Tokyo’s Regional Taxation Bureau had detected that the company had underreported its income to the tune of $118 million and had ordered the company to pay its dues. Apple has responded to the order by promptly paying its dues. The… Read More ›
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Jaguar Land Rover picks Takenaka & Vces as partners for its Slovak factory
JLR’s investment is stated to be the country’s biggest ever foreign direct investment in its history. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has disclosed that it has picked Vces and Takenaka, a a Czech and a Japanese company respectively, as subcontractors for… Read More ›
World’s 3rd Biggest chipmaker set to acquire Intersil Corp for $3.2 billion
This acquisition by Renesas Electronic Corp will result in the diversification of its portfolio and could see its sales chart boom due to the intensifying usage of electronic components in the auto industry. Midst a rising wave of consolidation taking… Read More ›
With an eyeing on the Chinese car market, VW partners with Chinese tech groups
With China’s car market being the biggest in the world, this strategic step by VW could have potentially big payoffs. Undeterred by its troubles, Volkswagen has deepened its collaborations with Chinese internet technology groups in order to increase and expand… Read More ›
Amazon & Pandora to launch subscription based music streaming services
Amazon’s Echo customers will be charged only $5 for the music streaming service against the industry’s going rate of $10. According to several sources who are knowledgeable of the matter at hand, Amazon.com Inc. and Pandora Media Inc. are planning… Read More ›
Google’s DeepMind Achieves Speech-Generation Breakthrough
A system for machine-generated speech that it says outperforms existing technology by 50 percent has been created by Google’s DeepMind unit, which is working to develop super-intelligent computers. An artificial intelligence called WaveNet that can mimic human speech by learning… Read More ›
Activity tracking is Apple’s new mantra
In a strategic move, with the launch of the iPhone 7, Apple plans on consolidating its position in the smartphone market while it forays deeply into the fitness market and grabs market share from existing players such as Fitbit. The… Read More ›
Apples makes a splash with its Apple Watch Series 2
With the Apple Watch Series 2, Apple has narrowed its focus on the wearable fitness market, a huge plus from its earlier fashion offering. However according to analysts, unless it can partner the new watch with a killer app, its… Read More ›
Pershing Square acquires 9.9% stake in Chipotle
With this acquisition Ackman has again waded into the fast-food sector. While he will shake up the board on a variety of issues including director’s tenure, Pershing Square itself will be under immense pressure to perform given its lackluster performance… Read More ›
Millennials can Forget Sefie, Virtual Realty ‘Surroundie’ is here to Replace it
Helped by the rise of virtual reality (VR) headsets and affordable 360 degree cameras, selfie lovers can forget it and adopt the “surroundie” which can soon become the newest trend in picture taking. A selfie taken with a 360 degree… Read More ›
