In a statement, Volkswagen’s Chief Executive Herbert Diess made it clear that it has currently no plans to develop deeper ties with U.S. rival Tesla Inc. The move is aimed at ending speculation that the world’s largest carmaker, which is on a drive to push for mass production of electric cars, has plans to tie-up…
On Tuesday, in an interesting turn of events, China unveiled its global data security initiative to oppose data theft by using information technology to undermine key infrastructure, and forcing companies to store data generated overseas in their home country. In a statement, China’s State Councillor Wang Yi said, the initiative calls for tech companies to…
Researchers at the Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD) have discovered one of the largest collections of online material reportedly owned by the group calling itself Islamic State. With an estimated 10,000 unique visitors a month, more than 90,000 items are contained in the digital library. This is one of the ways that extremist content on…
Following incidents when thousands of Americans received unwanted and un-purchased packages containing seeds in their mailboxes, most of which were traced back to China, e-commerce company Amazon.com has now banned the sale of foreign seeds in the United States. The unwanted and unsolicited bags contained seeds for more than a dozen plant species ranging from…
In a significant development, Samsung Electronics has won a $6.64 billion order to provide wireless communication solutions to Verizon in the United States. The development marks the bagging of a major order by the South Korean company in the burgeoning 5G telecommunications market. The company’s global prospects have risen significantly following U.S. sanctions on Huawei,…
On Sunday, Israeli chip manufacturer Tower Semiconductor said, some of its systems have been hit by a cyber attack as a result of which it has placed on hold some of its manufacturing operations. “Tower has notified relevant authorities, and is working closely with law enforcement organizations and with a leading team of worldwide experts,…
Etsy, the online marketplace for crafters, s able to make into the exclusive club of companies in the S&P 500 Index but the electric car maker Tesla could not. This was a move that surprised many market analysts after this inclusion was announce by the S&P Dow Jones Indices on Friday evening. It said that…
No major negative side effects of the use of Russia’s potential coronavirus vaccine was found in early results from trials according to a recent study published in the peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet revealed on Friday. The Lancet article said that the trial for the vaccine was conducted on 76 healthy volunteers aged 18 to…
According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, KKR-backed cybersecurity startup KnowBe4 Inc, is preparing for its U.S. initial public offering (IPO). The startup helps train employees to detect phishing emails. In 2019, KnowBe4 had raised $300 million in a private fundraising round led by buyout firm KKR & Co. It has now engaged…
With the novel coronavirus pandemic forcing people to work from home necessitating the need for video conferencing to connect staff working from home, there has been growth in demand for Zoom’s services and consequently the company’s revenues jumped by more than 350 per cent year on year in the second quarter with its profits for…
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