Alibaba’s Sales Surge Overshadowed by First Operating Loss As Public Firm After $2.8 Billion Antitrust Fine

Alibaba’s Sales Surge Overshadowed by First Operating Loss As Public Firm After $2.8 Billion Antitrust Fine

The e-commerce giant posted an expectations-beating 64% surge in quarterly revenue of 187.4 billion yuan ($28.6 million). (Source: Sinatech) Chinese tech and e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding fell into loss-making territory for the first time since going public in 2014 after being slapped a massive anti-monopoly fine by regulators.The record 18.23 billion yuan ($2.8 billion)…

Arecibo Observatory: Media Resources

Arecibo Observatory: Media Resources

Registration is now available for online attendance of a public meeting on anticipated truck traffic related to debris removal from the Arecibo Observatory. The meeting, hosted by The National Science Foundation (NSF), University of Central Florida (UCF) and the Arecibo Observatory (AO) will be held April 5 at 6:00 p.m., AST. Use this link to…

NSF selects Kendra Sharp to lead the Office of International Science and Engineering

NSF selects Kendra Sharp to lead the Office of International Science and Engineering

Press Statement 20-007 The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected Kendra Sharp to lead its Office of International Science and Engineering. December 2, 2020 Sharp has been a faculty member in mechanical engineering at Oregon State University since 2010 and held the Richard and Gretchen Evans Professorship of Humanitarian Engineering from 2015 to 2020. Her…

Donate coronavirus jabs instead of vaccinating children, WHO urges rich countries

Donate coronavirus jabs instead of vaccinating children, WHO urges rich countries

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) speaks during the opening of the 148th session of the Executive Board on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Geneva, Switzerland, January 18, 2021. — Reuters/FileSome countries have authorised shots for children.WHO chief says India of huge concern.Ease rules on mask wearing with caution,…

Palestine appreciates Pakistan’s principled, steadfast, and unflinching support

Palestine appreciates Pakistan’s principled, steadfast, and unflinching support

Palestine Foreign Minister Dr Riyad Al Maliki (left) and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. — AFP/File, Twitter/File Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi speaks to Palestinian counterpart Dr Riyad Al Maliki.He reassures Pakistan’s steadfast support to Palestinian people during these testing times.FM Qureshi speaks to Saudi, Afghan foreign ministers regarding the Palestinian issue.Palestine on Friday expressed deep…

WhatsApp rolls out update for Android

WhatsApp rolls out update for Android

— Reuters/FileWhatsApp has rolled out an update and submitted it through the Google Play Beta Program — bringing the version up to 2.21.10.11.WhatsApp’s UPI payments feature is already in use in India, according to WABetainfo, but the feature is not available to everyone. However, Indian people — who do not have the option — could…