With the software market moving away from its traditional business model and onto cloud computing and mobile applications, Microsoft under Satya Nadella is reporting strong steady growth, but has miles to go before it can catch up with Amazon’s Web… Read More ›
HR & Organization
Tesla’s former head of its Autopilot system caught poaching engineers from Tesla
Sterling Anderson former head of Tesla’s Autopilot system, and Chris Urmson, ex-head of Google’s self-driving program, have launched a startup in Silicon Valley by the name of Aurora Innovation. Tesla has sued the former head of its Autopilot system, which… Read More ›
UK’s car industry reels under Brexit heat
A clean break with EU’s single market will leave the UK’s car industry high and dry. It is no wonder that car manufacturing companies in the country have lobbied hard against Brexit. Brexit has not only put London’s financial credentials… Read More ›
Harvard Management Co to outsource most endowment management
Harvard Management Co oversees the United States’ largest endowment. The Wall Street Journal has reported citing sources familiar with the matter at hand that Harvard University’s investment arm is likely to outsource the management of its $35.7 billion endowment and… Read More ›
Exxon names Susan Avery to its board of directors
An environmentalist, Susan Avera is the former head of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution who is also a former professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder. In a significant development that potentially bodes well for the environment, the world’s largest… Read More ›
Cisco acquires appmaker AppDynamics for $3.7 billion
Although analysts have stated that the acquisition “appears to be high”, most view the development in positive light since it could boost Cisco’s revenues. With Cisco Systems Inc looking to expand beyond its core networking business, the computing giant announced… Read More ›
EU tells China to walk the talk
Although Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for “inclusive globalization” China itself has enforced strong capital controls and has placed measures that impede global investment in its economy. With Chinese President Xi Jinping talking about protectionism at the World Economic… Read More ›
GE could potentially prop up Nigeria’s oil assets
The development has manifold potential for Nigeria – not only will it substantially slash its oil import bill but it could also strengthen its creaking power grid. In a strategic move aimed at recouping sunken cost in Nigeria’s oil refineries,… Read More ›
Britain must get parliament’s approval for triggering Article 50 – UK’s Supreme Court
While this ruling was expected by analysts and lawmakers, it could complicate if not delay Theresa May’s 12-point plan of focusing on global trade. In a landmark ruling that could set Britain’s tone for Brexit, the UK’s Supreme Court has… Read More ›
Britain’s Supreme Court to decide whether parliamentary nod required to trigger Brexit
Analysts and lawmakers expect the Supreme Court’s ruling to go against the government. British Prime Minister Theresa May will find out today whether she will need the British parliament’s approval to trigger article 50 of the EU-Lisbon treaty. Britain’s Supreme… Read More ›