A super computer that would have the processing power of 10,000 trillion calculations every second would be built at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, Britain, after the varsity secured a funding of $104 million last week for the project. The announcement of the funding was made by Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond…
Japan’s Nissan and France’s Renault have agreed to strategically retool the alliance so as to put themselves on a more equal footing. In an interview to Le Figaro, Renault’s chairman Jean-Dominique Senard drew attention to the fact that Renault and Nissan must streamline decision-making; he also mentioned that boosting the companies’ cross-shareholding is not currently…
Boeing updates target the 737-8’s flight control system, which is also known as MCAS (Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System). Following two fatal crashes in the last 5 months, Boeing Co stated, it was finalizing the development of a software upgrade and a revision of pilot training for its 737 MAX. The updates target the aircraft’s flight…
If reports are to be believed, Apple Inc. is now targeting prestigious film awards, including the Oscars, for an upcoming series of original movies and TV shows. According to reports quoting source with knowledge of the issue, this approach by Apple shows its ambitions for dominating Hollywood with its video streaming service which is being…
Rise in global pollution resulting increase in the amount of anthropogenic greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in the last 30 years has made that period that warmest for Earth in over 2000 years of history of the Earth according to a joint study by the a group of Chinese and American scientists. The research of…
Facebook, which in recent years has been embroiled in a number of controversies related to data breach, security of private information of users and its platform being used for propagating fake news, has announced that it would be launching a new artificial intelligence tool that would enable the largest social media platform in the world…
Days after the fatal crash of Boeing 737 Max jet in Ethiopia and after many governments and airlines across the world grounded or banned the jet, the US administration has grounded Boeing’s 737 Max fleet on Wednesday. Following this, Boeing itself announced pulling down of its entire 737 fleet globally., Two fatal crashes involving the…
Saudi Aramco is trying to find new buyers for its crude oil in China because of increasing competition from Russian and US producers. In this effort the Saudi state owned oil major is also strategizing towards a process of partnering with independent refiners and newcomers into the industry. According to reports quoting industry sources, Saudi…
Apple’s unfair business practices had led Spotify to lodge a complaint with the EU’s antitrust regulators. In a potentially significant development, Spotify has filed a complaint with the European Commission against Apple saying Cupertino unfair business practices limits rivals to its own Apple Music streaming service. According to Spotify’s complaint, “Apple’s control of its App…
Facebook’s 150 personal information sharing contracts with tech companies is now under a grand jury scrutiny. Question is can you ever trust Facebook? As per a report by the New York Times, U.S. federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal probe into data deals that Facebook Inc entered into with some of the world’s largest tech…
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