In a statement, Volkswagen’s Chief Executive Herbert Diess made it clear that it has currently no plans to develop deeper ties with U.S. rival Tesla Inc. The move is aimed at ending speculation that the world’s largest carmaker, which is on a drive to push for mass production of electric cars, has plans to tie-up…
In a joint statement, U.S. technology companies, including Alphabet’s Google, Microsoft Corp, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, and YouTube are working together to quell misinformation about the coronavirus on their platforms. The companies said they were coordination with government healthcare agencies around the world to share critical updates about the Wuhan coronavirus. According to Johns Hopkins…
Ireland hosts the European headquarters of a number of U.S. technology firms. The country’s Data Protection Commissioner is investigating hacking attacks as well as how Facebook stores and manages personal information of its massive user database. In what could potentially be a major development, Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner stated, it expects to conclude the first…
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has warned public officials on the risks of exposure while using social media. A wake up call. In a turn of events which underscores how social media is being increasingly weaponized by countries such as Russia and China, Germany’s intelligence service has published details of social network profiles which, it says,…
Nadella’s vision is to tightly knit Microsoft’s apps such that they can mine data from a common dataset. By integrating LinkedIn data with its sales software, Dynamics 365, Nadella is hoping that the tight integration could benefit from inputs coming from Artificial Intelligence to push sales deals. Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, has disclosed that Microsoft…
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