In an unprecedented move, Thailand has announced its plan to start charging and collecting value-added tax (VAT) from technology corporations operating in the country. The plan is to generate about 5 billion baht– the equivalent of $154.7 million– from the tax every year. The announcement was made by a senior
In July, some hotel owners and managers declared their view that the labor crisis that had been plaguing their industry would end once the federal government stopped paying unemployment checks to people. The federal government had declared its intention to cease boosting unemployment benefits by September at that point. Now
September 3, 2021 – NEW YORK, NY – An affiliate of Essence Ventures, the independent Black-owned consumer technology company focused on merging technology, content, community and commerce to meet the evolving cultural and lifestyle needs of people of color, announced today that it has acquired the assets of Beautycon Media,
The purpose of this request is to solicit proposals to provide specialized media buying; the creation of paid social media assets; data-driven research to evaluate the campaign; and other materials deemed relevant to the campaign. As the world becomes more digital, ODE is ramping up to increase the number of
In Southeast Asia where semiconductors are assembled, the resurgence of the Covid-19 virus has led to shutdowns of assembly plants as the vaccination rate is still low. The supply of these chips has been affected by the pandemic and the industry as a whole is feeling the effects of the
Greenlight Biosciences, an RNA tech firm is driving towards improving the availability of mRNA vaccines. The company has also been producing RNA-based pesticides as an alternative. The company wants to be capable of mass production of mRNA vaccines, as well as substances based on RNA that can be used to
WynnBet, a sports-betting mobile platform in the US, has entered into a partnership with Paysafe, a platform for payments, also in the US. The partnership provides WynnBET with a platform to facilitate payments online. In addition to facilitating payments, the partnership also provides WynnBET access to Paysafe’s Income
Glebe Farm Foods, the firm that won a trademark dispute with Oatly, a Swedish oat milk brand, has hired Capture Communications for PR support. Capture communications have been working for Glebe Farm Foods since April when it won a pitch against some other PR agencies. The PR firm and Glebe
The Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) functions as two agencies for the City of Jacksonville: The Community Redevelopment Agency and the Economic Development Agency. Scope of Work The DIA seeks a full-service advertising and marketing agency to assist: 1. in the promotion of Downtown as a great place to live, work,
Exxon Mobil corp, the apex oil producer in the U.S. has kicked off marketing efforts to sell its U.S. shale gas properties, in a move to reignite its push to raise funds and let go of undesired assets. The company looks to raise billions of dollars, and reduce its debt
