Lumentum Holdings Inc to acquire Oclaro Inc for around $1.7 billion in a cash and stock deal

California-based Lumentum Holdings Inc is the parts supplier to Apple Face ID technology. Lumentum Holdings Inc, a laser and optical fiber specialist which analysts see as a supplier of parts supplier to Apple for it’s Face ID technology, is to acquire optical components producer Oclaro Inc for around $1.7 billion in a cash and stock…

Artificial intelligence are making Europe’s electrical grid more efficient

Roland Berger, a consultancy firm, says, the adoption of AI by utilities are heralding a new age of leaner, more efficient distribution and load bearing systems. According to Roland Berger, a consultancy firm, if utilities were to adopt artificial intelligence, which could predict demand swings on the usage of power, for example, they could significantly…

Trading in shares of Samsung Electronics to be halted before 50:1 split

Although the exact date of the halting of shares is yet to be disclosed by Samsung Electronics, on Monday, at South Korea’s Kospi index, the conglomerate accounted for nearly 20% of the index’s market capitalization. On Monday, South Korea’s stock exchange stated, trading in Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s shares, Asia’s fourth most valuable stock, will…

Daimler AG deepens electric vehicle related collaboration with China’s BAIC Group

The development comes in the wake of Geely, BAIC’s rival, seeking to tap Daimler’s technologies in the area of self-driving technology, battery technology and automated, autonomous vehicles. On Thursday, Stuttgart, Germany, headquartered Daimler AG stated it would deepen its collaboration with China’s BAIC Group in the area of new energy vehicles. Daimler stated it has…

Japan’s Coincheck Inc to repay investors, resume trading on selected cryptocurrencies

Investors who lost out due to the $530 million heist, will now be reimbursed. On Thursday, Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc, stated from next week, it plans on reimbursing lost digital monies to investors who were affected by the $530 million heist. Coincheck also stated, it plans on resuming services for some cryptocurrencies starting from…

Virtual currencies are commodities: U.S. federal judge Jack Weinstein

The ruling will enable the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to regulate cryptocurrencies and make make fraudsters more accountable for their actions. In a landmark ruling, U.S. federal judge Jack Weinstein ruled that virtual currencies, including bitcoins, can be regulated as commodities by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The ruling allows the…

Need increased clarity on Brexit in order to build electric vehicles in Britain: Jaguar Land Rover

Brexit related issues, including increased tariffs and the customs checks could have widespread ramifications across JLR’s supply chain and significantly increase it costs. The CEO of Britain’s biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has disclosed it requires more clarity on Britain’s terms of exit from the European Union before it can decide whether it can produce…

Consortium of companies led by Citigroup, DTCC and Zurich Insurance Group AG to develop cyber security standards for fintechs

The development is to be seen within the context of the SEC calling for improved clarity on cyber risk disclosures and adopt specific policies restricting executive trading in shares especially during an on-going investigation of a hack. On Tuesday, the Financial Times reported that a consortium led by Citigroup Inc, Depository Trust & Clearing Corp…