As Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and India’s Flipkart Online Services Pvt battle Amazon.com Inc. in e-commerce in one of the fastest growing retail markets, the US company is believed to be in advanced discussions to invest as much as $1 billion into the Indian company, reported the media quoting sources familiar with the matter. The source…
This capability can significantly boost the effectiveness of drugs while cutting down their research time. Upto now, researchers and biologists have had to study the pathology of a virus through indirect means such as studying their antibodies. Tracking the viruses themselves have been in the realm of dreams, until now. Researchers have finally found a…
The scanners can tell you about fat composition in your body, BMI, and other clues which you can use to boost your physical fitness level and appeal. Sweating out in the gym and getting pumped can give you the impression of being in shape. That impression is just a feeling, it can’t be measured or…
A key engineer tainted by the emissions scandal at Volkswagen, was lost by Audi, the group’s biggest profit center, even as the German auto maker attempts to contain the fallout from the emissions cheating. After a probe showed he was aware of the manipulation when he took the job less than 10 months ago, development…
Investors and shareholders of Pfizer Inc are expecting more deals that could bolster its roster of new medicines after the company, which was considering splitting itself for more than two years, said on Monday it would not do so. Cash flow would not be boosted nor would the position the businesses be bettered competitively by…
Microsoft has delved deeper into machine learning algorithms in Office 365 than ever before. Microsoft isn’t happy tinkering with artificial intelligence in voice assistants and bots, it is investing them in its most lucrative product – Office 365. Redmond has now revealed the extent to which the AI can automate tasks in its cloud based…
If you want 4K casting capabilities the Chromecast Ultra is your baby. More details will follow on October 4. The likelihood of a 4K-capable Chromecast dongle got more real with Evan Blass, who has the unique knack of accurately putting leaks, posting an image of what is believed to be Google’s upcoming Chromecast Ultra. Although on…
The profit slide of Hyundai Motor Co. is threatened to be worsened further as the company’s plants in South Korea were crippled by the first complete strike by unionized workers in more than a decade on Monday. Production of thousands of vehicles at the largest auto maker in South Korea were absolutely crippled as the…
Citigroup Inc. is winning more high-profile deals in the kingdom and quietly plans to compete for more, after quitting Saudi Arabia more than a decade ago. The New York-based bank holds weekly calls to coordinate the push and has set up a company-wide task force to target opportunities in Saudi Arabia. According to sources, regional…
Easy to park and travel around in cities, these smart EVs will have a respectable range of 99 miles on a single charge. Highly parkable, small cars are likely to rule city roads in the future. With modern cities, space is a constraint, these could be very useful for grocery runs and the likes for…
