In a statement, Wayne Griffiths, the chairman of Volkswagen’s Spanish unit SEAT said, the company is set to lose some of its production volumes in the first half of this year due to the shortage of semiconductors for the auto sector. It will have to recover the loss in the second half. Griffiths made the…
In a significant development, food manufacturers, supermarkets, and restaurant chains are coming under pressure from campaigners over the environmental impact the food chain is having on tropical forests midst calls to strengthen a plan to stop logging of trees in tropical forests to grow cocoa, palm oil and soy. With the food industry coming under…
In a notice sent to customers by Italy’s state-owned bank Monte dei Paschi, hackers have managed to access the mailboxes of some employees, with the bank informing clients in the notice that on March 30 some messages with voice mail attachments had been sent as a result of the cyber attack. Incidentally, the notice did…
Tesla Inc is recalling 15,000 Model X SUVs in North America because of a potential issue that can lead to a loss of power steering assist which will make steering harder and increase the risk of a crash. In a statement, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Transport Canada stated, the aluminum bolts…
A report prepared by University of Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies, on behalf of the Cyber Risk Management (CyRiM) project, in partnership with Lloyd’s, a cyber insurer. On Wednesday, a report backed by Lloyd’s of London stated, a cyber attack on Asian ports could cost a whopping $110 billion equivalent to half of the total…
Boeing’s updates to its 787 Dreamliner jet mitigate issues identified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration that it has identified as “threat zones”. In a significant development, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration stated, it was mandating new flight control software and parts to Boeing Co’s 787 Dreamliner in order to address an unsafe operating condition…
The two Boeing jets were fitted with the latest version of Trent 1000 TEN engines from Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC. Singapore Airlines Ltd has grounded 2 Boeing Co 787-10 jets sporting Trent 1000 TEN engines from Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC following a checking of its fleet wich resulted in the finding that blades had deteriorated prematurely. In…
Microsoft has demanded that Foxconn pay patent royalties in its latest lawsuit. On Tuesday, Foxconn’s CEO Terry Gou stated, it does not expect to suffer any loss as a result of a lawsuit filed by Microsoft Corp. In its lawsuit, Microsoft has stated, Foxconn has not paid its patent royalties. At a press conference in…
The disclosure by the European boss of the PSA Group makes it clear that a cliff hanger Brexit would be detrimental to its car production line in the UK. On Tuesday, Maxime Picat, the European boss of the PSA Group stated, if Britain were to leave the European Union without a deal and if the…
This is probably an adjustment period for Amazon in Australia, opine analysts since it is not the kind of company that accepts failure. It would have long term goals. Amazon has reported a modest loss in its Australian operations in its latest corporate filings. Its entry into the Australian market in 2017 had made established…
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