In a significant development General Motors Co said, its first year of its GMC Hummer EV electric pickup truck has been sold out. GMC’s website shows a “reservations full” banner over the Hummer EV “Edition 1,” which is scheduled to commence production in the fall of 2021. Its next version, the Hummer EV 3X, which sets…
After years of regulatory concerns and much delay, Facebook Inc has launched a dating service in 32 European countries. The social media giant had postponed the rollout of its Facebook Dating in Europe in February after concerns were raised by Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), the main regulator in the European Union for a number…
In a significant development, self-driving carmaker Cruise stated, along with its majority shareholder General Motors Co, it is seeking U.S. regulatory approval for deploying a limited number of Cruise Origin vehicles which will not feature pedals or steering wheels. At the same time, it plans on withdrawing an exemption petition filed which it had filed…
In a statement cyber security giant McAfee Corp stated, it has raised $620 million from its initial public offering (IPO) which saw its shares list at $20 per share, well within its target range. The IPO valued McAfee at $8.6 billion based on total outstanding shares. As of the end of June 2020, McAfee which was…
A part of its memory chip business will be sold by the United States chipmaker Intel to the South Korean tech company SK Hynix in a deal worth $9 billion. Following the completion of the deal, SK Hynix’s manufacturing capacity is slated to increase and make it the second biggest flash memory chipmaker of the…
There has been a spurt in sale of condoms for the market leader Durex after the lifting of the national lockdown indicating a spur in a summer of love. Over the summer months, when lifting of lockdown and other restrictions imposed because of the novel coronavirus pandemic enabled people to rekindle their sex lives, there…
In a breaking development, U.S. tech giant Microsoft Corp stated, it had disabled by more than 90%, machines that were used by a gang of Russian-speaking cyber criminals to control a massive network of computers which had the potential to disrupt the 2020 U.S. Presidential election. The development was aided by a series of U.S. court…
In a significant development, the U.S. government has stepped up efforts to keep China’s Huawei Technologies at bay from Brazil’s 5G market, with Washington offering Brasilia offers to finance the purchase of 5G telecom equipment from Huawei’s competitors. During a visit to Brasilia, officials of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the National Security…
On Tuesday, in a significant development, Swedish regulators have banned China’s Huawei and ZTE from developing its 5G network ahead of the launch of its spectrum auction, scheduled for next month. The decision by the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) follows assessments by the by the Swedish Armed Forces and security service. Following widespread concerns,…
In a significant development, Intel Corp has agreed to sell its NAND memory chip business to South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc for $9 billion. The all-cash deal will propel the South Korean chipmaker to the second spot in global rankings. The development marks Intel’s efforts to divest its non-core businesse and move away from the volatile commodity…
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