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New York restaurant apologises for allowing Sarah Palin to dine unvaccinated two days before positive Covid-test

A New York restaurant has apologised for allowing former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to dine unvaccinated at the eatery two days before she tested positive for Covid-19 . New York City regulations state that diners…

Database Startup Yugabyte Raises $188M In New Funding Round

Next-generation database developer Yugabyte has raised $188 million in a Series C funding round that puts the startup’s valuation at more than $1.3 billion. The…

Aflac Incorporated Announces Third Quarter Results, Reports Third Quarter Net Earnings of $888 Million, Declares Fourth Quarter Cash Dividend

COLUMBUS, Ga., Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) today reported its third quarter results. Total revenues were $5.2 billion in the third quarter of 2021, compared with $5.7 billion in…

Microsoft Azure Helps Cloud Sales Pass $20B Milestone

Microsoft’s cloud quarterly sales passed $20 billion for the first time, CEO Satya Nadella told listeners on an earnings call Tuesday. The $20.7 billion in…

Walmart to call its corporate employees back to office by November 8

Walmart has asked its employees to return to offices from November 8, 2021. The Company, after operating remotely for a large portion of the pandemic,…

Larsen & Toubro Infotech to expand team, take on 5,500 freshers

Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI) is gearing to expand its team by 5,500 freshers in the financial year 2022. It is working on increasing the…

ByteDance lays off people as part of restructuring

Chinese multinational internet technology company, ByteDance, is going through a major restructuring process. As part of the exercise, it is laying off people in certain…

Aussie Broadband offered $342 million to acquire Over The Wire

Aussie Broadband offered to fully acquire fellow ASX-listed telco Over The Wire (OTW) for $342.6 million, or $5.75 per share, according to OTW. In an…

Unacceptable”: Chris Jordan addresses $12.5 billion small business tax gap

Commissioner of Taxation Chris Jordan has called out “unacceptable” behaviour from some small business operators that continue to avoid their tax obligations, saying there is…

B2B booze marketplace Kaddy acquired by WineDepot in $34 million deal

B2B alcohol marketplace Kaddy has been acquired by ASX-listed Digital Wine Ventures, parent company of wholesale wine marketplace and shipping company WineDepot, for a total…