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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron has been appointed as a member of the International Advisory Board of the US electronic payments firm First Data Corporation, the company said in a statement Monday. "First Data Corporation (NYSE: FDC), a global leader in commerce-enabling technology, today announced the appointment of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, as the newest member of the company’s International Advisory Board," the press release said. © AP Photo / Virginia Mayo British MPs Slam Ex-PM Cameron for Brexit Referendum Decisions According to the statement, Cameron will work on strengthening and expanding First Data’s presence in new and existing markets. “David Cameron is one of the world’s most well-regarded leaders and we are truly honored to have him join First Data in his capacity on our International Advisory Board,” Frank Bisignano, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Data, was quoted … [Read more...] about Former UK Prime Minister Cameron to Work for US Electronic Payments Firm

It’s not terribly often that the humble supporting actor outshines the superstar lead, but that has certainly been the case for New Ubin Seafood’s most well-loved dish: The Heart Attack Fried Rice. It’s a heart-warming story, really: Head honcho Pang Seng Meng, better known as SM Pang, would always cook up steaks for his family and friends, and, not wanting the tasty drippings to go to waste, he decided to fry some rice in the oil, along with some dark sauce. Charred beef trimmings added texture and flavour to the carbohydrates. At the restaurant, guests spied the family dining on the steak dish and asked about it, so they were given some to share. After the dish hit the menu, “A lot of people asked for just the rice. We decided we couldn’t serve it because we’d run out of beef fat and our sales would drop,” SM shared. And that’s the story of how a zi char establishment with “seafood” in its name came to be known for its beef dish: The USDA Black Angus ‘Choice’ Rib-Eye … [Read more...] about How New Ubin Seafood became famous for its beef and ‘heart attack’ fried rice

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics plans to allow some workers in South Korea to work from home in September under a pilot programme, a company official said on Thursday (Aug 27), as the country battles a resurgence in novel coronavirus cases. Some employees at Samsung's mobile phone and consumer electronics divisions are eligible to apply for the programme, which is aimed at assessing whether to adopt work-from-home more widely, and if so, how to do so, the official said. READ: South Korea reports 441 new COVID-19 cases, most since March South Korea reported 441 new COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday, the highest number of daily infections since early March, with most cases occurring in the Seoul metropolitan area, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. Samsung has seen a series of novel coronavirus cases involving its workers at its sites in or near Seoul in recent weeks. Earlier this week, an employee at Samsung's mobile division tested positive … [Read more...] about Samsung Electronics trials work-from-home as South Korea battles COVID-19 resurgence

FRANKFURT: Covestro is on track for better-than-expected earnings in the third quarter as stay-at-home workers' appetite to upgrade their mobile devices and furniture is driving demand for the company's materials. The German maker of chemicals that go into casings of electronic devices and upholstery foams, said earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) would likely be about 350 million euros (US$415 million) for the July-to-September period, up from 125 million in the second quarter. That surpasses average analyst expectations of 268 million euros for third-quarter EBITDA, according to an Aug. 14 poll posted on the group's website. The companies' shares were up 0.7per cent at 1051 GMT. (US$1 = 0.8440 euros) (Reporting by Patricia Weiss and Ludwig Burger; editing by Thomas Seythal) … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Plastics maker Covestro’s profit bolstered by electronics, furniture

(Subscribe to Science For All, our weekly newsletter, where we aim to take the jargon out of science and put the fun in. Click here .) Air-powered robot Published in Science Robotics If you thought all robots need electronics to function, meet this cute four-legged soft robot that uses pressurised air to function. The authors write that these robots can find applications in places where electronics cannot function, such as MRI machines and mine shafts. The team is now working to improve the robot’s gait to help it walk on uneven surfaces and navigate over obstacles. Massive black hole Published in Science Cygnus X-1, one of the closest black holes to Earth discovered in 1964, has now been found to have a mass of over 20 times the mass of our Sun. Co-author Professor Ilya Mandel said in a release that the black hole is so massive it’s actually challenging how astronomers thought they formed. “The black hole in the Cygnus X-1 system began life as a star … [Read more...] about Best from science journals: A robot without electronics