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LiveScience and its sister sites, SPACE.com and OurAmazingPlanet, are at the conference, covering the important, amazing and downright strange findings being presented. Below is a list of the discoveries we've covered so far — we'll be adding to it continually throughout the meeting. … [Read more...] about AGU 2012: Latest News About Earth & Beyond

Telecom majors Bharti and Jio further gained Revenue Market Share (RMS) while Vodafone Idea continued to lag on AGR basis, according to a report by EMkay Research. VIL's AGR logged a healthy 5 per cent qoq growth, driven by growth in some of the key circles. However, RMS contracted further to 26.2 per cent (-102bps qoq). Clarity on ongoing AGR issue is key, along with other operational targets like 4G coverage and network integration. AGR for the industry (including NLD revenues) rose 9 per cent qoq and 13 per cent yoy to Rs 363 bn in Q3FY20. This sequential rise was driven by healthy growth in the revenues of Bharti and Jio, sequential revenue growth by VIL after 13 quarters of losses, and a 21 per cent qoq rise in BSNL's revenues. VIL continued to lose market share with a 102bps contraction in RMS, the report said. For Jio, AGR, including NLD, grew 10 per cent qoq to Rs 129 bn in Q3FY20. RMS expanded 40 bps qoq and 554 bps yoy to 35.4 per cent. Jio continues to enjoy a strong … [Read more...] about Airtel, Reliance Jio gain revenue market share, VIL lags: Report

Telecom major Bharti Airtel has partnered with money transfer firm Western Union, wherein the former's payments bank customers can receive international remittances into their accounts, says a joint statement of the companies. The agreement is only for receiving money in Airtel Payments Bank account in India and Airtel Money account in 14 African countries from Western Union. "Collaborating with Western Union on these two flagship initiatives in both India and Africa reflects Bharti Airtel's keen commitment to transform the quality of lives of millions of people across emerging and developing markets. We are delighted to contribute to the development of a sound and inclusive payments ecosystem in emerging markets to spur financial inclusion and economic growth," Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said. The partnership will enable Airtel Payments Bank customer to withdraw money from its authorised 5 lakh outlets. A Bharti Airtel official said that the service to withdraw … [Read more...] about Bharti Airtel partners with Western Union for money transfer service

Dutch health technology company Philips has said it expects the effects of the coronavirus outbreak to impact its financial results in the first quarter of this year. "The impact on public life and the industry in China is also affecting the demand for Philips' consumer portfolio in the country and Philips' global supply chain", the company said. "This is expected to have a negative impact on the financial performance of Philips in the first quarter of 2020." Uncertainty about further developments, however, made it impossible to say how big the impact would be and how long it would last, the company added. Philips sells hospital equipment and personal health products ranging from large medical scanners to toothbrushes. It has around 8,000 employees in China and said it has taken precautionary measures in its Chinese factories to help prevent further outbreak of the disease. More than 80,000 people have been infected with the coronavirus in China since the outbreak began, … [Read more...] about Philips says coronavirus outbreak will impact Q1 financial results

Sadly, as a result of a new Spanish law, we’ll shortly have to close Google News in Spain. Let me explain why. This new legislation requires every Spanish publication to charge services like Google News for showing even the smallest snippet from their publications, whether they want to or not. As Google News itself makes no money (we do not show any advertising on the site) this new approach is simply not sustainable. So it’s with real sadness that on 16 December (before the new law comes into effect in January) we’ll remove Spanish publishers from Google News, and close Google News in Spain. … [Read more...] about The predictable result of Spain’s “Google tax”: No more Google News