In a statement South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc said, it had completed the first phase of its acquisition of Intel Corp’s NAND flash memory chip business, having received regulatory nods from eight countries. The acquisition, which was signed in 2020, will… Read More ›
Month: December 2021
SpaceX raises $337.4M in new equity financing
In a regulatory filing SpaceX reported that it had raised $337.4 million in equity financing. Earlier this year in October, SpaceX, which counts Alphabet Inc and Fidelity Investments among its investors, touched $100 billion in valuation following a secondary sale of… Read More ›
China Evergrande Group’s shares fall after it fails to pay offshore coupons
China Evergrande Group’s shares tumbled on Thursday after the crisis-hit real estate developer failed to pay offshore coupons due earlier this week. Evergrande, whose $19 billion in international bonds are in cross-default after missing a deadline to pay coupons earlier… Read More ›
UK Think Tank Warns 2022 Could See A Cost Of Living Squeeze
A United Kingdom think tank has cautioned that millions of families in the country would face a “year of the squeeze” in 2022. Higher energy bills, stagnating earnings, and tax increases may cost homeowners £1,200 per year, according to the Resolution… Read More ›
Oxford University Scientist Claims Omicron Is ‘Not The Same Disease’ As Older Coronavirus Variants
According to John Bell, a regius professor of medicine at the University of Oxford and the life sciences advisor to the UK government, the terrible spectacles observed in prior Covid-19 waves are “now history.” On Tuesday, Bell spoke to BBC Radio… Read More ›
China’s Geely gains access to US market by collaborating with Waymo on autonomous taxis
In a statement China’s Geely Holding said, Zeekr, its premium electric mobility brand, will collaborate with Alphabet Inc’s self-driving unit Waymo to make electric vehicles for the latter, which will be deployed as fully autonomous ride-hailing vehicles across the United States…. Read More ›
Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline expected to be certified by end of second quarter in 2022
On Wednesday, in a statement Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said, Moscow believes that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will get the necessary certification and will eventually start working. Although construction on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline,… Read More ›
Israeli foodtech SavorEat launches personalized 3D printed plant based burger system
In a statement Israeli foodtech firm SavorEat said, it has launched a plant-based burger system that is customized to each customer. The company uses 3D printing technology to cook food. Vegan burgers from companies including Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are… Read More ›
Banks, Financial institutions, corporates to face increased compliance costs in 2022
2022 is set to be a turning point for US financial policy as the Biden Administration’s regulators ready a slew of regulations that are likely to increase the cost of compliance for Wall Street and corporate America. Biden’s top financial… Read More ›
Plaintiffs can question Google CEO in Google Chrome privacy lawsuit
In a significant development a federal judge in California has ruled that plaintiffs who have accused Alphabet Inc’s Google of unlawfully tracking their internet usage while they were on “Incognito” browsing mode, can question its CEO Sundar Pichai for up to… Read More ›