Change has to come from the inside … A boycott movement which registered more than 200,000 account deletions from employees, convinced Travis Kalanick, Uber’s CEO, to end his tenure at U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic advisory council. However, SpaceX and Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk has yet to be convinced as how why he should withdraw…
Industry experts are of the view that a gap in insurance policies is leaving the shipping industry vulnerable and the industry is increasingly at risk from cybersecurity attacks. As hackers become more capable, Cybersecurity has come into focus across the economy. Meanwhile, ships are more reliant on a range of electronic devices to operate. “This…
Germany’s business leaders say there’s a problem with the new president’s “America First” policy with Donald Trump stepping up criticism of the country’s colossal trade surplus. U.S. consumers and workers are the likely losers from many of his proposed restrictions, they say. After a top Trump administration official criticized German trade policies, the perils of…
Its AR lenses allows just about any object to be used as a billboard. In the next iteration of Snapchat’s Lenses could be a significant evolutionary step: The Information has reported that Snap. Inc is developing a smarter version of its world lenses and cute filters which could overlay images, including advertising, onto almost any real-world…
The 5G standard has yet to be defined and 5G handsets are yet to hit the market. In a significant boost to connectivity, AT&T has disclosed that it will be launching its ultra-high speed 5G wireless services in Austin and Indianapolis, sometime this year. Although, the technology is in its infancy, AT&T is confident enough…
While no mainland China car brand has yet to crack the U.S. market, American automakers sold 2.96 million vehicles in China last year. As far back as a decade ago, having set—and failed to achieve—timetables to begin U.S. sales were Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and BYD, two large Chinese carmakers, and hence it hasn’t been…
The mosquito borne virus known as Zika was declared to be an international public health emergency by the World health Organization (WHO) exactly one year ago. But the number of global infections continues to rise despite the best efforts of health officials, even though according to a WHO statement in November, Zika is no longer…
Samsung has started sending out invites for the Mobile World Congress 2017. Samsung has just sent out invites for the Mobile World Congress 2017, however before your expectations get the better of you, do note that it is expected to release its next flagship, the Galaxy S8 in March. Nevertheless, let that not pour cold…
General Motor has quietly stopped producing the Spark EV since the summer of 2016. Why would consumers stick to an older model when the upgraded version offers a distinctly superior technology? General Motors has apparently read our thoughts. The auto manufacturer has confirmed to Detroit News that following the arrival of the Chevy Bolt it has…
A debate among policy makers about their long-running stimulus programs has been intensified as Euro-area inflation accelerated more than forecast to effectively reach the European Central Bank’s goal. Beating the 1.5 percent median forecast in a Bloomberg survey, and noting the the fastest since early 2013 was the 1.8 percent annual increase in consumer prices in…
