Technology, Mobiles tabs, 7th Nov 2018, News & Stories from India

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel. (Photo: PTI)

RBI governor Urjit Patel could resign on November 19: report

The RBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

07 Nov 2018 11:24 AM

The Chinese government should strengthen supervision to fend off financial risks.(Photo: Pixabay)

China to strengthen supervision on blockchain-related financing, investment

Market manipulation and other irregularities in blockchain-related investment and financing are common in the country.

07 Nov 2018 11:21 AM

Total revenue was at Rs 514.6 crore in FY18 as against Rs 1,105.7 crore in the previous fiscal.

Snapdeal trims losses to Rs 613 crore, confident on hitting profits

The consolidated revenue from operations declined to Rs 436.1 crore for 2017-18 as against Rs 903.8 crore in FY17.

07 Nov 2018 11:16 AM

Hangzhou-based Geely and CASIC will “pool their capabilities”, the statement said, but it did not give details on their investment in the joint effort or a timeframe.

Geely, China aerospace firm agree to work on supersonic trains

China runs the world’s longest high-speed rail line and is looking to build its own supersonic transport network.

07 Nov 2018 11:14 AM

RBI board needs to play like Dravid: Raghuram Rajan

Banks can kick-start lending and support growth, and transferring more dividend to boost liquidity.

07 Nov 2018 11:09 AM

The preliminary ruling came in an antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm brought by the US Federal Trade Commission in early 2017.

US court rules Qualcomm must license technology to rivals

Qualcomm and the FTC had jointly asked Koh last month to delay ruling on the issue.

07 Nov 2018 11:05 AM

Its focus is on high-impact interventions like access to contraception, maternity services and newborn and childhood nutrition. (Photo: AP)

Melinda Gates urges backing for 'human capital' of mother and child health

GFF was set up to help poor countries change way they finance health to encourage long-term investment in policies that can save lives.

07 Nov 2018 11:04 AM

The digital tax plan should be delayed. (Photo: Pixabay)

Germany says EU should revise, delay digital tax plan

A revised proposal should reduce the scope of the tax and exclude the sale of data and the internet of things.

07 Nov 2018 11:04 AM

HPE’s User Data Repository (UDR) system suffered “numerous cascading catastrophic failures”, leading to major network outages in November 2016, April 2017, and May 2017, Megafon alleges.

Russia's Megafon sues Hewlett Packard in US over network outages

The suit, filed in the US District Court, Northern District of California San Jose Division on Oct.

07 Nov 2018 11:03 AM

“We are building a research team for our Auto-drive Team based in Palo Alto, CA,” the company said in job advertisements on LinkedIn.

China's Tencent builds self-driving car team in Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is a hub for testing and research of autonomous vehicles.

07 Nov 2018 11:01 AM

Taiwan chip giant United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) last week halted research and development activities with its Chinese state-backed partner Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co Ltd, following the US move.

China's ties with Taiwan chip firms under scrutiny as US trade war heats up

China has been quietly strengthening cooperation with Taiwan chip firms.

07 Nov 2018 10:59 AM

As autonomous car technology develops, Sohn said Samsung was working with automobile companies on development of 5G networks, needed for autonomous driving. (Photo: AP)

Samsung sees strong growth at auto electronics unit

Samsung, the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer, bought Harman last year for USD 8 billion.

07 Nov 2018 10:56 AM

The rate on deposits with tenor of 5-8 years and 8-10 years has been increased to 6.5 per cent from 6 per cent. (Photo: YouTube)

HDFC Bank hikes deposit rates; BoB raises lending rate

HDFC Bank raised interest rates on deposits by up to 0.5 pc, while Bank of Baroda hiked lending rates by 0.1 pc.

07 Nov 2018 10:43 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with soldiers in Harsil near Indo-China border

On Diwali, PM visits Kedarnath, meets soldiers at Indo-China border

PM Modi said soldiers' devotion to duty in remote icy heights, is securing future and dreams of 125 crore Indians.

07 Nov 2018 10:38 AM

The British watchdog said on Tuesday as part of that inquiry it had also found broader issues at Facebook, which it had referred to Ireland’s data regulator, the lead supervisor for the social network in the European Union.

Facebook referred to EU watchdog over targeting, fake ads

Britain’s Information Commissioner has been investigating the use of data analytics to influence politics.

07 Nov 2018 10:27 AM

Tej Pratap Yadav married Aishwarya Rai, who is the daughter of RJD MLA Chandrika Rai on May 12. (Photo: File | PTI)

Tej Pratap not back home after divorce talks with father Lalu Yadav: sources

Tej Pratap met his father for couple of hours at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Ranchi, where he is lodged in custody.

07 Nov 2018 10:18 AM

The Hawthorne, Calif.-based company now employs more than 6,000 people. (Photo: AP)

SpaceX seeks USD 750 million leveraged loan

SpaceX makes rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded by Elon Musk in 2002 as a way to help humans live on other planets.

07 Nov 2018 10:17 AM

Democrats knocked off Republicans in swing states like Virginia, Florida, Pennsylvania and Colorado in elections seen as the first nationwide referendum on Trump's performance. (Photo: AP)

Setback for Trump as Democrats seize House in US midterm polls

Democrats will pick up 23 seats necessary to win House majority, Fox and NBC reported but Republicans keep Senate.

07 Nov 2018 9:48 AM

In May 2016, India, Iran and Afghanistan had inked a pact which entailed the establishment of Transit and Transport Corridor among the three countries using Chabahar Port as one of the regional hubs for sea transportation in Iran. (Photo: File | AP)

India exempted from certain US sanctions over Chabahar port in Iran

US on Monday imposed 'the toughest ever' sanctions on a defiant Iran aimed at altering the Iranian regime's 'behaviour'.

07 Nov 2018 9:29 AM

The social network said it needed to do further analysis to decide if the accounts are linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency or another group.

Tipped, Facebook blocks 115 accounts on eve of US election

Some accounts “were focused on celebrities” and others on “political debate.”

07 Nov 2018 9:22 AM

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