On Wednesday, Hyundai Motor Co unveiled its first sport-utility vehicle (SUV) under its Genesis brand in a move aimed at increasing its footprint in overseas markets, said analysts. Genesis, spun off in 2015, is an initiative of Hyundai Motor Group heir-apparent Euisun Chung, is aimed at revamping Hyundai’s image as an automaker which makes cost…
As per a report from the Guardian Newspaper, officials from the U.S. government have provided the British government with additional newer evidence concerning the risks of involving Huawei in developing its future 5G mobile networks. Ahead of Britain’s decision to include Huawei in developing its 5G networks, officials from both countries exchanged views on whether…
In a statement Visa Inc said, it has agreed to acquire privately held fintech startup Plaid Inc for $5.3 billion. The deal will increase Visa’s footprint in the booming fintech space. The deal underscores how traditional financial companies are willing to pay top dollar to acquire businesses which have established strong positions in the cashless…
As per a report from the Sunday Times, the U.S. government is planning on permanently bringing a stop to its civilian drone program due to the drones being, at least partly, manufactured in China. The FT reported citing two sources briefed on the plans as saying, the U.S. Department of the Interior is weighing its…
On Friday, BMW stated, it has sold 2.52 million Rolls-Royce, BMW, and Mini vehicles in 2019, topping the premium category car group, ahead of Daimler. On Thursday, Daimler had reported that it had sold 2.34 million Mercedes-Benz passenger cars in 2019 – its ninth consecutive year of record sales. In a statement BMW said in…
According to a dozen sources familiar with the development of China’s C919 single-aisle plane, the program, which is already five years behind schedule, is likely to expect more delays with the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation (COMAC) struggling with a range of technical issues adding to headwinds for test flights. Although delays are common in complex…
With Boeing Co releasing hundreds of internal messages surrounding the development of its simulators as well as its 737 MAX jet that it grounded in March 2019 following two fatal crashes, there has been a firestorm of outrage from U.S. lawmakers. In an exchange of instant messages between two Boeing employees in April 2017, one…
In a statement, Facebook Inc stated, it has tweaked its approach towards political ads and has introduced limited changes, which includes an option for users to turn off certain ad-targeting tools. Facebook has defied critics’ demands of barring political ads in its platform which often spew out fake news. Facebook, the world’s biggest social network,…
On Thursday, Aireon, a U.S. aircraft surveillance firm stated, it has collected the position data from the Ukraine International Airlines jet that crashed in Iran on Wednesday. Aireon is sharing this data with the appropriate authorities, said is spokeswoman. Aireon’s satellite-based global tracking system captures more detailed data than is available on commercial websites like…
On Wednesday, China’s central bank stated an application by a unit of American Express Co (AmEx) had been accepted. The status of the application was revealed in an official social media post from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC). The post did not elaborate on when AmEx can start operations in the country. In November…
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