Hackers broke into the system of major game publisher Electronic Arts (EA) and stole valuable information, the company said. According to reports, the hackers managed to download source codes for games such as FIFA 21 and the proprietary Frostbite game engine of the company which is the base for many other high-profile games. According to…
A deal for exploring the opportunities in the recycling of wind turbine blades was struck between LafargeHolcim, the biggest cement manufacturer of the world, and General Electric’s renewables business unit. The companies will focus on exploring “circular economy solutions”, according to a memorandum of understanding between the companies. In recent years, there has been increased…
An executive from Huawei Technologies said, the company aims to develop driverless passenger car technology by 2025. The move sees the erstwhile Chinese telecom giant diversifying its business in the face of U.S. sanctions. “Our team’s goal is to reach true driverless passenger cars in 2025,” said Wang Jun, senior executive at Huawei’s smart vehicle…
According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, MKS Instruments Inc, a semiconductor equipment maker, has approached Atotech Ltd, a specialty chemicals group, with an acquisition offer. The potential deal will see MKS expand it’s offerings in chip manufacturing through the addition of Atotech’s plating chemicals. The offer comes a few months after Atotech…
In a statement Amazon Web Services said, it will open data centers in Israel. The announcement comes weeks after Tel Aviv signed a deal with AWS and Google for a more than $1 billion project to provide cloud services for its military and the public sector. Earlier this year in April, AWS and Google won a tender…
In a statement social media giant Facebook Inc said, it expects to reopen all of its U.S. offices by October 2021, with plans to offer flexible work-related options to employees. Also, starting June 15, it was also on track to reopen most of its U.S. offices at 50% capacity by early September and was opening…
The first ever country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender is now El Salvador. A proposal aimed at making bitcoin to be used as legal tender in the country alongside the US dollar was approved by a majority of lawmakers of the country. The proposal was made by Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele. The law states…
The European Union and the United States are seeking to mend the transatlantic relationship that was impeded by tit for tat tariffs surrounding the granting of government subsidy for Airbus and Boeing respectively. According to reports, the EU is now asking the US to pledge an end to their aircraft-related tariffs when representatives of the…
In a significant development, the U.S. Senate voted 68-32 to approve a sweeping legislative package aimed at boosting the country’s ability to compete with China, with the U.S. Congress seeking to take a tough line on Beijing. The bipartisan measure authorizes around $190 billion in provisions to strengthen U.S. technology and research spending; it will…
A new privacy function called “private relay” which can help to hide users’ web browsing behaviour from Apple, internet providers and advertisers, was among the host of new privacy protections that were unveiled by apple Inc. at its recently held annual conference for software developers. There has been pressure on Apple to reduce down the…
