Toshiba’s NAND flash memory plant will resume full production from mid-July. On Friday, Toshiba Memory Corp, the world’s second-biggest NAND flash memory producer stated its plant in central Japan will resume full production by mid-July. Toshiba had partially suspended the plant on June 15, following a brief power outage in the region. The suspension also…
Medtronic’s is not aware of any confirmed reports of patients coming to harm because of the cybersecurity risks. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned, certain insulin pumps made by Medtronic Plc, are being recalled due to their potential risk of being hacked. The FDA said, as of now, they are not aware…
The development is significant since it marks an acceleration in the banding of automakers in an industry which is placing growing emphasis on offering vehicle services rather than selling cars to individual drivers. On Friday, five Japanese automakers including Mazda Motor Corp and Suzuki Motor Corp, stated they would be investing 2% of their revenues…
A new flaw has been found in the 737 MAX jets of Boeing by the US aviation regulator. This news not only brought down the shares of the company by 3 per cent, it also has potentially further delayed the return to air and service of the 737 Max jets. Further, there is also increased…
The subsidiary of Google-parent Alphabet – Waymo, that was created to develop technologies for self driving vehicles and similar services, has now decided to increase its reach and customers of ride-sharing company Lyft would now be able to access some of the self-driving minivans from the company. However those Lyft customers in a small region…
The acqui-hire will bring engineering talent to Apple’s own efforts at self-driving technology. Apple Inc has confirmed that it has acquired Drive.ai, a self-driving shuttle startup. Earlier this month, media reports had emerged that Apple was considering the acquisition of the firm as a move to bring aboard some of its engineering talent to boost…
In a world first, France is set to emerge as a clear frontrunner in the quest to regulate online hate speech and fake news. In a significant development that marks changes in Facebook’s behavior, the social media giant has agreed to hand over the identification data of French users suspected of hate speech on its…
Elon Musk, SpaceX’s CEO, described the launch as one of the most challenging in the company’s history. On Tuesday, in a significant development which Elon Musk described as one of the most difficult in the company’s history, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket lifted-off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying 24 experimental satellites. The text-book…
Nokia should be able to gain stronger traction in the 5G race, given the impact of the U.S.-China trade war on Huawei. According to Markus Borchert, Nokia’s president of Greater China, Nokia Oyj is not immune from the U.S.-China trade war. “The uncertainty has impacted the investor community and the economy at large. At Nokia…
The effort by Futurewei Technologies Inc appears to be aimed at obfuscating its link with its Chinese parent Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. It continues to be owned and funded by its Chinese parent. According to two sources familiar with the matter at hand, the U.S.-based research arm of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, Futurewei Technologies…
