Elon Musk shakes up SpaceX management in a race to provide satellite-based internet services

Known for his aggressive management style, Elon Musk is pushing hard to become the first internet-based service provider – a move that could make a huge splash in the U.S. and global broadband market. According to two employees of SpaceX with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, Elon Musk, SpaceX’s Chief Executive Officer, known…

Alphabet Inc’s Waymo the first company to get license to test self-driving cars without backup driver

The development marks a milestone in the testing of autonomous automated vehicles. In a significant development, California’s Department of Motor Vehicles stated, Alphabet Inc’s Waymo unit has been awarded a permit to test driverless vehicles without a backup driver in the front seat. Waymo is the first company to receive such a permit from California’s…

U.S. Commerce Department places Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co Ltd on U.S. exports restriction list

The development comes midst allegations that Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co Ltd stole intellectual property from U.S. chip company Micron Technology Inc. In a strategic development, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has placed Chinese state-backed chipmaker Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co Ltd on a list of entities that cannot purchase components, software and technology goods…

China’s Ministry of Finance pulls up Xiaomi over accounting errors

The development piles up more investor pressure on Xiaomi’s stock, which is already down by 30% since its July 2018 IPO. On Tuesday, Chinese authorities disclosed, smartphone maker Xioami Corp had committed accounting errors. With the news reaching the market, Xioami’s Hong Kong-listed shares turned south midst a wider sell-off of China tech stocks. In…

Hackers access a further 185,000 payment cards at British Airways

British Airways has clarified that customers who were potentially impacted by the hacking attack are those who opted for reward bookings between April 21 2018 and July 28 2018 using a payment card. In yet another hacker attack, the International Airlines Group disclosed following an investigation into the theft of customers’ data at its British…