With tightening sanctions, China’s ally, North Korea, is increasingly banking on cryptocurrencies to infuse cash into its economy. In a development that marks the latest signs of North Korea’s search for ways to infuse its economy with cash, a California-based cybersecurity firm disclosed that it has come across software code that appears to install code…
There are many ways that the global healthcare industry is being transformed. It is not only the rich and super-rich who have access to and adopting concierge medicine, but it is also not accessible by the not so rich who are seeking to attain a greater quality of care compared to what is typically available…
Squarely aimed at Apple’s Airpod, GN’s wireless earbuds targets a bigger slice of the $9.6 billion wireless market from its current single digit marketshare. By introducing a new product line that poses a direct challenge to Apple’s Airpods, Denmark’s GN Store Nord appears to be targeting a bigger slice of the growing market for wireless…
By expanding its partnerships with companies involved across the supply chain of the self-driving car market, Nvidia is rapidly expanding its footprint in this emerging segment. Aimed at increasing its footprint in the emerging autonomous vehicle industry, Nvidia Corp stated it will partner with Volkswagen AG and Uber Technologies Inc to bring about further gains…
Institutions found not in compliance faces penal measures, including shutting down of operations. On Monday, South Korea’s financial regulator stated it has jointly carried out inspections on six local banks that offer virtual currency services, including opening of accounts, to institutions. In a press conference, South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) and Financial Supervisory Service…
The fear that a strain of a type of flu that was first witnessed to infect people in Australia during the 2017 winter in the southern hemisphere has forced a Catholic diocese in Northern Ireland to suspended the “sign of peace” handshake during the religious masses to eliminate the risk of infection. Compared to the number…
A Hong Kong listing is being planned by China’s Dalian Wanda Group for offering its sports assets, according to a new report by Reuters The company has bene attempting to rationalize its portfolio and this plan is being to be part of that effort. The report quoted sources saying that the plan could also involve…
According to 65 percent of CFOs who participated in a recent survey, they find it somewhat difficult to find put and identify adequately skilled and qualified workers that would fit the present job vacancies. The survey, which was carried out by staffing firm RobertHalf, also concluded that adequate recruitment has become difficult in relation to…
The global plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) is poised to get into a phase off significant growth due to a number of events and incidents in the PEV market which include the development and launch of long-range battery EVs (BEVs) at prices below that of $40,000 price points. This was predicted in a research by a…
Security analysts have warned that hackers are likely to very quickly add exploit code for these vulnerabilities to their hacking tool set. While the updates for the Meltdown vulnerability has been made available for download from Google, Microsoft, and Apple, the patch for the more dangerous and difficult to plug named Spectre, still remains elusive.…
