Uber Proposes Gig Industry Benefits Model in Canada August 31, 2021 By Tina Bellon Uber Technologies Inc. on Monday proposed a plan for a flexible benefits fund for app-based ride-hail and food delivery drivers...
Japan Sees a Future in Crewless Cargo Ships as First Autonomous Trial Voyage Nears August 31, 2021 By Tsuyoshi Inajima and River Davis In just two decades from now, half of all domestic ships plying Japan’s coastal waters may be piloting themselves. That’s...
Chinese Regulators Seek More Control Over Internet Firms’ Algorithms August 30, 2021 Chinese regulators will exercise greater control over the algorithms used by Chinese technology firms to personalize and recommend content, the...
China’s Regulator Probing Ping An Insurance’s Property Investments: Reuters August 30, 2021 By Engen Tham, Zhang Yan, Kane Wu and Cheng Leng SHANGHAI — China’s banking and insurance sector regulator is probing Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd.’s investments in...
Fire Damages Harry Potter ‘Birthplace’ Cafe in Scotland August 30, 2021 A cafe in Scotland’s capital where author J.K. Rowling wrote some of the Harry Potter books has been damaged in...
Hong Kong’s OneDegree Raises $28 Million in New Round of Funding August 30, 2021 By Fion Li OneDegree, a Hong Kong-based insurance technology company, raised $28 million in a new round of funding as the startup looks...
Japan’s Fukushima Plant to Build Undersea Tunnel to Release Nuclear Water Into Ocean August 27, 2021 By Mari Yamaguchi The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said Wednesday it plans to build an undersea tunnel so that...
Insured Damage From Germany’s Deadly July Floods Estimated at €7B ($8.2B) August 27, 2021 Devastating floods in western Germany last month likely caused insured damage to the tune of about 7 billion euros ($8.2...
Japan Vaccination Drive Faces Possible Setback Due to Contaminated Batch August 27, 2021 By Chang-Ran Kim and Rocky Swift A contaminant found in a batch of Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccines delivered to Japan is believed to be a metallic...
Ping An Insurance Profit Falls on Land Developer Investments August 27, 2021 Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, China’s largest insurer by market value, reported a 15.5% fall in first-half net...