Apple acquires augmented reality focused startup for undisclosed amount

Although no date and price information is available for the acquisition, as per an industry executive in the augmented reality industry, the acquisition may have taken place in the first half of 2018. In a development that clearly shows Apple Inc’s plans for the augmented reality market, Cupertino has acquired Colorado-based Akonia Holographics – a…

Huawei, ZTE Being Mulled To Be Barred From Public Procurement By Japan: Report

Chinese telecommunications firms Huawei and ZTE is planned to be blocked from bidding on public contracts for building information systems by the Japanese authorities according to reports over security concerns. According to a report published in the Japanese newspaper Sankei Shimbun, the Japanese government is concerned about security of confidential information and cyberattacks and therefore…

Power failure hits Australian Central Bank’s ability to process payments

A routine maintenance led to the payment processing issues at Australia’s Central Bank. On Thursday, Australia’s central bank stated, an internal power failure caused by the maintenance of its fire control systems as the cause of its Sydney data center inability to process some payments. Although the outage lasted only 3 hours, according to representatives…