U.S. ban on Huawei could weigh on Japan’s economy: Finance Minister Taro Aso

One of the primary reasons why Japan could be impacted by the ban on Huawei is intertwined supply chains. On Friday, Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso stated, the U.S bid to block Huawei Technologies from purchasing American technology is likely to impact Japanese companies and weign on the country’s economic growth prospects. “There are Japanese…

Aluminum producer Norsk Hydro hit by cyber attack

The operations of Norsk Hydro, one of world’s biggest producers of aluminum, have been affected. On Tuesday, Norsk Hydro, one of the world’s biggest producers of aluminum, stated it was subject to a sustained cyber attack that affected its operations. The development sent its shares plummeting downwards, “IT-systems in most business areas are impacted and…

Huawei Technologies Kunpeng 920 challenges Intel’s CPUs in server market

Along with the launch of its Kunpeng 920 chipset, Huawei has launched servers which will house the Kunpeng 920 chip. Incidentally, Huawei has a long term partnership with Intel. On Monday, in a significant development, China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd launched new server chips that is aimed at reducing its imports and reliance on U.S.…

New Zealand bans usage of Huawei’s equipment for 5G network

The Government Communications Security Bureau has effectively banned Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s 5G equipment from New Zealand citing significant risks to national security. On Wednesday, Spark New Zealand stated, the Government Communications Security Bureau has declined its proposal to use Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s 5G equipment citing significant risks to national security. This decision effectively…

Amazon removes $25 free shipping hurdle for U.S. holiday shopping season

The move, is likely to significantly boost competition against Amazon’s competitors such as Walmart Inc and Target Corp. On Monday, in an effort to surge past the competition from rivals, including Walmart inc, Amazon.com stated it would offer free shipping with no purchase minimum for this holiday shopping season. Amazon’s U.S.-only promotion, effective from November…

Virus outbreak at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company set to impact its Q3 results

Despite the outbreak, which has caused shipment delays, TSMC has maintained its single digit growth forecast. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd, the world’s largest contract chipmaker stated as a result of computer virus outbreak in its systems, its third-quarter results have been affected. TSMC, a major supplier for Apple Inc, stated the virus infected a…

U.S. spending bills allocates upto $100 million for R&D into autonomous vehicles and its impact on the traditional transportation job market

With companies racing to place their autonomous automated smart vehicles on the U.S. market from 2019, this funding program aims to assess the impact, including the feasibility, safety and potential job losses, these technologies will bring about for commercial autonomous vehicles. In a significant development, a U.S. spending bill includes a $100 million for a…