Orb will use the proceeds for R&D, and growth purposes. On Thursday, Israeli blockchain startup Orbs disclosed, it has received an investment from Kakao Investment – the venture capital arm of South Korean internet conglomerate Kakao Corp. Orbs did not disclose the size of the investment. Earlier this year, Kakao had stated it would establish…
The probe comes midst George Soros labeling Facebook as a “menace to society”. The probe is aimed at finding out whether Soros shorted the company’s stock. Following a name calling by billion investor George Soros that Facebook is a “menace to society” Sheryl Sandberg, the social media’s Chief Operating Officer has requested a probe into…
The development is likely to make a significant dent in China’s ambition to become a global player in the semiconductor industry. The decision by the United States to cut off U.S. supplies to a Chinese chip-maker underscores growing tensions between the two countries over China’s ambition to become a global player in the computer chip…
Although the new innovation center does not aim to replace Walmart’s internal research lab, it nevertheless aims to be the test bed for emerging technologies which when mature will filter down the company’s other stores nationwide. Sam’s Club, a unit of Walmart Inc, stated it will open a new store and innovation center in Dallas,…
TCMC, the world’s biggest contract chipmakers plans on sinking in $1.3 billion in R&D to research future technologies. On Friday, a spokesman for the world’s largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, stated it is planning to plough in $13.50 billion (T$400 billion) to help expand its research and development capacity for future technologies. Clarifying…
Researchers at Singapire’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have programmed two robotic arms that can automatically assemble an IKEA chair. This opens up a new possibilities as well as improved cost savings for the Swedish company. In a significant milestone IKEA disclosed, it has installed robots in its Singapore plant which can assemble flat-packed furniture. As…
The Vector Institute’s governing board includes Google, Uber and many of Canada’s largest banks. The institute is being set up as a global hub for artificial intelligence. The Vector Institute, which the Canadian government set up earlier this year in a bid to help establish Toronto as a global hub in artificial intelligence with more…
Elements attributed to Russia are trying to weaponise information through a campaign of disinformation and misinformation while trying to influence national policies through the globe. As per the results of a study conducted by researchers from Oxford University, French voters are increasingly being flooded with false stories on social media ahead of the country’s presidential…
Resetting stem cells to iPS cells supposedly holds the key to bolstering our body’s overall health. Scientists have managed to get it working on mice, let’s hope it works on us humans as well. As we age, the capacity of the body to produce blood diminishes. This is why diseases linked to immune deficiencies, such…
We could just be two years away from seeing a “mammophant”. Having successfully extracted sequenceable DNA from a pair of Woolly Mammoth carcasses dug out from Siberia’s permafrost in 2014, a team of Harvard researchers have now disclosed, they are tantalizingly close to cloning the extinct animal. The Harvard researchers made the claim just two weeks…
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