Apple allows Alipay in its app eco-system as it strengthens its foothold in China

Apple’s strategy is aimed at strengthening bonds with local Chinese suppliers and government bodies. Despite facing strong headwinds from China’s business practices, Apple is pushing to make headway with its CEO visiting the country frequently in recent times. With Apple Inc pushing to make headway in China, the world’s second largest economy, it boosted its…

Samsung begins investing in second NAND chip production facility at Pyeongtaek

Eyeing booming demand for chips, especially for servers, Samsung has begun investing in a second production facility at Pyeongtaek; it first chip production line at Pyeongtaek began mass production in July 2017. On Wednesday, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, Samsung Electronics Co has begun investing in a second memory plant at its Pyeongtaek production…

Facebook could potentially face $5k per ad fine for non-disclosure of details on election ads

In the first of its kind Seattle’s election authority has pulled up tech firms, under a 1977 law that requires companies, that sell election advertising, to maintain and make public records showing the names of those who bought the advertisement space, the quantum of the payments as well as the “exact nature and extent of…

A modular, cost-effective approach to LNG export terminals projected to place the U.S. as the second biggest exporter of LNG in the world

While legacy train designs have proven themselves in the past, smarter, newer LNG terminals are likely to change the market dynamics and bring in more elasticity and adaptability to contracts in changing market conditions in the near future. Terminals for liquefied natural gas that ship and receive the fuel are undergoing a technological revolution. The…

U.S. payment firm, Stripe, places its first engineering center in Dublin

Dublin’s tech-enabled talent pool, tax incentives, and international outlook are a major draw for global firms. On Monday, Stripe, a U.S. payments firm, disclosed it would place its first engineering center in Dublin. The placement marks its first center outside its home market and underscores its strategy of wanting to tap Ireland’s growing tech-enabled workforce.…

Thomson Reuters F&R business revolves around its ability to gather and sell data

Here is why the Blackstone Group acquired a majority stake in Thomson Reuters Financial and Risk business – data is the new oil. Tony James, Blackstone Group LP’s President made it amply clear to investors that the future of Thomson Reuters Financial and Risk business is in selling data and not in selling terminal desktop…

Dell Technologies considering merger with VMWare Inc

Dell is exploring options vis-a-vis VMWare which includes asset divestitures, VMWare’s IPO as well as a merger. Sources familiar with the matter at hand have disclosed, VMWare Inc, a business software provider and Dell Technologies Inc, a U.S. computer maker, have decided to explore options that could include a potential merger of both companies. Dell…

Insurance for bitcoins – a nascent industry

Weighed down by cyber heists, insurers are gingerly tip toeing around the bitcoin business. Despite daunting challenges and the volcanic volatility of cryptocurrencies, global insurers, including Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, XL Catlin and Chubb, are increasingly being drawn against swinging prices of cryptocurrencies and are starting to offer protection against thefts. Although, so far, their efforts…