When the going gets tough, the tough get going. This is only a temporary setback. Gene editing sounds like a magic cure for all diseases, as it allows the tweaking and removal of genes that are deemed dangerous, or so one would tend to think. Unfortunately it is not all that simple. Researchers have been…
Radar reflectors will have to be fitted so that other ships can detect its presence and not bump into the $22.5 billion destroyer. When ship designers designed America’s new Zumwalt class destroyers with an emphasis of stealth little did they expect that the capability will exceed their design scope and make the ship almost undetectable.…
The safe landing of a first-stage rocket on a barge in the Atlantic, at the fifth attempt marked another significant step forward in the efforts by SpaceX, the space launch provider founded by Elon Musk, to make its rockets truly reusable. The company had in December successfully made possible the return of a first-stage rocket…
Citing sources familiar with the matter Bloomberg reported that NXP Semiconductors NV is considering a sale of its standard products business and has received interest from Chinese buyers. NXP makes semiconductor parts such as diodes, transistors and other standard chip products used in consumer electronics such as phones, television sets and cars. Sources that were…
A criminal investigations has been by the British Serious Fraud Office has been prompted by the suspension of two senior Tata Steel executives along with 10 other people suspended over forgery allegations. Mark Broxholme, the managing director of the company’s specialty steels and bar business was suspended last November, reported The Guardian. Another senior executive…
Companies who in the course of their business routinely wire transfer monies overseas are particularly susceptible to this scam. According to the FBI, companies across the United States have lost billions of dollars to scams as fraudsters impersonate company executives through emails requesting staff to transfer monies to accounts controlled by them. Losses from these…
If the bill is made into law, it will provide federal judges with wide powers to force U.S. tech companies to cooperate with U.S. law enforcement agencies. As per sources familiar with the on-going discussion, the White House is currently refusing to put its weight around the draft legislation that wants to empower judges to…
There seems to be lesser chances of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stepping aside to allow a transition Western powers claim is the solution to the conflict even as the Syria peace talks resume next week and Assad, backed militarily by Iran and Russia, shows no willingness to compromise. After Russian air strikes reversed the tide…
India is becoming the new China in the energy world. As India’s economy expands by luring the type of manufacturing that China is trying to shun, the world’s second-most populous nation is increasingly becoming the center for oil demand growth. India is trying to hedge its future energy needs by investing in new production at…
Due diligence on the loss-making UK assets of its Port Talbot plant that Tata Steel has put up for sale would begin from Monday by the Liberty House Group who is slated to buy the plants. The chef of the group Sanjeev Gupta also said that with governmental help, his company is confident of turning…
