737 Max Safety Certification Should ‘Take Whatever Time Needed’, Says US FAA Chief

An official memo and a video message from the head of the United States Federal Aviation Administration to his team sent on November 14 said that the safety certification team should “take whatever time is needed” for reviewing the flight safety status of Boeing Co’s 737 MAX, claimed a report published by Reuters on the…

Japan’s SoftBank and South Korea’s Naver Corp to create $30 billion tech giant to fight Rakuten Inc

On Monday, Japan’s SoftBank Corp stated, it plans on merge  Yahoo Japan with messaging app operator Line Corp in order to create a $30 billion tech giant, as it aims to group together struggling internet companies to bulk up against rivals such as Rakuten Inc. In a statement SoftBank said Yahoo Japan, which last month…

Amazon.com contests Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud computing award to Microsoft

In a statement Amazon.com Inc disclosed it is contesting the Pentagon’s award of an up to $10 billion cloud computing deal to Microsoft Corp. Amazon.com has expressed concerns that politics may have got in the way of a fair contracting process. Last Friday, Amazon.com had filed a notice that it will formally resist the decision…

Cost Cutting At Mercedes-Benz To See More Than 1,000 Job Cuts

The fact that the large German car makers are finding it difficult to make large investments in electric car technology became evident as Mercedes-Benz said that it plans to save €1.65bn through retrenchment of more than a thousand jobs in its various locations. All of the major global auto companies are under pressure because of…

Goldman Sachs should pull Apple Card algorithm if it can’t explain it: Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren

Following a series of tweets by David Heinemeier Hansson wherein he criticized Apple Card’s algorithm, saying it gave him 20 times the credit limit compared to the one his wife received, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren questioned Goldman Sachs’s response to the allegations of bias in how the bank evaluates applicants for Apple Inc’s credit card.…