BlackBerry is now venturing into the world of automated and self-driving cars.   The once mobile phone maker has struck a deal to cooperate with directly with Ford Motor for expanding the use of the QNX secure operating system of the car maker. This is part of Ford’s push to...

As the appetite for healthy foods grows among Americans, food companies are striving to cater to tat changing preference.   This was reflected when deals worth $6 billion was unveiled by Campbell Soup Co and Hershey Co for purchasing of healthy packaged snacks makers.   Cape Cod...

Offering competition for the likes of Tesla in the Chinese market for electric cars, the first mas-produced model was launched by NIO, China’s electric vehicle start-up.   One of the differentiating factor is the price of the vehicle which is half of the starting price of a Tesla electric...

According to experts, there is more scope for further rally in bitcoin even after lukewarm reception was available after the launch of the bitcoin futures on the CME Group Inc on Sunday.   There was a drop of 6 percent in the CME bitcoin front-month futures contract even though it had open...

The cryptocurrency boon is completely based on the technology of the blockchain. There are multiple cryptocurrencies that are available in the market today even though the most famous of them is bitcoin. One such alternative among the cryptocurrencies is Dash which has at least one important...

As the Democratic Republic of Congo draws the interest of battery makers for electric vehicles in terms of cobalt that is produces – despite it being costlier but is less risky, Australia is witnessing a renewed interest in its cobalt projects which are likely to start production years from now....

A study by a market research firm concludes that "innovation complacency" in Apple Inc. could result in the company lagging behind the likes of Amazon and Google in the "post-smartphone era".   An era, where there is need for the development of new, hands-free interfaces — such as those that...

Could a taxation policy on meat be viable enough to reduce consumption levels which consequently would enable reduction in the negative impacts developed from its high consumptions including external impacts like climate change, water pollution and deforestation and personal impacts such as...

After bitcoin made its debut inn futures trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange during the weekend, the cryptocurrency continued its happy journey on Monday and gained about 25 percent in value even as trading had to be stopped at least twice.   It is believed that the...

For mainland Chinese companies, the road to internationalization and entering into the homes of people outside of their home market so that they could become international household names, has been rocky to say the least.  Most of such companies, from Haier to Huawei, were already...

A special permit has been sought by UK housebuilders which would allow the free entry of construction workers from abroad and their recruitment into the segment after the official implementation of Brexit.   Morfe then one in five construction workers who are currently working on small land...