Intel said it’s focusing on its recent acquisitions when asked if its considering a bid for Broadcom (INTC, BRCM)

Reuters/Rick Wilking The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Intel was mulling a bid for chip manufacturer Broadcom. Intel said it does not comment on “rumors and speculation,” but added that its focused on its recent acquisitions. Broadcom itself has a hostile takeover bid out for Qualcomm.  Intel responded to a report that it is […]

Darkest Hour 2: Gary Oldman considering Winston Churchill RETURN for sequel and stage play

The 59-year-old actor looks almost certain to win the Best Actor Oscar at the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday evening. Oldman portrayed Sir Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour, garnering large critical acclaim for his performance. Covering just a few weeks in 1940, there is still much of the World War II primer minister’s life that […]

Trump’s national security team is considering nationalizing a super-fast 5G network

AP Photo/Matt Rourke WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s national security team is looking at options to counter China that include the U.S. government building a super-fast 5G wireless network, a senior administration official said on Sunday. The official, confirming the gist of a report from Axios.com, said the option was being debated at a […]

Pyongyang says IOC considering united Korean hockey team proposal

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering a proposal that South and North Korea form a joint female hockey team at the coming Olympic Games in PyeongChang, Yonhap reported Saturday citing the North’s IOC member Chang Ung. The international body is to convene on January 20 to discuss North Korean athletes’ participation at the Winter […]

Some of Intel’s datacenter customers are considering switching to rival chips because of the security flaws (INTC)

David Becker/Stringer Some of Intel’s data center customers are looking for alternative microchip vendors, following revelations that Intel’s chips contain a serious security flaw.  Intel chips are behind 98% of data center operations, and a customer exodus could have a serious impact on one of the company’s faster growing business units.  Flaws in Intel’s chips, […]

Michael Wolff on Trump: You can’t listen to him talk without considering the possibility that ‘something is grievously amiss’

Michael Wolff, the man who wrote a revealing book on the Trump administration, shared what it was like to watch White House staff interact with President Donald Trump. In an interview that aired Monday night, Wolff said: “You cannot listen to this man talk without at least contemplating the possibility that something is grievously amiss.” […]

The UN is seriously considering an international treaty that would limit fishing to protect the high seas

REUTERS/Climate change/Handout UN member states will start formal talks that are expected to deliver a treaty for the protection of the high seas in 2020.  At least 141 of the 193 members will participate.  The treaty would set conservation areas and dictate fishing and catch quotas.  After more than a decade of discussion in the […]

Netanyahu claims more states ‘seriously considering’ relocating embassies to Jerusalem

Several states are “seriously considering” moving their embassies to Jerusalem, the Israeli PM has claimed, as Palestinians continue to desperately protest the controversial US recognition of the Holy City as Israel’s capital. “We’re now talking to several countries who are seriously considering saying exactly the same thing as the United States and moving their embassies […]

SoftBank is reportedly considering a $300 million investment in DoorDash

Getty SoftBank is considering putting around $ 300 million (£222 million) into US food startup DoorDash. The Japanese tech giant has a $ 98 billion (£73 billion) fund to invest in promising tech companies worldwide. DoorDash competes with the likes of UberEats and GrubHub. SoftBank is mulling a $ 300 million (£222 million) investment in […]

Russia 'not considering Olympic boycott' – Kremlin spokesman Peskov

Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated that the Kremlin is not considering the possibility of boycotting the upcoming Winter Games in PyeongChang, despite media speculation regarding a possible ban of the country’s flag and national anthem at the Games. “No, [a boycott] is not under consideration,” Peskov told Russian journalists on Monday, TASS reported. […]