U.S. Administration fires warning shot in trade action against theft of U.S. intellectual property by China

Although the U.S. action could result in a tit-for-tat trade war, its biggest impact would be the breakdown of supply chain of multinational giants, including Apple Inc and General Motors Co. The presidential memorandum signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, which targets up to $60 billion in Chinese goods, is the start of a long…

U.S. spending bills allocates upto $100 million for R&D into autonomous vehicles and its impact on the traditional transportation job market

With companies racing to place their autonomous automated smart vehicles on the U.S. market from 2019, this funding program aims to assess the impact, including the feasibility, safety and potential job losses, these technologies will bring about for commercial autonomous vehicles. In a significant development, a U.S. spending bill includes a $100 million for a…

Hackers gain access to 880,000 payment cards through Orbitz

Hackers have managed to gain access to a treasure trove of critical information, including, names, phone numbers, payment card details, billing addresses and e-mails from the partner platform of Orbitz, a subsidiary of Expedia Inc. Orbitz, a subsidiary of online travel agency Expedia Inc has disclosed that hackers have been able to access personal information…

All of Tata Motors’s car offerings from its JLR brand would either be hybrids or EVs post 2020

All of JLR’s vehicles, after 2020, will sport BlackBerry’s infotainment software from its QNX unit. On Thursday, Tata Motors Ltd and BlackBerry Ltd stated they have reached a licensing agreement whereby Tata Motors can use BlackBerry’s software in its next-generation electric vehicles. BlackBerry will provide its security and infotainment software to Tata Motors’ JLR unit…

Shares of Swedish biometric firm Fingerprint Cards come to a grinding halt

“The reason for suspension is due to non disclosure of inside information,” said Nasdaq Stockholm in a statement. Trading in the shares of Fingerprint Cards (FPC) came to a halt on Tuesday following the issuance of a warning by a brokerage firm to analysts that the Swedish biometric firm faced too high market expectations for…

Cambridge Analytica’s data practice puts Facebook in a spot

It is very likely that the way social media giants, including Facebook, collect and use user data is going to be scrutinized under a microscope. British privacy regulators are now zeroing in on the offices of the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica with a search warrant following reports that the company may have improperly gained access…

BlackBerry Ltd to face classaction suit in the U.S. on account of making misleading statements surrounding its Blackberry 10 device

Although a similar suit was dismissed earlier in March 2015, Chief Judge Colleen McMahon of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan has allowed the proposed class action lawsuit on the grounds of new evidence coming to light. Chief Judge Colleen McMahon of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan has rejected BlackBerry Ltd’s plea to dismiss…

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd sinks $2 more billion into Singapore-based e-commerce firm Lazada Group

The move assumes strategic importance since it acts as a vehicle for increasing Alibaba’s global push to boost its marketshare in Singapore’s fast-growing multi-billion dollar e-commerce market. As part of its drive to further expand its presence in new markets, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is set to invest an additional $2 billion in the Lazada…