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Google buys HTC

Google has announced that it has bought HTC Corporation for $1.1 billion. Alphabet declared that it made $3.5 billion in net income and saw sales of $26 billion in the second quarter..

The cryptocurrency craze

As cryptocurrencies become more popular in Silicon Valley and the world, experts and governments are beginning to worry about whether the bubble around this phenomenon..

The most powerful X-ray

The world’s most powerful X-ray laser, European XFEL, is all set to be unveiled on September 1st, 2017 in Germany. In June 2007, the German Federal Ministry of Education..

Volkswagen in trouble

Volkswagen AG’s former engineer James Liang has been sentenced to 40 months in prison by a federal judge in the US. He was central to the company’s scheme in developing cars..

Imagining Infosys

Nandan Nilekani has confirmed that he will be re-joining Infosys in the capacity of non-executive Vice Chairman. Infosys is one of the largest IT services company in India. It was started..

Nilekani returns

Nandan Nilekani, the former Chief Executive Officer of Infosys is likely to join the firm’s Board. It’s a contentious period for the company marred by infighting between Board members..

War for Infosys

The conflict between Infosys Board Members and its founder N R Narayana Murthy is being played out publicly. The company’s stocks have come down and many former Board..

Facebook losing to Snapchat?

Soon social media giant, Facebook may see decline in the 12-17 age demographic as younger users are likely to gravitate towards Snapchat. Research group eMarketer has warned..

Ban diesel cars?

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel has revealed in an interview that the country may ban diesel and petrol cars in the future. During the late 19th century and the early 20th century,..

What now for Infosys?

The CEO of Infosys, Vishal Sikka has abruptly resigned. He will now be the executive chairperson. His resignation has ignited a public war of words between its founder and..

Tesla raises $1.8bn

The American automaker, Tesla has raised $1.8 billion in the US junk bond maker. This is $300 million more than it was expected to raise in its first high-yield junk bond offering..

Chaos in Uber

Silicon Valley venture firm, Benchmark, an early investor of Uber, has sued former CEO Travis Kalanick. Both Benchmark and Kalanick hold seats in the board of directors..

Intel's self-driving cars

Tech company Intel has announced that it will be building a fleet of over 100 self-driving test vehicles, which will hit the roads later this year. The announcement comes after..

Bitcoin strong?

The value of Bitcoin has reached an all-time high. Coindesk Bitcoin Price Index has announced that the cryptocurrency reached $3,451.86 (£2,651) per coin during trade on..

Human trafficking on dark web

Italian state police have said that a British model was kidnapped to be reportedly auctioned off and sold on the dark web. The dark web is unindexed..

Hyperloop – the present?

Hyperloop One, the company that is working on commercializing hyperloop travel, has successfully tested its prototype pod. The pod accelerated..

WannaCry hero arrested

Marcus Hutchins, British cyber-security researcher, who was credited for derailing the WannaCry attack that took place in May, has been arrested.

Countering Russia

A bipartisan group of researchers from America have launched a new website aimed at tracking Russia-supported dis-information..

Microchipping humans

A US company has become the first in the country to microchip its employees. Three Square Market, a Wisconsin-based company..

FTC probe into Amazon

The Federal Trade Commission in United States is reportedly investigating Amazon’s pricing practices. A Reuters report has revealed that the probe will look into allegations of “deceptive pricing” by…