Trump takes strategic steps for U.S. 5G spectrum strategy

The Trump Administration is moving to develop a comprehensive long term spectrum strategy to prepare for the launch of next-generation 5G wireless networks. In a significant development, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum directing the U.S. Commerce Department to develop a long-term comprehensive national spectrum strategy to prepare for the launch of…

National Cyber Security Center denies Chinese intelligence trojan horse chip report by Bloomberg

UK has plausibly denied Bloomberg report to lend a sense of calm so that it can continue identifying details of the perpetrators. On Friday, Britain’s national cyber security agency stated, it does not yet have any reasons to doubt the assessments made by Amazon and Apple refuting Bloomberg’s report that their systems had been compromised…

Instagram’s co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger resign from Facebook

The development adds to the growing number of high profile executives, and co-founders leaving Facebook’s businesses. In a development that adds to the growing list of executives leaving Facebook, Instagram has notified that Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, its co-founders, have resigned as the company’s chief executive officer and chief technical officer. Facebook has provided…

Key stakeholders to attend meeting on quantum computing at White House

Given its wide ranging potential, Washington wants to develop and leverage the power of quantum computing which is currently in its infancy. On Monday, in efforts aimed at boosting efforts at quantum computing, the White House is set to hold a meeting with academic experts, U.S. government officials, and leading tech companies including Alphabet Inc,…

Investor concerns dogs Chinese electric carmaker – NIO Inc’s U.S. IPO

Worries over Tesla’s production are casting their shadow over other electric carmakers who are aiming to produce low-cost mass-market cars. As per sources familiar with the matter at hand, in NIO Inc’s U.S. IPO, the Chinese electric vehicle startup priced its shares at the bottom of its targeted price range due to investor concerns of…

Japan to buy 9 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft for $3.135 billion

The potential sale will augment Japan’s capability to assess the situational awareness of air and naval activity in the Pacific region. As per a statement by the U.S. State Department, the potential sale of upto 9 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft have been approved for Japan. The estimated cost of the…

Facebook to invest more than $1 billion in its 1st data center in Singapore, Asia

The expansion comes midst increased demand for cloud and mobile computing and e-commerce from countries across Asia. On Thursday, Facebook disclosed it would sink in more than $1 billion in its first data center in Asia which will be located in Singapore. It is slated to open in 2022. Facebook’s data center will be located…