Edom to acquire fellow IC distributor Promaster
Edom Technology has announced plans to acquire fellow Taiwan-based IC distributor Promaster Technology, which sells mainly RF and 5G connectivity chips, through a share swap......»»
The case for speaking politely to animals
How we speak matters to animals. Horses, pigs and wild horses can distinguish between negative and positive sounds from their fellow species and near relatives, as well as from human speech, according to new research in behavioral biology at the Univ.....»»
Asian Americans armed themselves during the pandemic in response to racial acts, study finds
Asian Americans who experienced increased acts of racism at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to acquire firearms and ammunition for self-defense, according to a study by researchers at the University of Michigan and Eastern Michiga.....»»
Take-Two completes its massive Zynga acquisition
Take-Two Interactive closed the deal to acquire mobile game developer Zynga for $12.7 billion......»»
Lear to acquire German supplier in quest for comfort seating dominance
IGB has 7,000 employees at nine manufacturing plants around the world, including one in Windsor, Canada......»»
Canada Bans Huawei Equipment From 5G Networks, Orders Removal By 2024
Canada has banned the use of Huawei and fellow Chinese tech giant ZTE's equipment in its 5G networks, its government has announced. From a report: In a statement, it cited national security concerns for the move, saying that the suppliers could be fo.....»»
Toyota BEV lands in Taiwan
Hotai Motor, Toyota Motor's distributor in Taiwan, has unveiled the Japanese carmaker's battery electric vehicle (BEV) model bZ4X. It is Toyota's first BEV model arriving in Taiwan and part of its plan to launch 30 BEV models by 2030......»»
WPG expects revenue, profit drops in 2Q22
IC distributor WPG Holdings expects to post sequential revenue and profit drops in the second quarter of 2022, due to the impact of COVID-induced lockdowns in China on both its supply chain and end-market consumer electronics demand......»»
Want to Run Python Code in a Browser? Soon You Might Be Able To
ZDNet reports news from PyCon 2022 ("the first in-person meet-up for Python contributors since 2019 due to the pandemic") "Developers revisited the idea of running Python code in the browser...." CPython developer Christian Heimes and fellow contr.....»»
Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter is on hold
Elon Musk said he is putting his bid to acquire Twitter on hold, weeks after agreeing to take the company private in a $44 billion deal......»»
Asking for ideas boosts collective action
Members of minority groups can boost collective action by seeking the ideas and perspectives of fellow group members, new research shows......»»
Sysage to acquire BenQ Guru
ICT solution provider Sysage Technology will fully acquire BenQ Guru, a provider of HCM (human capital management), SRM (supplier relationship management) and BPM (business process management) solutions, for NT$31.0 million (US$1.04 million), accordi.....»»
AUO, Innolux report decreased April revenues
TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) saw April consolidated revenues of NT$20.223 billion (US$682 million) decrease 27.89% sequentially and 31.68% year-on-year, while fellow maker Innolux had those of NT$20.610 billion slipping 13.85% sequesntially.....»»
Jeffrey Snover Claims Microsoft Demoted Him For Inventing PowerShell
PowerShell inventor Jeffrey Snover has aired some grievances about how his indispensable tool once got him demoted. The Register reports: The Microsoft Technical Fellow discussed the incident in a weekend Twitter thread that started when controversia.....»»
Musk Says He Would Reverse Twitter"s Permanent Ban on Trump
Twitter was "foolish in the extreme" in kicking former US President Donald Trump off its service, and permanent bans should be extremely rare, said Elon Musk, who has agreed to acquire the social media company. From a report: "I would reverse the per.....»»
Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter"s Trump ban
Elon Musk said Tuesday that he would restore former President Donald Trump's banned account on Twitter if his deal to acquire the company is completed......»»
SWAP Energi welcomes G20 Summit with its battery-swapping scooters in Bali
Jakarta-based SWAP Energi co-founder Kevin Phang aspired to advance battery-swapping technologies for electric scooters while he was studying abroad. SWAP Energi and its affiliate e-scooter maker and distributor SMOOT have set up 400 battery swapping.....»»
Adata, Transcend post profit increases in 1Q22
Memory module maker Adata Technology saw its net profits hike over 700% on year in the first quarter of 2022, while earnings at fellow company Transcend Information climbed nearly 60% from a year earlier, thanks mainly to their efficient chip purchas.....»»
MaxLinear to acquire Silicon Motion
MaxLinear and Silicon Motion Technology have entered into a definitive agreement under which MaxLinear will acquire Silicon Motion in a cash and stock transaction that values the combined company at US$8 billion in enterprise value, according to the.....»»
Research reveals new record year of loan origination for lenders across the UK
Lending activity has bounced back to pre-pandemic levels, according to findings from the latest UK Commercial Real Estate Lending report, authored by Dr. Nicole Lux, Senior Research Fellow at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass)......»»
Sequoia, Binance and a16z Back Elon Musk"s $44 Billion Twitter Bid
A group of nearly two dozen investors including Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, crypto exchange Binance and asset management firm Fidelity are backing Elon Musk's $44 billion bid to acquire Twitter. From a report: The Tesla and SpaceX chief exe.....»»