While Mellanox clocked 19% to 30% in revenues in 2014 to 2016, its current revenue target is 0.5%. Starboard Value LP, an ativist hedge fund has begun a proxy fight for control of Mellanox Technologies Ltd, an Israeli chipmaker, which it said is deeply undervalued. Starboard, holding a 10.7% stake – the largest shareholder of…
This is the largest spending plan announced by any firm following the historic Republican-led revision of the U.S. tax bill. Following the successful passing of the U.S. tax bill which introduces deep tax cuts for corporates, Apple Inc stated it will open a new campus, as part of a five-year $30 billion U.S. investment plan,…
Having acquired Opel from GM, Peugeot SA is now banking on the expertise of Opel’s engineers to surge back in the race of automated, autonomous self-driving vehicles. In a significant development, Carlos Tavares, the CEO of French automaker Peugeot SA disclosed that it will capitalize on Opel’s engineering know-how to develop electric vehicles and re-enter…
The move underscores the growing importance of technology in the banking sector. On Wednesday, Standard Chartered disclosed that it has established a business unit which will promote innovation and which will invest in financial technology. While one part of SC Ventures, its business unit which will include internal consultants to help resolve issues with the…
Investors who are averse to investing in bitcoins have now the opportunity to tap the excitement surrounding the cryptocurrency by investing in ETS that invest on blockchain technology to cut costs. Investors looking to tap the excitement surrounding bitcoin technology are likely to get a new opportunity this week since from Wednesday, the shares they…
These questions by the U.S. lawmakers underscores the fact that the U.S. Congress is sensitive to these critical vulnerabilities which can be exploited by state backed hackers to gain access to virtually any modern computing device. A Democratic U.S. lawmaker has requested a briefing on the recently disclosed critical vulnerabilities, Meltdown and Spectre, that hackers…
BlackBerry Jarvis is a new cyber security software from BlackBerry which identifies vulnerabilities in programs used in self-driving vehicles, industrial automation and in the healthcare industry. Canadian software maker BlackBerry Ltd has launched Blackberry Jarvis, a new cybersecurity software which identifies vulnerabilities in programs used in self-driving cars. By targeting its software at this…
SoftBank’s Vision Fund has invested $561 million in Auto1. On Monday, Auto1, a German used-car dealing platform stated that having received an investment of $561 million (460 million euro) from Japan’s SoftBank, the pressure to tap revenues through an initial public offering (IPO) for its pan-European growth plans, has eased significantly. The SoftBank Group, invested…
Although it lags slightly behind its peer, Boeing, citing its record backlog, Airbus sees itself delivering more planes than its rival in 2020. On Monday, Airbus stated it is just three years away from gaining a leadership role in the commercial aircraft market by producing more aircrafts than its peer Boeing. Having disclosed the number…
French President Emmanuel Macron is on target to meet the euro zone’s public sector deficit target of below 3% of France’s GDP. On Friday, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire stated that he will not introduce any new taxes during the French President Emmanuel Macron’s five-year mandate which runs upto 2022. The sizable housing tax,…
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