QR codes in Sri Lanka add traceability to clothing brands

QR codes - Sri Lanka Flag - Apparel

The South Asian nation is working on making the barcodes a regular part of the apparel industry. Clothing companies in Sri Lanka have been adding traceability QR codes to their products as a part of an effort to comply with new legal changes that are expected to be rolled out throughout the fashion industry in years to come. Transparency and traceability are critical Manufacturers throughout Sri Lanka are teaming up with Global Language of Business (GS1), the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to place…

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Apple rumored to be skipping spring mobile devices event

Mobile devices - Apple Rumors

Instead, the iPhone maker is reportedly aiming to make more subtle product announcements If there’s one thing many people feel they can rely on the most when it comes to Apple mobile devices, it’s that there will be a large spring press event to launch new products. That said, this might not be the case in 2024. It appears that Apple doesn’t intend to hold the event this year A recent Power On newsletter by Mark Gurman from Bloomberg has stated that Apple isn’t intending to hold its large spring…

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Electronic Arts video game company lays off 5 percent of its employees

Video game - Game Over - Lay Offs

The company is undergoing the second large restructuring it has conducted in as many years. Electronic Arts (EA) recently announced that it is including itself in the recent trend among so many video game companies of late and is laying off about 5 percent of its global staff. This will amount to about 670 people losing their jobs EA CEO Andrew Wilson issued a letter to the entire company in which he explained that the video game company is undergoing a massive restructuring, and the layoffs are a part of…

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Google is killing its Google Pay mobile wallet app

Mobile wallet - Image of Google Search Screen

The tech giant announced that users in the United States will lose access to the app on June 4, 2024. Google has announced that it intends to terminate another application, which will this time take the form of its Google Pay mobile wallet app. The company said the move is a part of its strategy to simplify payment options Users in the United States will stop being able to use the mobile wallet application as of June 4, 2024. Google is aiming to shift Google Pay users over to Google…

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Cloud storage class action lawsuit proposed against Apple in California

Cloud storage - Lawsuit - Apple

The complaint suggests that the iPhone maker has rigged a monopoly for its various iOS devices A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in a northern California court against Apple regarding the way it has established and is maintaining its cloud storage choice for its iOS-based devices, according to a recent Bloomberg Law report. The complaint was filed accusing the iPhone maker of unfair conditions The report described the class action complaint as accusing Apple of establishing an unfair environment in which it ensures that iCloud remains the main…

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