After a slow start, Robinhood stock soars on back of small investors

The trading app that promised to democratise stock trade has offered its own shares to individual investors in a recent IPO.

Activision Blizzard shakes up management after employee protests

The shakeup comes a week after workers walked out to protest sexism and harassment as a call went out online to boycott Activision games.

Over 2,500 Qantas employees to be sent home without pay for two months

Qantas said the airline had gone from operating almost 100 percent of its usual domestic flying capacity in May to less than 40 percent in July due to lockdowns and travel restrictions.

Boeing to test fly uncrewed capsule to ISS

The spaceship is due to launch on an Atlas V rocket built by the United Launch Alliance from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 1720 GMT.

Zoom to pay $85M to settle privacy lawsuit in US

The lawsuit charged that Zoom's sharing of users' personal data with Facebook, Google, and LinkedIn was a breach of privacy for millions.

Carmakers warn chip shortage slows recovery

Carmakers and suppliers have turned in strong results that beat expectations for the first half of the year, but they warned that a lack of semiconductors had crimped production.

World's first commercial re-programmable satellite blasts into space

Eutelsat Quantum allows users to tailor the communications to their needs – almost in real-time.

Activision workers plan walkout to protest sexism

The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing had filed a civil complaint last week claiming the maker of "Call of Duty" and "World of Warcraft" violated state laws by allowing a "pervasive frat boy workplace culture."

Facebook bills its 'metaverse' as next big computing platform

"Metaverse" will be a digital world where people can move between different devices and communicate in a virtual environment, says CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who's setting up a team to work on the social media product.

Vatican reveals details of over 5,000 real estate holdings in budget report

The information was contained in two documents, a consolidated financial statement for 2020 for the Holy See and the first-ever public budget for the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See.

Global chip shortage to hit smartphone market next

Various industries dependent on semiconductors have faced supply disruptions as chip makers have cut back production in the wake of pandemic.

White House: Facebook, YouTube are to blame for anti-vax propaganda

The social media platforms had given assurance of crackdown against vaccine misinformation but fake content continues to go around.