The effect of Brexit is steadily having an impact on the British economy. As per the results of a survey, British shoppers are increasingly looking for bargains to offset rising inflation with employers finding it difficult to recruit migrant workers. These trends are a result of 2016’s Brexit referendum. As per the British Retail Consortium,…
Google Home is fast catching up. As per research firm eMarketer, Amazon’s voice-controlled speakers are dominating the nascent market of voice-controlled speakers. As per the results of its study, Amazon Echo and Echo Dot devices have grabbed 70.6% of the U.S. market in 2017. These speakers feature Amazon’s Alexa, its voice-controlled assistant which allows consumers…
The move is aimed at reducing the churn of customers. In a strategic development aimed at boosting consumer loyalty and its broadband business, Comcast Corp has launched a new cloud-based service that its users to monitor and control their Wi-Fi usage. Called XFi, the service is a boon to parent since it allows them to…
As you might expect, prompted by the success in the U.S. elections, the same players tried the same tactics in France. Computer security researchers have come to the conclusion that far-right activists from the United States, armed with automated bots, along with WikiLeaks, have helped amplify the leak of hacked emails belonging to the French…
This is a significant achievement for China since it wants to put to use Syngenta’s top tier Chemicals and patent-protected seeds to improve its agricultural output. In a significant development, ChemChina has managed to win enough support from Syngenta’s shareholders to approve its $43 billion takeover bid. With this strategic move, China has secured a…
This is welcome news for Britain: despite Brexit it is continuing to be the recipient of funds to create new technologies. Amazon plans on opening a new centre in Cambridge wherein it plans on deploying scientists and technicians to develop its future technologies, including ones for Alexa, its digital assistant that it currently uses in…
It is likely to be the first U.S. company to receive the anti-corruption compliance certificate from the world certification body Wal-Mart is considering getting certified under a new international program that is designed to help companies defend themselves against stray cases of poor business practices or corruption. Wal-Mart aims to be the first U.S. company…
Turns out, this is key in ensuring a more healthy business. The head of the VW brand has told a German newspaper that VW needs to boost the productivity at its plants in order to catch up with rivals. “There’s no avoiding it, the plants have to become much more productive in the coming years…
Although Google dominates the education marketplace in the U.S., to maintain its rank it will have to strengthen its position in classrooms overseas, and make educators see the impetus in embracing its technology ‘en masse’. Google has made significant inroads in U.S. classrooms in recent years with its Chromebook being the computer of choice for…
The office of Director of National Intelligence has reported that the NSA did collect 151 million records of metadata from U.S. citizens in 2016. U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that he was spied upon, according to Democrats and Republican members who sit on the congressional intelligence committee, there is no evidence to support…
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