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Robber barons of the C21 Amazon generated record sales income of £38bn in Europe last year, while income in the UK soared by 51 per cent to reach almost £20bn – mind-blowing figures! At the same time Apple reported trading figures for the first three months of 2021 with another set of astonishing numbers. So much so, that it was able to announce a buy-back of shares worth $90bn – that’s equivalent to the value of BP, and that’s spare cash! Despite record revenues though, Amazon paid no tax. It reported a ‘loss’ and received €56m...

In a move intended to support local supply chains the South Korean government has announced a series of tax breaks, worth nearly $900m, to support chip manufacturers struggling with global shortages.

While profits may be booming at Infineon, and revenues have soared, the company has warned that the on-going chip shortages bedevilling the automotive industry could cut car production by 2.5 million in the first half of 2021.

May 3, 2021 Our client, a leader in mining technology, software and Electronics, seeks to urgently employ a Support Engineer who meets the following requirements, with proven experience as follows. Installation and commissioning of machine vision systems (incl. IP camera, IP laser, network switches, LED lights, etc.) on client equipment such as conveyor belts and flotation cells, with a focus on: – Sensor mounting and configuration (I.T) – Network connectivity & configuration (I.T) – Software installation & XML configuration (I.T) Handover, training and client engagement On-going remote...

Pay by palm technology raises security worries News that Amazon in trialling palm-scanning technology at one of its Whole Food stores in Seattle is raising privacy concerns, due to the fact that the technology Amazon is using links a customer’s palm signature with their credit details. The contactless payment method, known as Amazon One, involves customers enrolling their palms in Amazon’s system to make payments with a palm ‘signature’ which is linked to their credit cards. The technology works by analysing the bones, creases and other structures b...