Twitter-robots stir conflict, by aiming at social network ‘influencers’

Divisions in society were made worse by hoards of automated software ‘bots’ in the days preceding the Catalan independence referendum last year, according to Italian and US researchers who analysed four million contemporary tweets from one million twitter users. At times, over 23% of posts were by bots, and Twitter ‘replies’ by bots peaked at 38.8% ...

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Chairman arrested for stock price manipulation

The unnamed 54 year-old chairman of an unnamed South Korean semiconductor company listed on the Kosdaq has been arrested for allegedly making $17.7 million from manipulating his company’s shares, reports The Korea Herald. The unnamed chairman is said to have put it about three years ago, in November 2015, that he was about to build ...

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ADI extends transceiver products for CANs

ADI has extended its transceiver product line for controller area networks with flexible data-rate (CAN FD). The galvanically isolated iCoupler digital isolation ADM3055E IC series offers 12 Mbps performance to support future needs, yet remaining fully backward compatible with existing CAN and CAN FD designs. The reinforced ADM3055E also features a low radiated emissions isoPower ...

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DENSO invests in Infineon

DENSO has made an ‘mid-double-digit million’ Euro equity investment in Infineon, Both companies aim to jointly enhance their system know-how in established and new technologies – like automated driving and electro-mobility. “We would like to establish optimal semiconductor solutions for in-vehicle electronics systems through strong partnerships with semiconductor companies in order to enhance the competitiveness ...

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Qualcomm the only decliner among fabless leaders

Of the top 10 fabless companies, only Qualcomm had a Q3 revenue decline, reports Trendforce. Taiwan houses Mediatek, Novatek, and Realtek, showed remarkable Q3 performances due to stock-up demand from consumer electronics makers for the upcoming holiday sales. MediaTek grew by 3%. The only company to see a drop was Qualcomm with a revenue decline ...

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Logitech to buy Plantronics

Logitech is talking to Plantronics about buying it, reports Reuters. The Swiss key board and webcam manufacturer is reported to have offered $2.2 billion to buy the US headset specialist. Plantronics’ market cap is $2 billion. The biggest shareholder in the 57 year-old company is private equity firm Siris Capital Group. Logitech’s market cap is ...

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