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Back in October, Adidas AG, the German multinational corporation reportedly dropped its relationship with Kanye West, now known as Ye.

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Adidas may lose $1.2 Bn after cutting ties with Kanye West

Adidas says that it may lose around $1.2 billion in revenues due to the unsold stock of Yeezy stock as a repercussion of its departed relationship with Ye.

Wajiha Wahab
18 February 2023

Fully aligned with Vision 2030, the strategic partnership marks the latest step taken by PepsiCo and AstroLabs to prepare young Saudi entrepreneurs and businesses for success.

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PepsiCo partners with AstroLabs and collaborates with MCIT to empower Saudi e-commerce entrepreneurs

PepsiCo - one of the leading global food and beverage manufacturers - has collaborated with AstroLabs an ecosystem builder in the MENA.

Editorial Staff
16 February 2023

Filmed across the UAE and Egypt, and the horror anthology series is produced by Yasir Al Yasiri’s and Mansoor Al Feeli's production company, Starship Entertainment, and developed in partnership between STARZPLAY and Image Nation.

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STARZPLAY to unveil the third episode of its first Arabic original series ‘Kaboos’

Dubai-based video-on-demand platform STARZPLAY is releasing the third episode of its runaway hit horror anthology “Kaboos” on 16 February.

Editorial Staff
15 February 2023

TikTok is said to be paying a nine-month severance pay to the employees, who were in remote sales support roles.

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TikTok shuts down its India office and fires all the staff

TikTok has closed its office in India and fired the remaining 40 employees. The Government of India banned TikTok in 2020 citing security measures.

Editorial Staff
12 February 2023

A wrong result provided by the BARD AI tool in its demo returned the wrong answer - hurling Google's plan to outrun ChatGPT.

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Google BARD AI returns wrong answer about JWST – costing $100 bn loss

Google announced Bard AI on Monday that returned a wrong answer - hurling Google's plan to outrun ChatGPT, losing $100 billion in value.

Mohammed Haseeb
10 February 2023

"We are pleased to add an office in Mumbai to our patient appointment services," says Mohamad Bydon, M.D., a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon and executive medical director of academic affairs and the Europe, Middle East, India, and Africa regions.

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Mayo Clinic opens patient information office in India

Mayo Clinic has opened a patient information office in Mumbai to assist patients who wish to make appointments at Mayo Clinic locations worldwide.

Editorial Staff
8 February 2023

Project DYNAMO is a veteran-led, international, search, rescue, aid, and assistance 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Tampa, Florida

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Project DYNAMO teams up with Liam Neeson, to be the voiceover artist for the nonprofit’s new PSA

Liam Neeson has teamed up with Project DYNAMO for the nonprofit’s first public service announcement - aims to bring awareness to the project.

Editorial Staff
7 February 2023

India's government has tried to stop the documentary from being shown. The government says that the documentary lacks objectivity and is "propaganda".

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Students of Jamia Millia Islamia university arrested over planned screening of BBC’s Narendra Modi documentary

Over a dozen students at Jamia Millia Islamia university have been arrested on Thursday ahead of a planned screening of a BBC documentary about the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.