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Baidu Self Driving Bus to Hit the Road in Three Years

Baidu Inc., the China Internet giant prepares its self-driving bus to hit the road in the next three years.

Dec 15, 2015 03:54 AM EST


Kia Self Driving Car Will Roam Nevada Road

Nevada public road will see a KIA car without driver roaming the road as the Korean company obtain a license to test its autonomous driving technology.

Dec 15, 2015 03:52 AM EST


Deeper recession, faster CPI, higher rate squeezing Brazil

Latin American nation Brazil is suffering from rising inflation, unemployment and drop in economy growth. The Brazil's central bank is expected to raise interest rate in 2016 and this will further enhance borrowing costs putting more pressure on business and industry.

Dec 15, 2015 09:49 PM EST


China leaves US, Japan behind in patent race

With 928,000 patent applications in 2014, China emerged as the leading country in the patent race, surpassing the US and Japan, which ranked at second and third positions respectively. China's patent applications rose 12.5 percent during the year, the US grew 1.3 percent, while Japan declined by 0.7 percent. The total number of patent applications in 2014 were 2.7 million.

Dec 15, 2015 04:00 AM EST


Despite BG takeover, Shell to slash jobs

Royal Dutch Shell is keen on slashing jobs by 2,800 as part of its cost reduction exercise. Shell is acquiring BG Group Plc in a £40-billion takeover, for which it has received all the required regulatory approvals. However, considering the lower oil price, shareholders raise questions that offer is overpriced for BG Group plc. The acquisition deal is poised to be over by early 2016.

Dec 15, 2015 03:42 AM EST


Combating Pollution in China with Smartphone App

Smartphone applications and devices can now be utilized allowing citizens in China in monitoring pollution.

Dec 14, 2015 08:24 PM EST


Samsung Galaxy S7 will have a Pressure-Sensitive Touch Screen With Retina Scanner

Samsung is going to launch a new Galaxy S7 with pressure-sensitive touch screen on March 2016.

Dec 21, 2015 08:05 AM EST


The Plan to File a Lawsuit Against Amazon by the NJ Mayor has been Abandoned

People from all over the world were contemplating if filing a lawsuit against Amazon is justified by NJ Mayor over traffic issues. Surprisingly, within a couple of weeks, NJ Mayor has withdrawn his decision to sue Amazon and clarifies the reason behind his sudden decision change.

Dec 14, 2015 08:50 PM EST


Taylor Swift’s World Concert Documentary Launch on Apple Music Exclusively on 20th December, 2015

Taylor Swift gave an excellent gift to her fans by announcing the launch of the Concert documentary on her birthday. She will launch it on Apple Music before Christmas on 20th December 2015.

Dec 14, 2015 11:48 PM EST


Airbus owners reach out future operators for Singapore Airlines’ planes

The owners of five Airbus' A380s leased to Singapore Airlines seek for potential future operators for the planes as the Airlins is still mulling whether to extend the leases.

Dec 15, 2015 03:36 AM EST


Asian stocks trade lower on thin volumes; Oil below $36/ bbl

Asian stocks were trading lower ahead of US Federal Reserve meeting, which will be held during 15-16 December 2015. Barring Shanghai index, all Asian indices ended lower on thin volumes. Oil price slipped below $36 a barrel. Japanese Nikkei index dropped to 10-week low. The Wall Street ended withlosses last week.

Dec 15, 2015 02:08 AM EST


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