Naspers – a South African media, tech and investment firm, had made an investment of $32 million in 2001 for a significant share in a Chinese tech start up and it is deriving rich benefits of that single bet. Tencent was that Chinese startup – the owner of the largest messaging app in China –…
The practice was confined to only small to mid-size businesses. As per a report from the Wall Street Journal citing sources familiar with the matter at hand, American Express Co raised currency conversion rates for business clients without notifying its customers in advance; AmEx’s move was aimed at boosting its employee commission and revenues. The…
The deal comes ahead of the crucial upcoming American football season. On Monday, GVC Holdings Plc has agreed to enter into a joint venture with MGM Resorts International, a U.S. hotel and casino operator, to set up an online betting platform in the U.S. ahead of the upcoming American football season. Initially, GVC Holdings Plc…
The development has given rise to expectations that Samsung Electronics can now launch its foldable screen which its mobile chief had hinted was in development; there’s every probability that Samsung could launch this device during the holiday shopping season. On Friday, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s subsidiary Samsung Display stated, its unbreakable, bendable screen has passed…
Google released a USB key that has been developed inhouse by the tech giant and which, the company said, would be helpful in enhancing the security of online login for its users. This new solution developed by Google is being described as an innovative approach that is very contextual of the current times and has…
Given hydrogen’s availability and its weight to storage energy quotient, Toyota believes hydrogen powered fuel cells will play a significant role in the clean-energy-powered auto industry in the coming future. In a significance development, Toyota Motor Corp announced that it plans on increasing investments in its hydrogen fuel cell-based vehicles, as design more cost-effective mass-market…
SK Hynix, the world’s second biggest memory chip producer, will boost NAND memory chip production by more than 30% in the second half of this year. NAND memory chips are easier to assemble than DRAM chips. On Thursday, South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc posted a record second quarter profit which underpins a continuation in…
LG is bent on migrating towards making next-generation OLED panels and has slashed investments in its LCD business, which incidentally accounts for nearly 90% of its revenues. South Korea’s LG Display Co Ltd, a key supplier of panels for Apple, posted its second consecutive loss citing poor panel prices while slashing its investment plans by…
The deal is yet to be finalized since it has yet to get clearance from Linxens’s union, and regulatory approval from France and Germany. According to 5 sources with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd, China top state-controlled chip manufacturer has signed a deal with Linxens, a French smart chip components…
Belgian also wants a fourth mobile operator to enter its market. On Tuesday, the Belgian government stated, it plans on auctioning mobile frequencies in late 2019 and wants a fourth mobile operator to enter the country to compete with Orange Belgium, Proximus, and Telenet’s BASE. Belgium is aiming to auction frequency bands in the 900,…
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