Microsoft confirmed on Monday the future purchase of San Francisco-based cybersecurity company RiskIQ to tighten up its security siege due to latest cybersecurity breaches, following the shift to remote working policies. This proceeds the tech giant’s extended efforts to secure its customers and employees data against the recent exposure to cyberthreats. The cybersecurity vendor will […]
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Cubans facing the country’s worst economic crisis in decades took to the streets over the weekend. In turn, authorities blocked social media sites in an apparent effort to stop the flow of information into, out of and within the beleaguered nation. Restricting internet access has become a tried-and-true method of stifling dissent by authoritarian regimes […]
France’s Competition Authority slapped on Tuesday one of the biggest fines in the tech world against Google. The Authority found that the search engine failed to negotiate with other media organizations regarding the utilization of their content under EU copyright reforms. As a result, the internet giant is facing a 500-million-euro ($593 million) fine. The Competition Authority also stated on their website that they requested Google to provide media publishers with “an […]
With Virgin Galactic making its highest profile test flight to date with boss Richard Branson aboard, it’s only a matter of time before paying customers get their chance and New Mexico realizes a dream that has been decades in the making. Former Gov. Bill Richardson is among those who have been watching the progress of […]
As the world increasingly focuses attention on climate change, Roland Busch, the CEO of Siemens AG, says his company is well-positioned to help manage the challenges. Munich-based Siemens specializes in making buildings, factories and railroads more efficient through digitalization and automation. And its medical unit includes technology that could lead to faster treatments for stroke […]
China on Sunday said it will take “necessary measures” to respond to the U.S. blacklisting of Chinese companies over their alleged role in abuses of Uyghur people and other Muslim ethnic minorities. The Commerce Ministry said the U.S. move constituted an “unreasonable suppression of Chinese enterprises and a serious breach of international economic and trade […]
Volvo Trucks North America says it will restart production at a plant in southwestern Virginia on Monday despite an ongoing strike and the lack of a labor deal between the company and a union representing nearly 3,000 workers. The company said in a news release that it will implement terms and conditions of a tentative […]
Stellantis is a little late to the global electric vehicle party, but on Thursday it pledged to catch up and pass its competitors. CEO Carlos Tavares says that by 2025, 98% of its models in Europe and North America will have fully electric or plug-in gas-electric hybrid versions. He says the company that combined Fiat […]
The European Union handed down $1 billion in fines to major German car manufacturers Thursday, saying they colluded to limit the development and rollout of car emission-control systems. Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen along with its Audi and Porsche divisions avoided competing on technology to restrict pollution from gasoline and diesel passenger cars, the EU’s executive […]
Chinese telecom Huawei agreed earlier this week to sign a 4G patent license agreement with the German car manufacturer Volkswagen. The decision – which joins two U.S. sanctioned companies — is considered one of the biggest patent licensing agreement Huawei provides within the auto making industry. As per the deal, the telecom titan’s 4G mobile […]