The security alert system introduced by Google has been “bypassed” by seven-lines of JavaScript code. In spite of multiple updates of the said product, specialists say that the tool, though innovative by itself, still needs further developments. Thestrategist.media – 07 May 2015 – Forbes staff, Thomas Fox-Brewster reports that only “lines of code” managed to “bypass” Google’s alert service,...

Uber is facing a tough ride in Toronto with the city arguing that a complete injunction will be the only way out to stop the rideshare app service from its illegal operations in the city.   the City of Toronto’s factum filed with Ontario Superior Court of Justice argues that the prosecution of charges against individual drivers or against Uber on a trip-by-trip basis are not an effective...

US-based media company Tribune Publishing has announced that it would be buying San Diego-Union Tribune for $85 million.   Tribune, the owner of media products such as TIME, Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune, will buy San Diego Union Tribune as well as a group of nine weekly magazines in Southern California. Together the publications will reach out to 300,000 readers.   The...

US-based pharma company Alexion Pharmaceuticals has agreed to a $8.4-billion deal to buy Synageva BioPharma to acquire the rights for a rare disease treatment maker.   Synageva, a new company based in Massachussets, lost nearly $60 million in the first quarter and has no products on the market but Alexion is looking into the future potential of the company’s patents, a report in AP said....

In the case of lifting the ban on oil exports, the United States would become the fourth largest supplier of oil, second only to Saudi Arabia, Russia and the UAE. US can become one of the largest oil exporters in the world in case of cancellation of the ban on foreign supplies of fuel introduced in 1975, Bloomberg reported, citing a study conducted by Turner, Mason & Co. ordered by the US...

The European Union has announced a deep probe into how technology, internet and social media giants are using their market power and put regulations if necessary.   The inquiry will focus on most of the US-based companies including Google, Amazon and Facebook. Even in EU, countries such as France and Germany are insistent that there should be regulation on these so-called "essential...

Australian banking giant ANZ’s CEO Mike Smith has warned that the country’s dependence on commodity boom is not signaling a bright future. Smith indicated that the country, which has not faced any economic setback for the last two decades, is not in a position to counter a recession or lull of any kind. "The supply response to the resources and energy boom coupled with a softer demand,...

Google extends a hand of partnership towards European publishers, who were erstwhile avoided by the former by not paying the latter, so as not to encourage the display of ‘news snippets’. Thestrategist.media – 01 May 2015 – Emma Woollacott, a contributor of Forbes, writes that Google has been “fighting tooth and nail” with European publishers, as the company wanted to avoid any payment to the...

Vaughn Kauffman & Trine Tsouderos puts forth the changing trend of medical business scenario whereby consumers, to cope with the costly traditional medical treatments and diagnosis methods, are turning towards innovative self sufficient medical kits and other means of alternative treatments. Thestrategist.media – 27 April 2015 – As per Vaughn Kauffman & Trine Tsouderos, the healthcare...