Data center operator Switch Inc’s IPO is the second largest U.S. tech company to hit the U.S market this year

While Switch had projected its listing price to be in the range of $14 to $16, it’s share price broke all expectations and was listed at $17, much to the cheer of investors. In a significant development, Switch Inc has raised $531.3 million from its initial public offering wherein it had priced its share at…

Hewlett Packard gains regulatory approval from China for its acquisition of Samsung Electronics’ printer business

HP had announced the deal in September 2016. Now that it has got all necessary regulatory approvals, it expects to close the acquisition by December 31. In a major development HP Inc has approved China’s regulatory approval for its $1.1 billion acquisition of Samsung Electronics’ printer business. However, the go ahead has come with a…

Self-driving vehicles are finally going to hit U.S. roads thanks to this bill

In a historic development, a U.S. senate panel has overwhelmingly approved a bill aimed at reducing the time gap before robotic self-driving cars are deployed on U.S. roads. In a development that will lend further momentum to automakers, a U.S. Senate panel has unanimously approved a bill aimed at speeding the deployment of self-driving vehicles…

Vehicle inspectors find significant irregularities in Nissan Motors’ 6 auto plants across Japan

This is the reason why the automaker was forced to recall 1.2 million cars in Japan. On Wednesday, Japan’s transport ministry stated it had carried out spot inspections at two of Nissan Motor Co Ltd’s plants which produce vehicles. The development assumes significance in the wake of irregularities which forced the automaker to recall 1.2…

European Court of Justice to rule on privacy safeguards for EU citizen

Many large U.S. tech companies routinely transfer private EU citizen’s data without sufficient protection from U.S. mass surveillance. On Tuesday, in a case which has significant implication for many big companies, Ireland’s High Court stated it would ask EU’s top court to rule on the way in which internet companies, including Facebook, Apple and Google,…