It is a question that is making the rounds of economic circles as well as the technology world how has Estonia managed to become a leader in technology and innovation? The answer is in the past, believes Estonian-born CEO and co-founder of TransferWise, Taavet Hinrikus. “We (Estonia) kind of started rebuilding the nation in 1991…
Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa will be enabled to be summoned anytime, anywhere by a pair of “smart glasses” its first wearable device that Amazon is working on, according to media reports quoting sources. The reports said that to enable it to be worn comfortably and unobtrusively, the device is designed to look like a regular…
With the aim of satisfying app developers and adding new so-called augmented reality apps, significant changes to its marketplace for third-party software have bene introduced by Apple Inc’s newest operating system for iPhones and iPads. Even as the its two newest phone handsets, the iPhone 8 and iPhone X, set to start shipping to customers…
Thanks to a crushing debt load from a previous buyout and relentless competition from warehouse and online retailers, the once-dominant specialty retailer and ultimate toyland for a generation of post-war baby boomers – Toys “R” Us Inc., filed for bankruptcy. The gravitational pull of Amazon.com Inc., which has revolutionized the way people consume with affordable…
The user that data companies can see will get limited due to Apple adding features to its web browser Safari and this has caused the advertising trade groups to admonishing Apple. Claiming Apple’s move could make online advertising worse and deprive media companies of revenue and arguing against the changes, the move caused six major advertising…
A global could be a possible ultimate result of there is an outbreak of military conflict on the Korean Peninsula and that would be destabilizing for the region, according to Citi’s top global political analyst. Tina Fordham, managing director and chief global analyst at Citi said that the extent of the damage from such a…
Sending a clear signal to Beijing that Washington will oppose takeover deals that involve technologies with potential military applications, U.S. President Donald Trump blocked a Chinese-backed private equity firm from buying a U.S.-based chipmaker. The first announced deal for the buyout fund, which launched last year with a focus on technology investment, one of the…
While one’s personal data is worth a lot to an individual, it would be interesting to know how much worth it carries for the identity thief. According to an annual report on cybercrime by Secureworks, a unit of Dell Inc, the bitcoin equivalent of about $10 to $20 is the selling price for verified high-limit…
Analysts have conflicting views about the emerging market’s (EM) growth outlook despite the fact that this sector has continued to grow faster than developed markets and produced higher returns this year. According to a UBS report, compared to developed markets 2.25 percent, the gross domestic product growth is around 4.5 percent year on year for…
A further slide in the value of the cryptocurrency that left it over 30 percent away from the record highs it hit earlier in the month was started off after the Chinese bitcoin exchange BTCChina said on Thursday that it would stop all trading from Sept. 30. As investors and speculators flocked to domestic exchanges…
