South Korea to impose measures to reign in runaway speculation in Bitcoin

Among the measures South Korea will take is baning the anonymous opening of cryptocurrency accounts; the measures will also have legislative backing. On Thursday, the South Korean government said, it will impose additional restrictions in order to reign in wild speculation in Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency, that is being traded within the country. “The government had…

Major Crisis Faced By Israeli Pharmaceutical Giant Teva, Strong Reactions To Huge Layoff Announcement

Israeli pharmaceutical firm Teva is attempting to prevent a complete collapse and in that effort, will fire about 25 per cent of its workforce globally, which amounts to about 14,000 workers. During the next two years, about 1,700 workers are anticipated to be fired in in Israel alone. For Israel, this cut would be the…

Companies Made Vulnerable To Cyber Hacker Attacks Due To Lack Of Adequate Cyber Security Professionals

There have bene allegations that the there is a shortage of adequate staffing in the cybersecurity sector which has left many companies exposed and vulnerable to cyber attacks by hackers. Now cyber security professionals say that there is requirement for better education and improved apprentice schemes for people engaged in cybersecurity jobs. While there were…

U.S. Rubbing On The Jerusalem Vote At The UN Results In It Cutting Its UN Budget By $285 Million

Responding to the UN vote to accept the proposal for identifying Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the US government has decided to reduce its commitment to the United Nations for the two years of 2018 and 2019, Washington announced recently. U.S. president Donald Trump had decided to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel…

Rosstandart asks Nissan Motors to recall 106,340 of its cars in Russia

The Russian safety watchdog has called on the Japanese automaker to recall a series of its cars for issues concerning the deployment of its airbag. On Wednesday, Russia’s Rosstandart, a technical safety watchdog, has called Nissan Motor Co Ltd to recall 106,340 of its cars in Russia. As per Rosstandart, the recall would affect the…

Many Americans Would Be Surprised By Truths About The Future Of Tech As Revealed In India

While it is believed that companies design their internet according to their core customers – the English-speaking Americans, it would probably change within a few years for U.S. tech companies with India being at the focus. It is this market that is driving the anticipation that billions of people in Asia would get more internet…

Israel’s central bank eyeing centralized digital currency setup

While traditionally, digital currencies such as the bitcoin, have always been decentralized and provide anonymity to the holder of the currency, Israel’s digital currency is likely to be centralized and compliant with existing money laundering laws. Israel’s central bank, the Bank of Israel, stated it is examining the possibility of issuing digital currency in order…

Fiat Chrysler Ram Pickups Shifting Out Of Park Results In Recalls Numbering 1.8 Million In The US And 300,000 Elsewhere

A major recall has been forced on Fiat Chrysler after its pickup trucks were reported to accidentally switch out of park due to gear shifters. Estimates are that this anomaly has been detected in about 1.8 million vehicles. A wide range of pickup truck including the Ram heavy-duty pickups, models of which were manufactured way…

More New Vehicles To Be Equipped With The Technology For Automatic Emergency Breaking Safety

The objective of installing automatic emergency braking in all new vehicles is viewing progress as car manufacturers attempt to install this crash avoidance technology to enhance vehicle and passenger safety. More than half of the 2017 model year vehicles of Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Toyota were reported too be fitted with that automatic emergency braking…