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 »
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 »
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 »
ech industry leaders including Alphabet Inc’s Google, Facebook Inc, Microsoft Corp , AT&T and more than two dozen other Internet and technology companies filed legal briefs on Thursday asking a judge to support Apple Inc in its encryption battle with the U.S. government. The rare display of unity and support from Apple’s sometime-rivals showed the breadth of Silicon Valley’s opposition ... Read More »
The government has allocated a total of 127 MHzspectrum to eight entities for testing TV whitespace technology which can ensure hassle-free reception ofmobile signals inside buildings and basements. “Government has issued eight licences for carrying out experiments at several places, using TV whitespace technology, in the frequency band 470-582 MHz,” according to written reply by minister for communications and IT ... Read More »
Technological advances are becoming a major threat to lower-skill industries across the world, especially in developing countries. Computerisation and the impact of new technology in general have dramatically altered the labor market in the past and it will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. A report published earlier this year byCitigroup C +6.23% shows that an average of 77 percent of jobs ... Read More »
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