Another flaw in Boeing’s 737 Max model of aircraft – that has been grounded throughout the world, has been found by airline safety regulators in the United States. The regulators also found the same flaw in the planes belonging to the generation previous to the 737 Max. The airlines have been asked to check for…
SoftBank’s service will power a range of machineries including autonomous farm equipment to buses and drones. In a statement, Japan’s SoftBank Corp stated it will be launching a service in 2019 that will use satellite navigation data and the telco’s mobile base stations to help power self-driving buses, drones and farm machinery. SoftBank’s service will…
Australian National University is Melbourne’s top university and its graduates hold senior positions in the government. Hackers were able to gain access to bank account numbers as well as passport details. On Tuesday, one of Australia’s top-ranked university the Australian National University (ANU) stated hackers had breached its cyber defenses in late 2018 and had…
Apple is set to its iTunes download service which was once touted to be the potential means for survival of the music industry in the digital era. The app for iTunes would be preplaced by three separate apps for music, TV and podcasts and this is set to be announced soon by Apple according to…
New research suggests that the life expectancy of the first people who were gene-edited – a pair of baby twin girls – would have been shortened because of the way their genes were modified. The world was shocked by the genetic alterations of the twins by Prof He Jiankui in his efforts to give them…
While U.S. based IEEE has lifted its curbs, Beijing-based technology research group The China Computer Federation (CCF) has yet to reciprocate. On Monday, in contrast to the ham fisted stand taken by China, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) disclosed, it has lifted curbs on employees of Huawei Technologies and its subsidiaries; they…
The potential deal values U.S. chipmaker Cypress Semiconductor Corp at around $10 billion. As per a report from Bloomberg, German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG is closing in on a deal to acquire Cypress Semiconductor Corp; the potential deal values the U.S. chipmaker at nearly $10 billion. The report which cites sources familiar with the matter at…
Ride hailing company Uber first started allowing users themselves to check their ratings back in 2017, there is a growing anxiety among riders about how they should behave while they hire a ride and use Uber’s services so that they are able to increase their rating stars. Those concerns are not set to be enhanced…
According to the global financial stability watchdog, the current rules to regulate the cryptocurrency sector are inadequate and hence regulators need to spruce up their risk assessments of the sector. The body further said that that there can be gaps in the policies of regulators on digital currencies because of any fast technological advancements. In…
The first quarterly report as a public company issued by United States based ride-hailing firm Uber has revealed a loss of $1 billion as the company is now investing heavily in building up its food delivery and freight businesses. The report however showed a 20 per cent rise in its revenues at $3.1 billion which…
