Huawei will need a U.S. government license to purchase U.S. technology. The order will come into effect in the coming days. In a significant development, the U.S. Commerce Department stated it has added China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd along with 70 of its affiliates to a “Entity List”, thus placing a ban on the telecom…
Microsoft aims to hire more than 100 local engineers in order to customize its applications for the African market and create new ones that are customized for the continent. In a significant development, Microsoft Corp stated, it will be investing $100 million in Africa in the next five years, so as to open an Africa…
Amazon is embracing this new model based on the feedback from earlier trials which showed that adding Counter to a store’s retail offer helped to increase customer footfall. In a strategic move, Amazon has entered into a collaboration with British clothing chain Next in order to tap its network of stores from which Amazon’s UK…
SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund valued UK-based Greensill Capital at $3.5 billion. Greensill Capital, a UK-based financing group, has confirmed that SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund has invested $800 million in it. Greensill, which provides supply chain funding to companies, said it plans to use the funding in part to accelerate its expansion into Brazil…
Although Foxconn’s chairman Terry Gou plans on retiring in order to run for elections, the company’s filing with Taiwan’s stock exchange shows his name in the proposed candidates for the company’s new board.
The upswing in Bitcoin prices comes at a time of ongoing blockchain and cryptocurrency conference in New York, which is attended by influential market players and big investors. Late on Monday, the price of bitcoin surged to more than $8,000 – its highest level since July 2017. The crypto currency’s rally is gaining further momentum.…
The FCC will now shift its focus on existing Chinese carriers including China Unicom and China Telecom Corp. In a significant development, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), voted unanimously to block China Mobile Ltd’s bid to provide communication services in the United States citing risks of espionage. China Mobile is owned by the Chinese government.…
Amazon.com’s alleged data collection through its smart speakers of children is in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). In a potentially significant development, 4 senators from the United States have urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Amazon.com’s smart speaker which target children. Senators Richard Blumenthal, Edward J. Markey, Josh Hawley and…
Binance’s users will not affected by the hack since the crypto currency exchange would use its secure asset funds to cover the loss. On Wednesday, in a significant development, hackers have managed to steal bitcoins worth $41 million from Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges. The development marks the latest theft in a…
Porsche clearly aims to move past the dieselgate scandal and has chosen not to appeal the fine. German prosecutors have imposed a fine of $598 million (535 million euro) on luxury carmaker Porsche AG, a unit of Volkswagen, for lapses in supervisory duties which allowed the company to cheat diesel emissions tests. According to the…
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