DONALD TRUMP NOMINEE FOR NAVY SECRETARY WITHDRAWS CANDIDACY DONALD TRUMP NOMINEE FOR NAVY SECRETARY WITHDRAWS CANDIDACY:- Philip Bilden has withdrawn his nomination as secretary of the US Navy, the Pentagon has said, marking the latest in a series of nominees to remove their names from consideration to serve under President […]

Google digital assistant comes to new Android phones Google digital assistant comes to new Android phones:- Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on Sunday that it will bring its digital assistant to smartphones running the latest versions of its Android operating system, vastly expanding its reach. The Google Assistant was limited to the technology […]

New Zealand's Spark partners with Netflix New Zealand's Spark partners with Netflix:- New Zealand telecommunications company Spark said on Monday it was partnering with U.S. video streaming giant Netflix in an arrangement that was the first of its kind. Spark's broadband customers would receive a year of Netflix's standard plan at no […]

Trump administration re-evaluating self-driving car guidance Trump administration re-evaluating self-driving car guidance:- U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said on Sunday she was reviewing self-driving vehicle guidance issued by the Obama administration and urged companies to explain the benefits of automated vehicles to a skeptical public. The guidelines, which were issued […]

U.S. blockchain, securitization industry groups join forces U.S. blockchain, securitization industry groups join forces:- The lobby group for Wall Street's structured finance companies has partnered with the trade association for the blockchain industry to explore ways blockchain technology can streamline the $1.9 trillion U.S. securitization market. The partnership, set to […]

Trump budget plan boosts Pentagon, trims State Dept, EPA Trump budget plan boosts Pentagon, trims State Dept, EPA:- The White House will send federal departments a budget proposal on Monday containing the defense spending increase President Donald Trump promised, financed partly by cuts to the U.S. State Department, Environmental Protection […]

Phonemakers pile in to exploit Samsung weakness Phonemakers are piling in to fill a gap in the market left by Samsung (005930.KS), still licking its wounds from a costly recall of its flagship Note 7 and with no key device of its own to launch at the telecom industry's biggest […]

No cuts to U.S. entitlement programs in Trump budget No cuts to U.S. entitlement programs in Trump budget:- U.S. President Donald Trump's first budget proposal will spare big social welfare programs such as Social Security and Medicare from any cuts, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in an interview broadcast on […]