Japan’s aluminum industry likely to enact quality assurance guidelines

Introducing quality assurance guidelines will be a step in the right direction for Japan’s aluminum industry as it tattles the fires of Kobe Steel’s data falsification scandal. On Monday, Mitsuru Okada, the chairman of Japan’s aluminum industry, Japan Aluminum Association, stated the the industry is considering the creation of sector-wide quality assurance guidelines if it…

With Toyota AI Ventures, Toyota aims to investment in technology revolving around AI, autonomous mobility, data and cloud computing

Although Toyota AI Ventures aims to spread its investments worldwide, Israel’s penchant for excelling in high technology areas has increasingly drawn global attention to its startups. Following Toyota Motor Corp’s venture arm leading a $14 million investment in Israeli robotics company named Intuition Robotics earlier in July, the Japanese giant is looking to further invest…

General Electric wins defense contract worth up to $409 million from the Pentagon

This is significant since GE is aiming to develop next generation thermal power technology and control systems. As per a statement from the Pentagon, General Electric Co has been awarded a defense contract worth up to $409 million. The contract is for developing next-generation thermal power plants and control systems, as part of a government…

Continental joins Intel, BMW and Mobileye led self-driving platform

This collaborative effort will shift into production gear in 2021. On Tuesday Continental disclosed it would be join the self-driving platform pioneered by Intel, BMW and Mobileye in efforts aimed at integrating the handling of components and software. This integration of hardware and software data has accelerated the pace of development of self-driving vehicles and…

Qualcomm accuses Apple of making false misleading statements

The allegations and the counter allegations make for a brief interesting read. Qualcomm Inc has hit back hard at Apple Inc’s charges that were made in its January lawsuit, stating that the U.S. company had breached multiple agreements and had encouraged regulatory attacks on its business in various jurisdictions around the world by making false…