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Technology - Analyses & Assessments - May 4, 2018
Metamorphoses – Talking Technology
Professor Yochai Benkler, the Berkman Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies at Harvard Law School, was at the Synergia Foundation on May 3rd, 2018 to provide..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - May 2, 2018
Tesla’s big problems
Experts have begun sounding the alarm that automaker Tesla is heading towards bankruptcy. Shares of the company have significantly fallen, ahead of the announcement...
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - May 1, 2018
WhatsApp cofounder leaves Facebook
WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum has announced his departure from Facebook. Facebook, which acquired WhatsApp in 2014, is currently embroiled in controversy..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - May 1, 2018
Panasonic takes a hit
Japanese electronics manufacturer, Panasonic Corp. has agreed to pay $280 million to settle allegations from the US government. There have been allegations..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 27, 2018
Amazon on the rise
Amazon has continued its impressive growth and company’s sales have continued to accelerate. According to earnings reported by the tech giant, its profits have more..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 26, 2018
The race for AI
European Union has called for a €20bn (£14bn) cash injection for artificial intelligence research. Other European nations like the UK and the France have already begun..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 25, 2018
Apple pays its dues
Within weeks Apple will begin paying 13 billion euros to Ireland in back taxes as ordered by the European Commission. In 2016, European Commission concluded that..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 24, 2018
Can technology now read minds?
In what can prove to be a massive breakthrough in science and technology, MIT researchers note that they have developed a computer interface that can almost..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 24, 2018
Alphabet reports profits amid privacy concerns
Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, dismissed growing concerns over privacy after reporting an 84% rise in profits in the last quarter. Alphabet Inc. is an American..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 20, 2018
A new era for data protection?
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation will come into effect on May 25th this year. The regulation will ensure greater data security for EU citizens, and will hold..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 20, 2018
The rise of cobots
Japanese companies have begun to significantly invest in the development of ‘cobots’. Cobots are smaller sized robots that are designed to interact with and work..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 19, 2018
Facebook’s recognition technology
A US judge has recently ruled in favour of a class action suit against Facebook’s “face templates” that it creates with face recognition technology. Face recognition..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 18, 2018
Huawei backtracks?
Huawei, a Chinese telecommunication company, has expressed increasing pessimism on the future of 5G technology. 5G has been hailed as the forefront of the next..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 17, 2018
Facebook privacy debate continues
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that the social media website collects and stores information on non-users. Facebook has faced litigation in European..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 17, 2018
Russia to orchestrate cyber attack?
United States and the UK have warned of a potential global cyber attacks that might be orchestrated by the Russian government. In the recent years a number of large scale cyber attacks have affected…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 16, 2018
Ola takes the electric lead
Indian ride-hailing technologically company, Ola, has announced that it will be introducing 10,000 electric rickshaws to the Indian roads in the span of 12 months..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 14, 2018
“China’s Uber” to go global?
The ride sharing app Didi, known as “China’s Uber”, became the most valuable start-up company in the world last December. The company holds a majority share in the..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 14, 2018
Russia’s fight against encryption
Moscow has banned the use of messaging service Telegram after founder Pavel Durov refused to comply with its anti-terrorism laws. Telegram denied Russian security..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 13, 2018
Volkswagen’s legacy
The CEO of Volkswagen, Matthias Müller, has stepped down amidst the escalating controversy regarding emission fuel. He will be replaced by Brand Chief Herbert Diess..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 11, 2018
Iranian computers hacked
Computer screens across the world were reportedly hacked in a number of countries including Iran. The Iranian data centres were hacked. The hackers reportedly left..