Hong Kong’s banking regulators along with several banks to launch blockchain-based trading platform

In a landmark development that is aimed at streamlining, boosting efficiency and which introduces next-gen technology in the financial services sector, for the first time a government-led efforts along with players from the financial sector industry are collaborating to launch a blockchain-based trade and finance platform. The banking industry is known for its insistence on…

Cyber security upgrades are need of the hour in the wake of cyber attacks from Nations: European Commission

The economic cost of cyber crime in the EU is a whopping $316 billion (265 billion euros). As a means to secure EU nationals from cyber attacks from other nations, the European Commission has decided to bolster cyber security in the bloc and is set to hike up its cyber security spending and unveil stricter…

Researchers develop adaptive algorithm for hybrid plug-in cars

Researchers from University of California, Riverside have developed natural-life algorithms for hybrid cars that have boosted fuel economy by 30%. Hybrid vehicles have got a new shot in the arm: researchers have concluded that plug-in hybrid cars could be made a lot more efficient in their fuel usage. It turns out that while starting in…