Following Twitter and Facebook taking action against Chinese state-backed efforts aimed at discrediting the Hong Kong protests, YouTube has followed on their footsteps. Following Twitter and Facebook dismantling influence campaigns originating from mainland China aimed at disrupting the ongoing Hong Kong protests, Alphabet Inc’s Google also said, its YouTube video streaming service has disabled 210…
It is interesting to note that Tesla is not sourcing its batteries from China but has instead opted to import them from South Korea’s LG Chem to keep its Gigafactory in Shanghai running. On Friday, as per a Bloomberg report report citing sources familiar with the matter at hand, Tesla Inc has agreed to purchase…
Potential headwinds include getting the consent of Volkswagen’s controlling Piech and Porsche families to fund the purchase of the stake. Denying a media report, which stated Volkswagen’s CEO Herbert Diess as wanting to purchase a stake in Tesla, the German carmaker stated, it was not interested in doing so. “The speculation about buying a stake…
Robocalls have emerged as the single largest source of complaints to authorities. In a significant development, the attorneys general from 50 U.S. states as well as from the District of Columbia stated, they are joining forces with major U.S. telecommunications providers, including Comcast Corp, AT&T Inc, T-Mobile Us Inc, Verizon Communications Inc, and Sprint Corp…
ICO Rating has neither admitted nor denied the SEC’s charge that it had included paid-for ICO reviews between December 2017 and July 2018. In a significant development, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated, it has levied “a fine and has settled charges against a Russia-based ratings firm for failure to disclose payments it…
TriEye’s cameras, which uses short-wave-infra-red sensing technology, can see at night as well as in adverse weather conditions. Israeli startup TriEye, which has developed short-wave-infra-red sensing technology which enables cars to see in night time as well as in adverse weather conditions, has attracted $19 million in its latest funding round, which also saw the…
Insomniac Games Inc is known for developing the Spider-Man game of which 13.2 million copies have been sold as of the end of July 2019. Sony Interactive Entertainment disclosed it would acquire privately held Insomniac Games Inc, known for developing games such as third-person shooter “Ratchet & Clank” and Marvel’s “Spider-Man” for an undisclosed amount.…
While the Chinese government wants to promote its views on western social media platforms, it has blocked its citizens from accessing Twitter and Facebook in the mainland. On Tuesday, following Facebook and Twitter dismantling China’s state-backed campaign to malign and undermine concerns raised by the citizens of Hong Kong, China said it had a right…
RedDoorz is faces strong competition from Softbank-backed OYO. RedDoorz, a Singaporean hotel booking and management platform, has raised $70 million in its ongoing funding round. This is its second funding round so far in 2019. Asia Partners, a Singaporean private-equity firm is leading the funding round, which also saw the participation of Mirae Asset-Naver Asia…
This is the first such development in Southeast Asia. Clean energy solutions have finally arrived. On Monday, in a first such development in Southeast Asia, Royal Dutch Shell stated, it has launched electric vehicle chargers at petrol stations in Singapore. The electric vehicle charging service, branded as ‘Shell Recharge’, will be available at ten Shell…
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