Germany’s Bayer has raised its offer for Monsanto to $65bn (£49bn), or $127.50 a share, in a bid to create a global seeds and pesticides giant. Bayer said it was in advanced talks with Monsanto, but warned there was no guarantee a deal would result. Its initial offer of $122 ... Read More »
The iPhone 7 is mere days away from its September 7 unveiling, but until that actually happens it’s never too late for a forecast by a respected analyst. KGI Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo has rounded up all the available intel on Apple’s next-gen smartphone in a new report. The important stuff ... Read More »
NEW DELHI: Sony India has reduced prices of its flagship devices, Xperia X and Z5 Premium, by up to 21 per cent. The reduction, effective from September 1, will see Xperia X being sold at Rs 38,990. This is lower by Rs 10,000 or about 21 per cent from the ... Read More »
VIENTIANE, Laos — Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday expressed regret over his “son of a bitch” remark while referring to President Obama. In a statement read out by his spokesman, Duterte said his “strong comments” to certain questions by a reporter “elicited concern and distress; we also regret it ... Read More »
US President Barack Obama has cancelled a meeting with controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who had earlier called him a “son of a whore”. Mr Duterte was responding to the US president’s promise to raise the issue of drug-related extra-judicial killings in the Philippines at their meeting. The Philippine leader, ... Read More »
Flights at London City Airport were disrupted after protesters gained access to the runway. The Met Police said it was called to the site at about 05:40 BST after nine protesters erected a tripod and “locked themselves together” on the runway. The Black Lives Matter UK movement confirmed it was ... Read More »
Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs is reportedly considering his future at the Emirates due to a lack of playing time. The Gunners academy product was Arsene Wenger’s first-choice left-back between 2012 and 2015, but has since lost his place to Nacho Monreal. And now The Sun claim the 26-year-old, who is ... Read More »
The chairman of Cawston Press, who turned the New Covent Garden Soup Company and Green & Black’s into major brands, talks to Anna Isaac about building a crack team, selling your first company and why a minute without a good finance person is a minute wasted. How did you get ... Read More »
Britain’s services sector enjoyed a record rise last month, as companies shrugged off the initial shock of the vote to leave the EU, according to a survey of business activity that adds to signs the economy has escaped recession in the immediate aftermath of the referendum. The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ ... Read More »
Google Maps played an important part in the launch of Pokémon Go – one of the most successful smartphone games of all time – when it featured a very early prototype version of the game as an April Fool’s gag. And now Google has updated its navigation app to recognise ... Read More »
Pokemon Go is still the hottest mobile game in town, even though the massive initial excitement that surrounded this unexpected phenomenon seems to have faded. Niantic is working on some hot new features for Pokemon Go, but also some neat new tricks for players. The company may not be part ... Read More »
Europe’s Rosetta spacecraft has finally spotted its tiny lander Philae, thought to be lost forever, stuck in a ditch on the surface of a comet hurtling through space, ground controllers said Monday. “THE SEARCH IS OVER! I’ve found @Philae2014!!” the European Space Agency (ESA) tweeted on behalf of Rosetta, orbiting ... Read More »
