China wants to attract talent in AI areas of biometric identification, cloud computing, big data and deep learning and wants to apply them in military technology in order to gain a leverage over the United States. China is pushing ahead to fulfill its ambition of becoming a world leader in Artificial Intelligence by 2025 and…
With Israel being home to one of the biggest tech sectors in the world, the carrier is strategically re-branding itself and expanding its footprint in North America. On Wednesday, Israeli Airlines El Al Israel Airlines Ltd stated it will commence nonstop flights between Tel Aviv and San Francisco as it continues to expand its footprint…
In its lawsuit Wixen Music Publishing has alleged that Spotify has made available thousands of songs to its users without getting a direct or a compulsory license from it which allows it to either distribute or reproduce the songs. Wixen Music Publishing Inc has sued Spotify, a music streaming company for allegedly using thousands of…
Google’s YouTube has made rapid gains in machine learning technology and said, 83% of violent extremist content is removed without the need for human intervention. Britain may impose new taxes on tech giants, including Facebook, Apple and Google, as it finds way to mitigate the threat of online extremism by taking down material aimed at…
Shares of AMS, a chipmaker appreciated by 206% in 2017. On Friday, European stocks steadied their footings and were set to post their strongest gains since 2013 buoyed by surging tech stocks as well as a robust resources sector. Although the eurozone blue chip stocks dropped by 0.1%, the pan-European STOXX 600 index remained flat,…
The filing of bankruptcy by Air Berlin has led to a capacity bottleneck leading to cheaper fares getting sold off faster, which in turn has led to rising prices for air fares in Germany. On Thursday, Andreas Mundt, the head of a German cartel office told German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung that airlines should not be…
Among the measures South Korea will take is baning the anonymous opening of cryptocurrency accounts; the measures will also have legislative backing. On Thursday, the South Korean government said, it will impose additional restrictions in order to reign in wild speculation in Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency, that is being traded within the country. “The government had…
There have bene allegations that the there is a shortage of adequate staffing in the cybersecurity sector which has left many companies exposed and vulnerable to cyber attacks by hackers. Now cyber security professionals say that there is requirement for better education and improved apprentice schemes for people engaged in cybersecurity jobs. While there were…
By extending the tax rebate on NEVs upto December 31, 2020, China aims to provide a financial support structure for green vehicles. In efforts aimed at boosting the adoption of hybrid and electric cars, China stated it will extend its tax rebate on the purchase of these new-energy vehicles (NEV) until the end of 2020.…
The Russian safety watchdog has called on the Japanese automaker to recall a series of its cars for issues concerning the deployment of its airbag. On Wednesday, Russia’s Rosstandart, a technical safety watchdog, has called Nissan Motor Co Ltd to recall 106,340 of its cars in Russia. As per Rosstandart, the recall would affect the…
