The European Union and the United States are seeking to mend the transatlantic relationship that was impeded by tit for tat tariffs surrounding the granting of government subsidy for Airbus and Boeing respectively. According to reports, the EU is now asking the US to pledge an end to their aircraft-related tariffs when representatives of the…
In a significant development, the U.S. Senate voted 68-32 to approve a sweeping legislative package aimed at boosting the country’s ability to compete with China, with the U.S. Congress seeking to take a tough line on Beijing. The bipartisan measure authorizes around $190 billion in provisions to strengthen U.S. technology and research spending; it will…
A new privacy function called “private relay” which can help to hide users’ web browsing behaviour from Apple, internet providers and advertisers, was among the host of new privacy protections that were unveiled by apple Inc. at its recently held annual conference for software developers. There has been pressure on Apple to reduce down the…
With the widening of 5G networks and the industry leader Huawei Technologies of China now focused on its domestic market, Samsung Electronics is depending on its business opportunities of Europe for maintaining its growth momentum of its network equipment business, according to a senior executive of the South Korean company. According to market research firm…
The buy-now-pay-later business model of Klarna is not only cheaper for consumers compared to the credit cards but also is useful for preventing consumers from falling into a debt trap, said the chief of the company. Since his company does not charge interest or late payment fees, therefore consumers are better off dealing with the…
On Tuesday, a report from the Financial Times states, Nvidia Corp has submitted an application to Chinese competition regulators to review a $40 billion acquisition of UK chip designer Arm. “The application was made in recent weeks and sets in motion a period of scrutiny that could take up to 18 months”, said the report…
In a significant development, a group of 50 investors managing with more than $4.5 trillion in assets in total, have called on companies which are involved in the development and use of facial recognition technology, to do so in an ethical manner. The investor group, led by asset manager Candriam said, given the lack of…
In a tweet, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk said, production for the company’s longest-range Model S Plaid+ has been canceled. “Plaid+ is canceled. No need, as Plaid is just so good.” tweeted Musk. Tesla had unveiled the Model S Plaid+ in 2020. It would have been the company’s top high-end model with a mile range of…
In a statement US officials said, they are applying more pressure on foreign adversaries and on domestic companies to fight cybercriminals; the Biden Administration is considering all options, including a military ones, to counter the growing threat. The U.S. administration is looking at “all of the options,” to defend the United States against ransomware cyber…
In a statement blockchain technology company Blockstream Mining said, Square Inc is set to invest $5 million to build an open-source, solar-powered bitcoin mining facility at one of its sites in the United States. In the announcement on its blog Blockstream said the “facility will be a proof-of-concept for a 100% renewable energy Bitcoin mine at…
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