Many U.S. companies, including those from the oil industry, see the step as regressive. American companies seem to disagree with U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the landmark Paris climate accord, which can stave off an economic crisis… Read More ›
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Misrepresentation of data privacy measures by companies likely to attract lawsuits from the FTC
Lawsuits are likely to follow in the wake of the global ransomeware attack. According to legal experts, businesses which failed to update their Microsoft Windows-based operating system, could be sued over lax cyber security practices, although Microsoft Corp by itself… Read More ›
Baidu joins the race for tomorrow’s self-driving cars
It has appointed Qi Lu, a former executive at Microsoft Corp as its chief operating officer. China’s Baidu Inc has disclosed it will be launching its self-driving car technology designed for a restricted environment later this year in July. It… Read More ›
Microsoft, Intel, JPMorgan Chase and others join race to tap blockchain technology
The development underscores the latest push by large companies to move towards a distributed ledger systems. Two dozen companies which includes Microsoft, Intel Corp and JPMorgan Chase & Co have come together to create standards and technology which enterprises can… Read More ›
EU’s privacy watchdog, Article 29 Working Party, flags Microsoft’s Win 10 for potential privacy violations
It would appear that Microsoft has made cosmetic changes to its default installation process of Windows 10. The fact that Windows 10 phones home with user specific data, which Microsoft process for various purposes, is a privacy concern for most… Read More ›
Soaring demand for cloud computing services drive Microsoft’s revenues to new heights
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 ›