In a significant development the European Union has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against China saying that Chinese courts were preventing European companies from protecting their telecom technology patents. The European Commission filed the challenge on behalf… Read More ›
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Stockholm based Volta Trucks raises $260M in series C funding round
In a statement Volta Trucks said, it had raised $260 million (230 million euros) through a Series C funding round, to help it launch the series production of its Volta Zero electric truck late this year. Stockholm-based Volta Trucks, which… Read More ›
US adds Alibaba and Tencent Holdings to notorious markets list
In a statement the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said, it has added Chinese e-commerce sites operated by Tencent Holdings Ltd and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd to the U.S. government’s latest “notorious markets” list. The “notorious markets” list identifies 42 online markets and… Read More ›
Russia could lose access to international financial market, denied advance EU goods, if it invades Ukraine: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
In a statement European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, the EU could lay sanctions on Moscow if it were to invade Ukraine. The EU would cut off Russia from the international financial markets and deny access to major… Read More ›
US plans to target Russian financial institutions, cripple their ability to process international transactions
According to three sources familiar with the matter at hand, the Biden’s Administration has prepared a package of sanctions against Russia that includes blocking U.S. financial institutions from processing transactions for major Russian banks in an effort aimed at crippling… Read More ›
Researchers from Toshiba Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Ciena Corp develop means to protect communication network on blockchain from quantum cyber attacks
In a statement a team of quantum computing engineers from Toshiba Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Ciena Corp said, they have successfully demonstrated the means of protecting a communication network on a blockchain using a powerful, newly-developed encryption network. According… Read More ›
FBI forms Virtual Asset Exploitation unit to pursue cyber criminals
In a significant development the U.S. Justice Department announced, it has selected an experienced computer crimes prosecutor to lead its new national cryptocurrency enforcement team and said the FBI is launching a unit for blockchain analysis and virtual asset seizure…. Read More ›
IBM Spinoff Kyndryl strikes private 5G deal with Nokia
In a significant development Kyndryl, a former infrastructure services business of IBM, has struck a deal with Nokia to automate its factories using cloud computing and artificial intelligence over wireless networks. After being spun off from IBM in November 2021, Kyndryl… Read More ›
China Has Added More Firms To A Trade Group Charged With Developing The Country’s Metaverse
A Chinese industry group that was created with the aim of expanding the country’s metaverse applications has added a new set of firms to the body so that it can more aggressively pursue its aim of catching up on the… Read More ›
Meta Platforms completes acquisition of CRM software startup Kustomer
In a statement Meta Platforms Inc said, it had closed its acquisition of U.S. customer service startup Kustomer, after gaining antitrust approval from the European Commission last month. The acquisition was announced in November 2020 but got delayed due to regulatory… Read More ›