Coronavirus Impact: Bankruptcy In US Filed By 102-Year Old Car Rental Firm Hertz

After the novel coronavirus pandemic hit the business of the United States based 102-year-old car rental firm Hertz very badly, the firm has been forced to file for bankruptcy protection in the US. It had voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 reorganisation, the company said in a US court filing on Friday. The company is also…

Tech firms deploy Bluetooth enabled contact tracing apps to contain spread of coronavirus

Technology companies have begun developing their own contact tracing systems to help prevent and contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreaks in their offices. The development comes in the wake of countries begining to ease lockdown measures and return to the workplace. Juniper Networks Inc plans on equipping its nearly 10,000 employees with work identification…

Big impact expected from new U.S. export control rule targeting Huawei’s chip division HiSilicon

In the latest U.S. move that strategically targets Huawei, the U.S. government is targeting the Chinese company’s HiSilicon chip business, which is key to Chinese ambition of dominating the semiconductor sector. With the latest U.S. strategic move, Huawei is set to lose access to chip making tools. In what could be the most damaging move…

Samsung Electronics breaks ground for 6th domestic contract chip manufacturing facility

On Thursday, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd stated, it has broken ground for its sixth domestic contract chip production line which will produce logic chips. The development comes in the wake of Samsung’s efforts to reduce its reliance on the volatile memory chip sector. With this move, Samsung will be taking on bigger rival Taiwan Semiconductor…

Musk Announces Rise Of Price For Tesla’s ‘Self-Driving’ Cars In A Tweet

United States based electric car maker Tesla is enhancing price for the cars that comes with the “self-driving” option throughout the world. The company said that the price will be hiked by $1,000 for a start. The price “will continue to rise” as its technology improves, tweeted the company’s founder and CEO Elon Musk. But…

TikTok Ropes In Disney’s Streaming Executive As New CEO

Kevin Mayer, the high profile head of Disney’s streaming business, is set to join TikTok, the popular short-video app that has run into controversy in the United States because of concerns over national-security and privacy issues. Mayer will not only head the app but will also be appointed as the chief operating officer of ByteDance,…