Although JPMorgan has left the consortium, it has cleverly distributed its bet in the blockchain technology. It has joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and is an investor in blockchain startups Digital Asset Holdings and Axoni. It is also a participant in the Hyperledger Project, a cross-industry group led by the Linux Foundation. JPMorgan Chase &…
While downward revising the number of government surveillance requests it received, Microsoft’s transparency report makes for an interesting read. Microsoft Corp stated it had wrongly reported a sharp increase in U.S. government surveillance requests during the first half of 2016, and has revised its figures to show that the level of requests have remained at…
Always keep your software updated. Outdated software are prone to malicious code from hackers. If you are using Microsoft Word, you are advised to keep it updated. Do not open files sent by unknown sources. So as to get a grip on the basic challenges faced by computer security experts from a moderately capable hacker,…
Boeing is worried that the success of A321 is eating into its market share and weakening the demand for its 737-8. As per airlines industry sources, in the face of strong sales from its rival, Airbus’ A321neo, Boeing is closing in on its decision to launch a larger version of its workhorse, the 737 jet…
Traditional venture capital firms typically take 6 to 12 months to provide funding. The co-founder of blockchain startup Gnosis, Martin Koppelmann has disclosed that the company has decided to leave most of its remaining currency untouched for a year in the wake of its initial digital currency sale that raised $12.5 million in just 12…
Nadella’s vision is to tightly knit Microsoft’s apps such that they can mine data from a common dataset. By integrating LinkedIn data with its sales software, Dynamics 365, Nadella is hoping that the tight integration could benefit from inputs coming from Artificial Intelligence to push sales deals. Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, has disclosed that Microsoft…
While carmakers and startups are racing to produce tomorrow’s smart car, it would appear that Apple is aiming at building a self-driving platform that manufacturers can license to integrate into their electric cars. As per information inferred from documents submitted to California’s regulators earlier this month, Apple is planning to train operators for its self-driving…
Elements attributed to Russia are trying to weaponise information through a campaign of disinformation and misinformation while trying to influence national policies through the globe. As per the results of a study conducted by researchers from Oxford University, French voters are increasingly being flooded with false stories on social media ahead of the country’s presidential…
Drivers will need a flying license to operate the vehicle in flight mode. Customers can expect deliveries starting from 2020. In what could be a significant breakthrough, a Slovakia-based company has unveiled a commercial design for a flying car with a price tag of more than $1 million, saying it was ready for pre-orders with…
Bose, with an annual turnover of $3.5 billion, is once again facing a privacy violation issue. As per a complaint filed by Kyle Zak in a federal court in Chicago, Bose Corp has been charged with spying on its customers by using an app that tracks the music, podcasts and other audio they listen to.…
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