Quantum computers aim to carry out tasks in just a few minutes that would take today's best conventional computers thousands of years. But in nearly every photograph of the devices, there's a tangle of wires in the background connected to equipment that controls the quantum computer.
World No. 1 shipbuilding group Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co Ltd's US$1.8 billion merger with rival shipbuilder Daewoo is expected to face a full-scale investigation in Europe due to serious EU antitrust concerns, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
World No. 1 shipbuilding group Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co Ltd's US$1.8 billion merger with rival shipbuilder Daewoo is expected to face a full-scale investigation in Europe due to serious EU antitrust concerns, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
PG&E Corp said https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/75488/000095015719001393/form8-k.htm on Monday it would take a pretax charge of US$4.9 billion in the current quarter related to the settlement of claims from victims of some of most devastating wildfires in California's modern history.
HONG KONG: More than one in 10 retailers in Hong Kong could close down in the next six months as social unrest and sometimes violent protests deter tourists, threatening the survival of smaller operators, the city's main retailing group said on Monday (Dec 9). About 7,000 licensed retail ......
U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Monday as weak data from China brought back fears of a slowdown in the world's second-biggest economy, while investors awaited more news on trade ahead of a tariff deadline later in the week.
Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia has called a temporary halt to legal action against Daimler in the hope the German carmaker will be open to mediation in their dispute over technology licensing fees.
Prosus raised its unsolicited cash offer for British food delivery service Just Eat to US$6.5 billion on Monday, ratcheting up the pressure on rival bidder Takeaway in a bitter takeover battle.
The proceeds from Saudi Aramco's record initial public offering have risen to US$29.4 billion after the oil company exercised an option to sell 15per cent more stock, an executive at one of the banks leading the deal told Al Arabiya news channel on Monday.
South Korean battery maker SK Innovation on Monday said it would supply battery cells to a Chinese-made plug-in hybrid vehicle model that has been recommended for subsidies from Beijing.
