eCom Scotland’s Answer to Professional Institutes’ Mission-Critical Issues
According to the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, using technology to provide accessible assessments, available ‘24/7’, goes a long way towards helping professional institutes meet their mission-critical issues.
UK seeks to break down digital trade barriers, says minister
Britain will look to break down digital trade barriers to help its businesses export their services, the country’s newly appointed trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan will say on Monday.
Online Assessment Tool Highlighted at GeoConvention 2021
Following several major incidents, the energy industry is keen to use only those operations practitioners who, when responsible for delivering work used in safety-critical aspects of planning and executing wells, can demonstrate their competency. The legal – and environmental – consequences of failing to prove this are serious; yet demonstrating competency can be challenging for these practitioners.
Oracle revenue falls short of expectations as cloud competition rises
Enterprise software firm Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) fell short of Wall Street expectations for first-quarter revenue on Monday, hurt by competition in the cloud computing space.
Epic ruling invites future efforts to paint Apple as monopolist -experts
A U.S. judge stopped short of labeling Apple Inc (AAPL.O) an “illegal monopolist” on Friday, but the closely-watched ruling provides a roadmap for similar claims against the iPhone maker in the future, legal experts said.
Biden infrastructure plan takes on EV charging’s inequality problem
The Biden administration has an ambitious $7.5 billion plan to expand electric vehicle charging to underserved areas, but it must first overcome a host of obstacles that have discouraged private investment in more equitable charging networks.
Explainer: Why and how China is drastically limiting online gaming for under 18s
China on Monday introduced new rules that limit the amount of time under-18s can spend on video games to three hours a week, a move it said was necessary to combat gaming addiction.
Zoom’s tepid growth forecast takes shine off billion-dollar quarter
Zoom Video Communications Inc (ZM.O) posted its first billion-dollar revenue quarter but signaled a faster-than-expected easing in demand for its video-conferencing service after a pandemic-driven boom, sending its shares tumbling 11%.
Australia considering new laws for Apple, Google, WeChat digital wallets
The Australian government is considering new laws that would tighten the regulation of digital payment services by tech giants such as Apple (AAPL.O) and Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O).
eCom Scotland engages in Partnership deals
In a move that expands its global reach, the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, has signed partnership deals with re-sellers in Canada, Iceland and South Africa.
