U.S. prepares new sanctions on Chinese firms over North Korea ties U.S. prepares new sanctions on Chinese firms over North Korea ties:- Frustrated that China has not done more to rein in North Korea, the Trump administration could impose new sanctions on small Chinese banks and other firms doing business […]
Internet TV company Roku hires banks for 2017 IPO: sources Internet television company Roku has hired investment banks to lead an initial public offering that could come later this year as it aims for a valuation of more than $1 billion, sources familiar with the matter said. An IPO will […]
Three Israelis wounded in shooting near Jerusalem holy site, gunmen dead Three Israelis wounded in shooting near Jerusalem holy site, gunmen dead:- Three gunmen opened fire at police near Jerusalem’s holiest site on Friday, wounding three Israelis, two of them critically, before the attackers were killed by security forces, Israeli […]
Five Men Who Killed Putin Foe Boris Nemtsov Are Sentenced in Russia It was the most prominent political murder in Russia since President Vladimir V. Putin came to power. Shortly before midnight on Feb. 27, 2015, the opposition leader Boris Y. Nemtsov was gunned down a few steps away from […]
High-speed Hyperloop project ready for key test in Nevada Engineers will soon conduct a crucial test of a futuristic technology championed by entrepreneur Elon Musk that seeks to revolutionize transportation by sending passengers and cargo packed into pods through an intercity system of vacuum tubes. Hyperloop One, the Los-Angeles-based company […]
US spends big on health care but doesn’t get much back, study says US spends big on health care but doesn’t get much back, study says:- Money doesn’t always buy healthiness. The U.S. spends more on health care than 10 other countries in a study by The Commonwealth Fund, but was […]
Music streamer SoundCloud has cash until fourth quarter after layoffs SoundCloud, the world’s biggest music-streaming service, is still struggling to find a business model – it now has enough cash to last until fourth quarter, after laying off 40 percent of its staff, a representative said on Thursday. The Berlin-based […]
US charging 412 in health fraud schemes worth $1.3 billion US charging 412 in health fraud schemes worth $1.3 billion :- More than 400 people have been charged with taking part in health care fraud and opioid scams that totaled $1.3 billion in false billing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Thursday. […]
Australia to compel technology firms to provide access to encrypted missives Australia on Friday proposed new laws to compel companies such as U.S. social media giant Facebook and device manufacturer Apple to provide security agencies access to encrypted messages. The measures will be the first in an expected wave of […]
U.S. government crackdown threatens Kaspersky’s American dream Eugene Kaspersky, the CEO of the Russian cybersecurity software firm that bears his name, had a big American dream. He wanted his company to go beyond selling anti-virus software to consumers and small businesses and become a major vendor to the U.S. government […]
