Although the company is continuing with its investments in shale oil in countries, including Argentina, faced with rising consumer demand for EVs, BP is weighing its options to see how it can meaningful participate and survive in this changing market. London-based BP is holding partnering talks with electric vehicle manufacturers to offer battery re-charging docks…
Hackers have stolen 1.5TB of data, including un-broadcasted episodes of Game of Thrones, from HBO, a unit of Time Warner Inc, leading some to believe that perhaps being fans of the show they couldn’t handle the suspense! In a startling development, U.S Cable giant HBO has disclosed that hackers have been able to steal its…
Chinese miners are pushing for the split. In a significant development, the underlying code for bitcoins is likely to split on Tuesday and create a clone called “Bitcoin Cash”; this is likely to provide windfall gains to the holders of the cryptocurrency. This initiative is being led by a small group of mostly Chinese…
It aims to achieve 100% coverage by 2022. The British government is studying the pros and cons of the proposal and may consider a legislative approach to achieve the target. British telecommunication giant BT is set to invest $778 million (600 million pounds) to further the aims of the British government to provide faster…
The wireless carrier is ramping up its fibre optic network ahead of the launch of its fixed 5G wireless technology. As per sources familiar with the matter at hand, Verizon Communications Inc is said to be in talks to acquire WideOpenWest Inc’s fiber optic network in the Chicago area and has offered more than $200…
The SEC’s CIO concurs with the findings of the Government Accountability Office and said, some of the issues have either been resolved or will be in the immediate future. The Government Accountability Office, a congressional watchdog, has stated Wall Street’s top regulator needs to significantly improve the way it protects its own computer networks from…
This is going to be a landmark bill. In a significant development, an influential U.S. House committee has overwhelmingly approved a revised bipartisan bill on a 54-0 vote that will speed the deployment of self-driving autonomous vehicles in the country and bar states from blocking autonomous vehicles. The bill allows automakers to obtain…
As per the latest valuation, Slack has been valued at a little over $5 billion. Sources familiar with the matter have disclosed, San Francisco-based Slack Technologies Inc is raising $250 million in a new funding round which will boost its valuation. Silicon Valley startups are enjoying a surge in venture capital investments. Slack Technologies,…
While ICOs are a lightning fast way of sourcing capital for startups, the SEC’s report highlights potential pitfalls citing a very interesting case. Regulators on Wall Street stated that initial coin offerings (ICOs), should be subject to the same stringent safeguards that are in place for the sales of traditional securities. ICOs have become…
In its latest OTA update, Tesla has provided the Model S with automatic emergency braking (AEB) features. Tesla’s Model S sedan has regained the top spot in its vehicle’s class following an upgrade to the vehicle’s emergency braking system, said Consumer Reports. In July, Tesla provided an OTA update to its software on the Model…
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