Voting machine supplier exposes 1.8 million voter records

Cybersecurity firm UpGuard has discovered that personal information from over 1.8 million Chicago residents was unintentionally exposed by voting machine supplier Election Systems & Software (ES&S). The backup files of voter data were found on an Amazon Web Services device and weren’t protected with a password. After the firm found the data, the copy was […]

Dropped Apple supplier Imagination Technologies said there’s been ‘no progress’ in its dispute with Apple (IMG, AAPL)

Imagination Technologies LONDON, July 4 (Reuters) – British chip designer Imagination Technologies said it had made no progress in its battle with its biggest customer Apple , and the sale of the company triggered by the dispute was continuing with talks with potential buyers. Imagination said in April that Apple had decided to develop its […]

Takata Files for Bankruptcy, Sells Business to Michigan Supplier

– Takata filed for bankruptcy Monday and will sell a majority of its business to Michigan-based Key Safety Systems for $ 1.6 billion, according to court filings and company statements. – As reported last week, Key Safety Systems—owned by Chinese electronics supplier Ningbo Joyson—emerged as the leading bidder for Takata. However, Takata’s airbag division will […]

Auto supplier Magna to build BMW's 5-series plug-in hybrids

Canadian auto supplier Magna International will produce BMW’s new 5-series plug-in hybrid at its Austrian factory, the company said on Monday, part of a strategy to produce electric cars on a contract basis for global automakers. The BMW 530e plug-in hybrid will be manufactured beginning this summer at Magna’s plant in Graz, Austria, where it […]

Iraq dethrones Saudi Arabia as India’s No. 1 oil supplier

REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani Iraq has been India’s largest supplier of crude oil for the last three months, shipping data from Bloomberg has revealed. This means that OPEC’s number-two has dethroned the cartel’s leader—Saudi Arabia—which has been the top supplier in the world’s fastest-growing market in terms of oil consumption. Iraq produced almost a quarter of the […]

A key Apple supplier saw its profit explode (APPL)

Reuters/Bobby Yip/Files (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker and a key Apple Inc supplier, on Friday reported 30 percent growth in fourth quarter net profit from a year ago, defying expectations for a decline. The profit was likely to have been boosted by solid bookings for Apple’s bigger-sized iPhone 7 models, […]

Fire starts at Samsung’s Note 7 battery supplier

A small fire broke out today at a Samsung-related factory responsible for producing batteries for none other than the Galaxy Note 7. According to Reuters, the fire started in a waste facility and was caused by products including faulty batteries. The fire was reportedly extinguished before it could cause any substantial delays or harm to […]

Apple supplier Japan Display on track to offer flexible LCD screens in 2018

Apple supplier Japan Display is on track to be able to offer flexible LCD displays as soon as next year. Of course, this doesn’t mean that the 2018 iPhone will offer a flexible display, but Japan Display does say it has a few manufacturers on board. The post Apple supplier Japan Display on track to […]