Personal details of less than 400,000 U.K residents may also have been accessed by hackers, said Equifax. In another starling disclosure Equifax Inc stated, the personal details of nearly 100,000 Canadians were exposed in the massive hacking incident that took the company by storm earlier this month. As per Equifax, hackers were able to access…
Augmented Reality and iOS games are likely to be Apple’s cash cows. With Apple launching its new OS in its latest offerings of iPads and iPhones, its online marketplace has also undergone a significant makeover: it now allows third party developers to add augmented reality apps to it. Its new OS, iOS 11, is being…
The risks rewards spectrum associated with cryptocurrencies have yet to be mapped out and the resilience of the technology underpinning them have yet to be proven, for consumers as well as for institutions. As per the Bank for International Settlements, it is too soon to determine whether it is prudent for central banks to issue…
“The game has started,” – Mark Llistosella, Daimler Trucks’ Asia chief. In what is slated to be another milestone in the transportation industry, Daimler AG stated that its new battery powered eCanter truck will be commercially used by United Parcel Service Inc, its first U.S. commercial customer for its battery-powered eCanter truck. Daimler has stated…
A positive outcome of the talks could enable Lyft to ward off discussions on its IPO, slated for 2018, and could enable it to increase its footprint in the U.S. As per a source familiar with the matter at hand, Alphabet Inc is holding early talks with Lyft Inc regarding purchasing a stake in the…
The Chinese state had a hidden role in the acquisition of Lattice Semiconductor Corp whose chips have military applications. In a clear signal from Washington to Beijing, U.S. President Donald Trump has blocked a Chinese-backed private equity firm’s acquisition bid for a U.S. chipmaker, thus telling Beijing in very lucid terms that the United States…
The battery powered Tesla Semi will have a mile range of 200 to 300 miles per single charge. Elon Musk, Tesla Inc’s CEO has disclosed it plans on unveiling its autonomous semi-trucks in late October, a month earlier than its previous estimate. “Tesla Semi truck unveil & test ride tentatively scheduled for Oct 26th…
Toshiba needs to desperately divest its chip making business. Negotiations with investors led by Bain Capital appear to be chugging alone steadily. On Wednesday, in a significant development, Toshiba Corp disclosed it has signed a memorandum to accelerate negotiations for selling its memory chip business to a group of investors led by private equity firm,…
The iPhone X and the Apple Watch Series 3 could go a long way in bumping up Apple’s market capitalization to levels above $1 trillion – analysts. With Apple Inc unveiling its much-anticipated 10th anniversary device, the iPhone X is a marvel of glass and stainless steel and sports an edge-to-edge display that has been…
With the forthcoming launch of electric cars, the demand for video processing chips and IoT enabled chips is likely to surge. On Monday, U.S. hedge fund Elliott Management Corp disclosed that it has acquired a shade of 5% stake in Hitachi Kokusai Electric, a chip manufacturer for equipment and video solution business. Earlier in April,…
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