Najib Held Guilty In All Charges In 1MDB Case By Malaysian Court

The first Malaysian leader to be found guilty of graft on Tuesday was the country’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak. A court on Tuesday ruled that he was guilty of all seven charges of corruption brought against him in the first of several cases relating to the alleged heist of billions of dollars from state…

Global prospects flounder for Chinese tech giants

China’s global ambitions, projected through its tech champion Huawei Technologies, has started to dim. Huawei’s new company campus in southern China, houses replicas of many European cities underscoring their importance to Huawei’s founders. The same theme is reflected in the Beijing headquarters of TikTok wherein the walls are plastered with posters including a cover of…

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission sues Google for misleading consumers on expanded use of personal data for targeted advertising

In yet another development that marks a regulator launching proceedings against Alphabet’s Google Inc, Australia’s competition authority has begun court proceedings against the search engine giant alleging that it misleads consumers about the expanded use of personal data for targeted advertising purposes. In a federal court, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said, Google…

Intel Announces Delay In Development Of Next-Generation Chips, Stocks Fall

United States based chip making giant Intel disappointed investors with its announcement of delay for its next-generation chips with its shares falling as much as 18 per cent to be noted s the worst performing stock on Friday. Intel CEO Bob Swan said in a prepared statement Thursday night as part of quarterly earnings that…

European Union to limit export of sensitive technology to Hong Kong after China clampdown: draft document

According to a EU draft document, the bloc will limit the export of technology that may be used for repression or surveillance to Hong Kong following China imposing its draconian security law on the territory. In what will be the first step by the European Union, the EU expressed “grave concern” over the sweeping national…

European companies that routinely transfer data to U.S. need to urgently rethink and rework their data transfer strategy following court ruling

A privacy watchdog from the European Union has warned, companies who are typically transfer data to the United States must revert to new arrangements with immediate effect. The development comes in the wake of the Privacy Shield transatlantic pact being declared invalid last week. The lack of a grace period in the court’s ruling means…

Goldman Sachs And Malaysia Settle 1MDB Scandal In A $3.9 Billion Settlement Deal

A $3.9 billion settlement with the Malaysian government has been reached by the United States based lender and investment bank Goldman Sachs to settle the case of the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, both the entities said on Friday. Malaysia’s finance ministry said in a statement that a $2.5 billion cash payout by Goldman as well as…

Delay of Intel’s 7nm chip production signals change of founding principle strategy

In a significant development, Intel Corp stated, its new 7-nanometer chip technology is running six months behind schedule and that it may considering outsourcing more work to other semiconductor foundries, eroding a founding principle that manufacturing is key to its success. With the news reaching the market, Intel’s shares fell by 9%. Although the setback…

Apple likely to face deceptive trade practices lawsuit by multiple U.S. states: Tech Transparency Project

Going by documents obtained a tech watchdog group, many U.S. states are investigating Apple Inc’s trade practices, including a potential deception of its products to consumers. According to the Tech Transparency Project, the attorney general of Texas could potentially sue Apple for violating the state’s deceptive trade practices law in connection with the multi-state investigation,…