China Labor Watch pulls up Foxconn for labor conditions at its China plant

The usage of temporary workers at Foxconn’s plants have been an issue that has dogged the world’s largest contract manufacturer for many years now. Following a report by a U.S. watchdog that working conditions at one of Foxconn’s factory in China, which makes devices for Amazon, was harsh, Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision…

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinrail hacked

The hack occurred over the weekend. Coinrail has temporarily suspended trading in the virtual currency exchange. On Monday, with Coinrail, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, disclosing that it was hacked during the weekend, there followed an extended sell-off of bitcoin which saw it touch its 2-month low. In recent given the number of hacks involved…

Computer Chips Can Be Made Smaller By A Molecular Insulator Designed By A Team Of Scientists

The first insulating molecule which is believed to be more effective than a vacuum barrier has been developed by a team of international researchers and scientists consisting of scientists from Denmark, China and America. The new discovery is believed to be bale to make transistors in a computer chip much smaller and yet more powerful.…

Investment platform brings Britain’s Revolut into established financial services groups territory

Although many app-only banks have sprung up across Britain, Revolut outshines the crowd since it is the digital bank to integrate an investment platform into its app alongside everyday banking services. On Thursday, Britain’s digital-only bank, Revolut, stated as part of an efforts to further bring innovation and competition into the financial services sector, it…

End-To-End Real Time Consumer Insights Platform Launched By Toluna

TolunaInsight, which is being considered to be the industry’s first comprehensive, automated platform that offers consumer insights in real-time has bene launched by Toluna, as a part of its corporate rebrand that seeks to focus on the value proposition and market position of the firm. According to the company, this launch has helped the company…

New Security Challenges And Opportunities Posed By Smart Cities

There is requirement for diligent governance of municipal technology with the integration of connected technologies in smart cities as such cities strive to function more efficiently and enhance its q1uality of service. A new research on smart cities conducted by ISACA identifies a number of crucial aspects for consideration with respect to issues of security…