Microsoft won the contract through an auction process which saw the participation of tech companies, including Magic Leap. The U.S. Army has awarded Microsoft Corp a $479.2 million contract to supply prototypes for the Army’s augmented reality systems which will help soldiers in training and combat missions. The U.S. Army has posted the awarded contract…
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire is pushing for the deal so as to retain earnings of large tech companies who use clever strategies and tax loopholes to evade taxes. On Monday, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire stated, the European Union plans on introducing digital taxes for large internet firms such as Google and…
If the deal comes through, it is likely to be announced sometime in December 2018. As reported by CNBC citing sources familiar with the matter at hand, American technology company Xilinx Inc has hired Barclays to advise on its bid to acquire Mellanox Technologies Ltd. Although a deal is not expected to fruition in the…
Computers belonging to the state government of Alaska, including the local ISP, the governor’s office, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, etc were extensively scanned by hackers from China’s Tsinghua University, reads a report by cyber security firm Recorded Future. As per a cyber security research firm Recorded Future, hackers operating from an elite Chinese…
Citi’s digital gamble will have to be weighed against customer preferences of wanting to walk into a brick-and-mortar branch and interact with an actual human being regarding their investments. The bank is short on deposits and is betting on its tech know-how to bridge the deposit gap with its peers. Citigroup Inc, part of the…
Beijing-based, Cayman-domiciled Xiaomi priced its IPO at $2.17 – the bottom end of its indicative range. On Friday, sources close to Xiaomi Corp’s Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) disclosed, the Chinese firm priced the IPO at the bottom of an indicative range, of HK$17 to HK$22, and raised $4.72 billion. Xiaomi is selling around…
Xiaomi’s Hong Kong IPO is slated to be one of the biggest tech IPO globally in recent years. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Xiaomi plans on raising $6.1 billion from its planned Hong Kong IPO scheduled for launch this week. Xiaomi’s Hong Kong IPO is slated to be one of the…
Although tech companies are on the same page as the Trump Administration on it’s findings on the Section 301 investigation, it is of the view that the current strategy is not sustainable and results could be better achieved through an international coalition that challenges China at the World Trade Organization. On Monday, a trade group…
According to sources Dropbox Inc’s IPO, set to close on Wednesdsday, has been oversubscribed. As per two sources familiar with the matter at hand, Dropbox Inc’s initial public offering (IPO) has been oversubscribed, indicating a healthy demand for big tech IPOs. Dropbox’s shares expected to start trading on the Nasdaq on Friday. “It is early…
In the long term, the development is likely to effects Apple’s suppliers including, Samsung Electronics Co, LG Display Co, Japan Display Inc, Sharp Corp and Synaptics Inc. As per a Bloomberg report, Apple Inc is said to be developing its own MicroLED device displays and has already produced a small numbers of these MicroLED screens…
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