of a national revival after months of COVID-19 related joblessness for tens of millions of Americans. During the week ending August 8, about […]

Gaming network pioneer G4 looks to mount a 2021 comeback

August 13, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

If you thought Mike Tyson had the biggest comeback of 2020, you were mistaken. During the 2020 virtual San Diego Comic Con event in July, former 24/7 video-game TV network G4 announced that it is returning with a relaunch in […]

Biden wants to up the capital gains tax. Here’s what that could mean for businesses

August 12, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s proposal to target high-income investors could limit investment in new businesses and asset selloffs. Currently, the long-term capital gains tax rate for incomes above $400,000 is 20% (specifically, that’s $496,600 for married filing jointly, $441,550 […]

Israel set to send natural gas to Europe

August 11, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Israel and Europe will proceed with a natural gas pipeline that will carry Israeli gas to European customers, after the Israeli government ratified the agreement. Partner countries Greece and Cyprus have already approved the project. The Eastern Mediterranean, or EastMed, […]

From nursery rhymes to a multi-million-dollar enterprise

August 11, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Encantos Media Studios, a children’s education company and a multicultural trove of free resources, interactive books and educational activities inspired by Latino nursery rhymes, was recognized as one of 19 media start-ups that top venture capitalists expect to succeed during […]

VPN use expected to rise after Donald Trump threatens TikTok and WeChat

August 10, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

The use of virtual private networks is projected to grow in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order effectively banning the Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat. The federal government is reacting to reports that the apps harvest vast amounts of […]

Ford to install racing enthusiast as new CEO

August 7, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Jim Farley spends his free time behind the wheel of a 1965 Ford GT40, the car that snatched three consecutive victories at Le Mans from team Ferrari in the early 1960s. And after years of declining sales and slumping stock […]

Dutch company claims its ‘flying car’ will be the 1st to hit the road

August 7, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

A Dutch company’s effort to build what it calls the world’s first commercially marketed production model of a “flying car” could obtain permission to use it on roads in the Netherlands in August. The car, named the PAL-V Liberty, is […]

Famed painting had tech help

August 6, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

A small painting hidden away in England for more than a century that was thought to be a copy of Spanish artist Diego Velazquez’s “Las Meninas” masterpiece was not only painted by him but also used a pictographic negative to […]

Autos drive US manufacturing in June

August 6, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

The U.S. Department of Commerce delivered some good news as the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on the economy. Factory orders for U.S.-made goods increased 6.2 percent in June, the U.S. Department of Commerce said Tuesday, suggesting the manufacturing sector is […]

Google ad revenues decrease for first time in company history

August 6, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Google notched an 8% decline in its second quarterly report amid global economic instability fueled by the ongoing pandemic. The quarterly revenues published by Google’s parent company Alphabet shows a $2.6 billion drop, the first decrease in advertising income since […]

Congress grills tech execs on private messages

August 3, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

The antitrust suit against Microsoft more than two decades ago should have been a warning to today’s tech giants. The chief executives of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google came under fire Wednesday for their alleged anticompetitive behavior, hearkening back to […]

For first time, Fitch sounds warning on U.S. debt

August 3, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

The United States’ credit rating is on the line amid the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic has stifled the economy, leading to a surge in unemployment and the U.S. recording its worst quarter on record. The […]

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USBC & Google Create “Black-owned” Virtual Badge

August 3, 2020 admin 0

Washington, D.C.– In honor of National Black Business Month the U.S. Black Chambers (USBC) has partnered with Google to release a first of it’s kind “Black-owned” virtual badge, which helps consumers easily identify Black-owned businesses when using Google Search and Google Maps.USBC President […]