Mercedes-Benz is launching a blockchain-powered pilot that is aimed at monitoring carbon emissions in the cobalt supply chain. This initiative is to be realized in cooperation with startup Circulor.
5G adoption, as well as the services and wearables businesses, are said to help the Apple stock price to increase. Apple’s market cap is expected to grow from $1.3 trillion to $2 within a couple of years.
Tesla Inc. released better than expected earnings reports pushing its stock to record highs of over $630 in pre-market. Such figures allowed its CEO Elon Musk to earn $2.3 billion within an hour.
Microsoft reported earnings for its second fiscal quarter of 2020, including revenue of $36.9 billion, net income of $11.6 billion, and earnings per share of $1.51 (compared to revenue of $32.5 billion, net income of $8.4 billion, and earnings per share of $1.08 in Q2 2019).
Apple is planning to boost production and to ship 80 million iPhone units before June and 200 million by the end of 2020. However, the coronavirus might impede that plan.
Byte, a 6-seconds video-sharing app created by the co-founder of Vine, could potentially compete with TitTok given the number of downloads it has gained just in the first days after the launch.
Google, one of the most influential corporations, is having a lack of time to work on government requests. The company will take fees from federal agents and clerks for handling personal data requests.
After announcing massive profits in Q4 2019, IBM shares received a significant boost of 4.8 percent in one day which is more than in the last decade.
Amazon wants to suspend Microsoft from the DoD JEDI project until the case is resolved. The company has filed a new motion in court.
Contributions made by Ripple in the blockchain gaming industry have been praised by the SBI Investment Korea director. Ripple is now “competing” with SuperTree.
As Tesla has hit a new valuation of $100 billion, it has become the second most valued car company in the world. Forecasts for 2020 are very bullish.
Durov’s statement that iCloud is ‘a surveillance tool’ came after Apple abandoned its long-running plan to fully encrypt iCloud backups because of FBI objection.
Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, has problems with his privacy. The Guardian publishes shocking data about his smartphone being hacked by presumably Saudi Arabia crown prince.
While the company’s stock is on the rise, Apple is planning to release a new low-cost iPhone in March this year. Its production will begin in February.
As Vodafone has decided to quit the Libra Association, it will focus more on its digital payment service M-Pesa and expand it beyond the six African nations it currently serves.