India’s e-commerce giant Flipkart to launch Flipkart Plus on August 15, 2018

Flipkart is the vehicle through which Wal-Mart is fighting back its prime competitor – Amazon.com. On Wednesday, in a move aimed at retaining customer loyalty, Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart stated, it will be launching its second loyalty program later in August 2018, as it move to better fight Amazon.com Inc’s Prime plan. Bengaluru-headquartered Flipkart stated,…

Hackers accessed personal data of 10 million customers in 2017: Dixons Carphone

Hackers were able to go through the personal records of 10 million customers of British electricals and mobile phone retailer Dixons Carphone, in 2017. On Tuesday, British electricals and mobile phone retailer Dixons Carphone disclosed, hackers have been able to access 10 million personal data of customers in 2017. “While there is now evidence that…

American Express Co raised currency conversion rates without prior notice: WSJ

The practice was confined to only small to mid-size businesses. As per a report from the Wall Street Journal citing sources familiar with the matter at hand, American Express Co raised currency conversion rates for business clients without notifying its customers in advance; AmEx’s move was aimed at boosting its employee commission and revenues. The…

MGM Resorts International enters into JV with GVC Holdings Plc for online betting platform in U.S

The deal comes ahead of the crucial upcoming American football season. On Monday, GVC Holdings Plc has agreed to enter into a joint venture with MGM Resorts International, a U.S. hotel and casino operator, to set up an online betting platform in the U.S. ahead of the upcoming American football season. Initially, GVC Holdings Plc…

Samsung Display gets U.S. certification for its transparent, bendable, unbreakable screen

The development has given rise to expectations that Samsung Electronics can now launch its foldable screen which its mobile chief had hinted was in development; there’s every probability that Samsung could launch this device during the holiday shopping season. On Friday, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s subsidiary Samsung Display stated, its unbreakable, bendable screen has passed…

Toyota to expand production of hydrogen fuel cell-based vehicles

Given hydrogen’s availability and its weight to storage energy quotient, Toyota believes hydrogen powered fuel cells will play a significant role in the clean-energy-powered auto industry in the coming future. In a significance development, Toyota Motor Corp announced that it plans on increasing investments in its hydrogen fuel cell-based vehicles, as design more cost-effective mass-market…

DRAM chips have been the growth engine for SK Hynix for the 1st quarter of 2018

SK Hynix, the world’s second biggest memory chip producer, will boost NAND memory chip production by more than 30% in the second half of this year. NAND memory chips are easier to assemble than DRAM chips. On Thursday, South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc posted a record second quarter profit which underpins a continuation in…