Taxi booking option to be suspended by Uber in Saudi Arabia

Uber Technologies, the renowned American ride hailing company, has reportedly suspended the option of booking regular taxi services in Saudi Arabia. Due to the outbreak of coronavirus the region is in virtual lockdown and has further suspe....

Dollar Tree & Family Dollar to change store hours for customers

Dollar Tree, Inc., a leading chain of discount variety stores, has reportedly altered its Dollar Tree as well as Family Dollar store hours. All Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores would be now closing at 8:00 p.m., local time, so as to kee....

Gap Inc. plans temporary closure of stores across North America

Gap Inc., an American multinational clothing and accessories retailer, has recently announced that it will temporarily close selected North American stores amid escalating COVID-19 fears. The company will reportedly shut its Intermix, Janie....

Social media firms expect AI errors as coronavirus empties offices

Alphabet, Inc.’s Facebook, Inc., Twitter, Inc., and YouTube have apparently announced a warning regarding the removal of more videos and other content erroneously for policy violations. The offices of these firms have been emptied due....

Nike declares temporary shutdown of stores in U.S. & other nations

Footwear and apparel giant Nike has announced that it plans to shut down a few of its stores. It seems that the company is following the footsteps of major retail firms worldwide, that have, for most parts, closed down their brick-and-morta....

Avaya launches remote contact center solutions amid COVID-19 outbreak

Amidst the budding challenges caused by coronavirus, Avaya Holdings Corp., a leading provider of communication software solutions, has announced that it will offer additional help to contact center clients who face challenges with sustainin....

TikTok to boost transparency efforts owing to privacy concerns in U.S.

TikTok, the renowned Chinese social networking video-sharing service developed by ByteDance, has reportedly announced that it is launching a new content moderation facility in its newest efforts to increase transparency. The move comes at ....

CVS Pharmacy acquires 110 Schnucks pharmacies, with 11 to close

CVS Pharmacy, a subsidiary of CVS Health, has recently announced the acquisition of 110 Schnucks pharmacies, which will lead to the closure of 11 Schnuck Markets’ pharmacies. The acquisition has been arranged in a way that 99 pharmaci....

Amazon may succeed on key argument in suit over cloud computing deal

The opinion by a judge from U.S. Court of Federal Claims was unsealed recently   Just weeks after the contract was awarded to Microsoft, Amazon filed a lawsuit in November 2019 A federal judge recently concluded that Amazon.com I....

Subscription billing provider Chargify buys event streaming firm Keen

The companies are a part of Scaleworks private equity firm’s group of companies   The new event-based billing mechanism will be operational with immediate effect Texas-based software company- Chargify has reportedly announc....