For decades, China’s presence in Africa has largely focused on economic, commercial and peacekeeping activities. Now, Beijing is building on that by establishing greater military links to protect its national assets on the continent and gain greater geopolitical influence. The People’s Liberation Army conducts regular joint training exercises across the region and, in certain countries […]
Read moreGoogle announced on Wednesday the biggest-ever rebranding of its advertising software, retiring the DoubleClick and AdWords brands to streamline entry points for advertisers and ad sellers. Google executives said its fees are not changing, and no services are merging. The company will retain the AdSense and AdMob brands for ad sales technologies that are aimed […]
Read moreHong Kong topped global rankings in terms of initial public offering volumes in the first half of 2018 and highly anticipated technology listings that are in the works in the six months ahead are expected to give markets an additional boost. The Chinese territory recorded an estimated 98 IPOs in total in the first half […]
Read moreApple co-founder and noted bitcoin bull Steve Wozniak says the hype around blockchain is similar to what he saw in the dotcom era, with companies going belly-up at a rapid rate. “It was a bubble, and I feel that way about blockchain,” Wozniak said Tuesday on stage at the NEX technology conference in New York. […]
Read moreAsian stocks were poised to slip early on Wednesday despite slim gains seen on Wall Street as a jump in oil prices and trade-related headlines took center stage. Futures pointed to slightly lower opens for both Japan and Australia, with Nikkei futures traded in Chicago lower by 0.17 percent compared to the benchmark’s Tuesday close. […]
Read moreYouTube star Mark Rober, best known for his DIY science videos, has been helping Apple develop virtual reality for entertainment in self-driving cars, according to patent filings that were first reported by Variety. Rober, who has more than 3.4 million YouTube followers, left stints at NASA and Morph Costumes to take a job in 2015 […]
Read moreThe iconic motorcycle company Harley-Davidson is running out of options on how to respond to a mix of declining sales and potentially devastating tariffs, Jaime Katz, senior equity analyst at Morningstar, told CNBC. She said moving some of its operations overseas may be the logical solution. “In order to fail to alienate their consumers overseas, […]
Read moreFacebook on Tuesday said it will stop building pilot-less planes designed to beam down internet from the sky. It was one of a few web companies that set out a few years ago to bring connectivity to areas where it was lacking. That approach could have the effect of bringing on more users and driving […]
Read moreIn the heated bidding war between Disney and Comcast for Fox‘s assets, there’s growing confusion surrounding the fate of European media company Sky Plc. Fox owns 39 percent of Sky, which Disney CEO Bob Iger has called a “crown jewel” among Fox’s assets. But when Disney decided last week to increase its offer for Fox […]
Read moreGoldman Sachs is reiterating its sell rating on Tesla and expects the electric car maker’s widely watched Model 3 delivery number to fall short of Wall Street expectations. Tesla is expected to release its second-quarter production and delivery numbers in the first few days of July. Goldman analyst David Tamberrino expects the company to report […]
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