L&T Technology Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of L&T, is putting finishing touches to its IPO, which is slated to hit the market later this year, as it looks to take on larger competitors in the engineering R&D segment. While the subsidiary of India’s largest engineering company has not set a timeline, sources in the company confirmed that it will happen ... Read More »
The Federal Aviation Administration has touted the benefits of its shift to a modern, more sophisticated system for managing air traffic. NextGen, the FAA says, reduces carbon emissions, speeds departures and will save millions, even billions, of dollars in fuel costs. In Washington alone, where new flight patterns were put in place last year, the agency estimates that airlines will ... Read More »
Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of email and the man who picked the @ symbol for addresses, has died aged 74. “A true technology pioneer, Ray was the man who brought us email in the early days of networked computers,” Raytheon spokesman Mike Doble said in a statement confirming his death. Doble said Tomlinson died on Saturday morning but he did ... Read More »
Loyal elderly readers need to be encouraged to come to libraries by equipping them with suitable technology, a British library consultant has suggested. “The older people in your country and in my country still like to come to library though the number may be declining. There is a huge opportunity. I think by encouraging them, we would be providing opportunities ... Read More »
this is what happens when eight different exponential technologies all explode onto the scene at once. This blog (the 5th of 7) is a look at 3D printing. Future blogs will look at other tech areas. An expert might be reasonably good at predicting the growth of a single exponential technology (e.g. 3D Printing), but try to predict the future ... Read More »
Some of the biggest challenges growing enterprises face are the changes that happen along the way—this is especially true for those who get stuck in the “this is how we’ve always done it” mindset. Technology has definitely altered commerce forever, and those that have made adjustments by adopting the newest tech trends are more likely to end up leaps and ... Read More »
American clothing and fashion accessories maker GUESS is poised to enter the Indian market with its smartwatches that pair with Android or Apple phones. The company has made the choice of keeping the dial analogue, with only a small monochrome panel, while rivals such as Fossil, Tag Heuer and Hermes have taken to full touch screen dials. In an exclusive ... Read More »
New technologies have been “hyped” by the aviation industry and media as the key to sustainable air travel, perpetuating a culture of non-accountability for increased emissions and subsequent environmental damage, says a new study. A team of international researchers explored how new technologies such as alternative fuels, solar flight and a range of aircraft design options are presented by industry ... Read More »
The U.S. government has proved in the past decade that it can stop Chinese companies from buying American ones. It can also eviscerate a Chinese firm’s business by blocking access to American technology. That is the significance of reports that the U.S. Commerce Department may restrict exports of American products to Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE. The company, listed in ... Read More »
The battle between the FBI and Apple over the unlocking of a terrorist’s iPhone will likely require Congress to create new legislation. That’s because there really aren’t any existing laws that govern these technologies. The battle is between security and privacy, with Silicon Valley fighting for privacy. The debates in Congress will be ugly, uninformed and emotional. Lawmakers won’t know which ... Read More »
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