With Europe seeking to ensure Washington has lived up to its promises to protect the data of European citizens stored on U.S. servers, a pact underpinning billions of dollars of transatlantic data transfers will undergo its first annual review. The… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
China’s Struggle To Stop Kim Shown By Smuggled North Korea Clams
Chinese and North Korean trawlers intermingle as they search for crabs, conch and yellow clam in the fishing grounds where the Yalu River opens up to the Yellow Sea. According to media reports that quote traders who have been aboard… Read More ›
Bain Capital will honor all contractual terms of Toshiba’s JV with Western Digital
This commitment is likely to significantly increase its chances of bagging the deal. The likelihood of Bain Capital bagging the rights to purchase Toshiba NAND memory chip business got better when it confirmed that it would honor “all the contractual… Read More ›
Uber’s usage of Greyball continues to haunt it
While a sweeping investigation by Portland officials has not resulted in any fines and/or penalties, a criminal investigation by the DoJ is still on. As per officials from the city of Portland, Oregon, a sweeping investigation into Uber Technologies Inc’s… Read More ›
North Korea’s ICBM flies over Japan and lands far out into the Pacific ocean
With this latest launch North Korea has demonstrated it has hydrogen bomb making capabilities as well as the vehicle to deliver them to its enemies. Since its every launch create a rumble in markets worldwide, are these provocations created for… Read More ›
40 U.S. states join probe into Equifax’s hacking incident which exposed crucial data of almost every adult American
The state attorney generals of 40 states have joined the probe. Among the areas under scrutiny will be Equifax’s response to the hacking incident. In the wake of the massive hacking incident at Equifax Inc which resulted in the exposure… Read More ›
Here’s why revisiting NAFTA and Trump’s “Buy American” agenda is likely to benefit Amazon.com
Amazon.com’s strategy fits snugly into Donald Trump’s vision of “Buy American” In a significant development, Amazon.com Inc, the world’s biggest online retailer, is preparing to unveil a 1 million square-foot warehouse near Mexico City in order to capture Mexico’s nascent… Read More ›
Report Says, To Evade Sanctions, Bitcoin Attempted To Be Stolen By North Korean State-Sponsored Hackers
In order to avoid sanctions and fund Kim Jong Un’s regime, North Korea is trying to steal bitcoin and other virtual currencies, according to a report. With the suspected aim of stealing the digital tokens, North Korean hackers had targeted at least… Read More ›
Allergan Plc’s deal with a Native American tribe could potentially face scrutiny from U.S. Congress
In a huge blow to generic drug makers, Allergan Plc has transferred its parent rights to a Native American tribe, which is treated as a sovereign nation in U.S. law, in order to shield its patents from civil lawsuits. In… Read More ›
Bain Capital led consortium in the lead for Toshiba’s chip business: sources
Fears that Western Digital might take over control of Toshiba’s chip business led to it being dropped as the preferred bidder, said sources. According to two sources briefed on the matter at hand, Toshiba Corp favors a consortium led by… Read More ›