US, Canada, Australia launch interactive map of critical minerals

In a significant development, the United States, Canada and Australia have teamed up to create and launch an interactive map of deposits of rare earths and other critical minerals that are expected to be in hot demand as the world moves to cleaner forms of energy. The website portal.ga.gov.au/persona/cmmi contains the world’s largest dataset of minerals such…

Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance’s Operations In UK Banned By Regulator

While issuing a warning to consumers of digital currencies in Britain about Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges,  the rinanicla regulator of the country has ordered the platform not to conduct any regulated activity. The cryptocurrency exchanges are under scrutiny globally. Binance Markets Ltd, Binance’s only regulated entity in the United Kingdom, “must…

Microsoft discovers new vulnerability that was exploited by SolarWinds hackers

In a statement Microsoft said, it had found a new vulnerability which was exploited by SolarWinds hackers. The attackers had gained  access to one of Microsoft’s customer-service agents, they had then used information gained from there to launch hacking attempts against customers. Microsoft had discovered the route used by hackers while responding to hacks by a…

IBM broadens revenue streams, offers new range of services over 5G

On Monday, U.S. technology giant IBM said, it will offer Telefonica  and Verizon a new range of services starting from running 5G over a cloud platform to using artificial intelligence. Large tech companies, including Amazon.com and Microsoft are vying for a share of 5G revenues by offering telecom operators next-generation software tools. IBM aims to offer telecom operators…

Self-Driving Startup Pony.ai Backed By Toyota, Contemplating Going Public In US

The self-driving tech firm Pony.ai which is supported by Toyota Motor Corp, is contemplating getting itself listed in the United States to generate money to finance further research of achieving its goal of commercializing driverless ride-hailing services, said the chief executive of the company, James Peng, in an interview to the news agency Reuters .…