Having spent $23 billion on a stealth incredibly powerful destroyer, it has now dawned on the U.S. Navy that to use the USS Zumwalt’s weapon system will cost it $800,000 a shell. Although the United States’ latest stealth destroyer, the USS Zumwalt, packs an overwhelming firepower, there is one aspect which the U.S. Navy supposedly…
With SpaceX facing a setback with an explosion of its rockets during a launch, its fueling strategy has come under scrutiny. The Wall Street Journal has obtained a letter written by NASA, which showed that the agency’s International Space station committee has had continued safety concerns vis-à-vis SpaceX’s planned fuel strategy. While SpaceX’s Falcon 9…
Tesla’s Model 3 will enter production lines in mid-2017. Although GM’s Chevy Bolt is the 1st car manufacturer to provide a pure EV, the lack of charging stations could play spoil sports. On the other hand, Tesla has a network of Superchargers. With General Motors’ production line at Orion Township, Michigan, set to hum with…
The idea of a modular smartphone is brilliant. Motorola needs to incentivize developers to create compelling mods. The idea of a modular smartphone certainly holds lots of promise. However, for it to become a reality, Motorola has realized that it needs a bustling ecosystem for its Moto Mods market. After the launch of its modular…
Initially in 2017 it will be in the U.S, France, Canada, Australia and the UK, in 2018 it will extend the program to 25,000 franchises worldwide. In the last couple of years, there has been a growing trend among franchises, including, Taco Bell, Starbucks, Chipotle, Dunkin Donuts and Domino’s, which has focused on trimming the…
Apple is the only tech company which hasn’t invested in the platform. Once tech majors release their full year results, we’ll know whether the platform will take-off or whether it is a fad. Although the virtual reality market is glutted with VR headsets now, there is however a dearth of VR content. So as to…
Paving the way for EU regulators to rule next year on these issues and potentially impose hefty fines, Google had formally rejected European Union antitrust charges of unfairly promoting its shopping service and blocking rivals in online search advertising. It was six years ago that an investigation was prompted by complaints from rivals such as…
A federal appeals court said that soon after underwriting its May 2012 initial public offering, Goldman Sachs Group Inc, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Morgan Stanley need not forfeit their estimated $100 million of profit from trading Facebook Inc stock. This brought some relief to the U.S. banks. A claim that “lock-up” agreements forbade the…
Google has slammed the European Commission for its misleading findings, saying it is barking up the wrong tree. As far as online shopping is concerned, it just another site, unlike Amazon, the world’s largest retailer. Earlier this year in April, the European Commission had started an antitrust inquiry into Google’s Android development. It soon broadened its…
Microsoft will issue a patch on November 8. Microsoft Corp has said a hacking group which has been previously linked to the Russian government is behind the recent cyberattacks. Recent hacking attacks have exploited newly discovered vulnerabilities founding in Windows. In an advisory on its website, Microsoft has said a small number of attacks have…
