U.S. IT giant IBM said on Wednesday that with 15 percent of top global banks intending to roll out full-scale, commercial blockchain products in 2017, the recent trend in the banking technology segment is that banks and other financial institutions are fast adopting blockchain technology at “dramatically faster” rates compared to what was initially expected.…
Volkswagen showed off the I.D. as part of the Paris Motor Show. Despite the gloom that has been hovering over it, of late, Volkswagen, Europe biggest car manufacturer, has kicked off the Paris Motor Show with its business-as-usual flair. Its entry to the motor show is the eye catching electric I.D.. The car resembles a…
Small and Medium sized companies can even tap these chips by placing a miniscule order of just 100. Although snapdragon processors have always resided in Android mobile devices, Qualcomm now plans on housing them on more than just smartphones. With the release of its 410E and 600E chips, Qualcomm is eyeing the embedded devices market…
A report from Europol – the European Union’s (EU) law enforcement agency, claims that the volume, scope and cost of cybercrime have reached very high levels – and are set to get even higher. Cybercrime offences were becoming the norm and overtaking the reporting of “traditional” crimes in some EU countries, warned the Europol in…
This capability can significantly boost the effectiveness of drugs while cutting down their research time. Upto now, researchers and biologists have had to study the pathology of a virus through indirect means such as studying their antibodies. Tracking the viruses themselves have been in the realm of dreams, until now. Researchers have finally found a…
Microsoft has delved deeper into machine learning algorithms in Office 365 than ever before. Microsoft isn’t happy tinkering with artificial intelligence in voice assistants and bots, it is investing them in its most lucrative product – Office 365. Redmond has now revealed the extent to which the AI can automate tasks in its cloud based…
If you want 4K casting capabilities the Chromecast Ultra is your baby. More details will follow on October 4. The likelihood of a 4K-capable Chromecast dongle got more real with Evan Blass, who has the unique knack of accurately putting leaks, posting an image of what is believed to be Google’s upcoming Chromecast Ultra. Although on…
Easy to park and travel around in cities, these smart EVs will have a respectable range of 99 miles on a single charge. Highly parkable, small cars are likely to rule city roads in the future. With modern cities, space is a constraint, these could be very useful for grocery runs and the likes for…
Whoever thought balloons can be smart enough to catch winds for a free ride to their destination. When Google’s Project Loon was launched, the balloons used cleverly coded static algorithms to maintain its altitude and position despite changes in weather conditions. Although clever, these balloons while providing internet services could not adapt to unexpected changes…
Algeria’s energy minister said as he prepared to host a meeting of OPEC producers later this week that Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, has offered to cut its output to January levels. After Saudi Arabia signaled that the Algiers meeting will be consultative and unlikely to reach a firm decision, prices tumbled 3.7 percent on…
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