TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

Apple Brings Stylus Back to the Market with Senses Features.

It seems that fingers doesn't dance any more too much on the phone surface if the stylus come into the market. Apple has a plan to launch stylus with rich senses such as the ability of analysing and reacting to different textures, creating 3D image and providing feedback. The stylus reacts with vibration when users withdraw on rough texture like sharp stone or hard wood. The stylus is also able to transmit texture of physical object to iPad or iPhone. (TI01/FO/30/July/15)

Ever Wonder How to Have A Tree With 40 Fruits?

Tree of 40 Fruits is created by Sam Van Aken, a professor in the school of art at Syracuse University in New York. Although it is not common according to experts but 40 fruits with similar genetics make it possible as Franken-Tree. The tree branches with the same season ripened can be grafted onto one large tree including peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines, cherries and almonds. (TI02/LI/31/July/15)

POLITIC AND ECONOMY

Greece is to Exit Euro.

The former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis and prime minister Alexis Tsipras have a plan to change its banking system and leave Euro. The prime minister is under pressure after creditors demanding 86 billion Euros in return for a new financing. In December Mr. Varoufakis will prepare with his team to work out Greek banking system alternative as a way to keep the bank carry out transaction when creditors pull their bail out. According Mr. Varoufakis the bank is still in operation even the European authorities close the system after his team has software to hack the tax authority’s computer system. (PE01/NW/27/July15)

Facebook is Looking Forward to be a Tech Giant.

As the company’s growing in stock market and financial availability, the chance to develop business to other sector is just a single click.  The company Technology Executive sees that Facebook future embrace trending technology like drones, artificial intelligence and visual reality. One of the Facebook ambitious is to connect the world using their technology combining drones, artificial intelligence and visual reality. Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer said that Facebook investments in high-tech especially to help the company to meet market demand. (PE02/FO/30/July/15)        

POLITIC ALERT

NATO Send Troops to Poland as Very High Readiness Joint Task Force.      

Special task force is installed by NATO on member’s region border with Russia. The 5,000 task force called Spearhead Force capable of deploying within 48 hours of response. Spearhead Force typically conducts as Very High Readiness Joint Task Force. NATO said on its development as the biggest reinforcement since the end of the Cold War. (PA01/NE/24/July/15) 

Russia Responds to NATO Enforcement with Building Supersonic Bombers Station.

Following Poland and Rumania plan to host US military missiles, Russia is stationing Supersonic Bombers in Crimea. The station also enables Russia to send the entire regiment to the region. In the future, the station in Crimea will host a squadron of TU-22M3, strategic bombers supersonic. (PA02/NE/22/July/15)

Russia Combat Troops Began to Exercise in European Border.

Estonia and Latvia borders were inundated by 2,000 Russia Airborne troops. Military exercise would conduct combat scenario and troops parachute deployment stationed in  Pskov region borders with Estonia and Latvia as NATO members. Estonia's International Centre for Defence and Security, Martin Hurt expressed his concern on Russian troops deployment in the region may as well an entry point to the other Baltics region. (PA03/NE/17/July/15)

ECONOMY ALERT

Apple Shares is to Move in New Record Highs!

Apple shares are predicted by an analyst to move upward significantly. The factors to support major breakout are Apple stock trading in the last quarter in a range of less than 11 percent and Apple volatility in 15 years was in low level. Appel stock could move upward to US$145 per share, about 12 percent from current levels. (EA01/CB/18/July/15)

OUTPERFORM

Ericsson Sales Rise Up.

Ericsson’s North American mobile broadband business sales and operating boosted in the second quarter. Ericsson operating profit was US$422 million or rise 8 per cent compared to 2 per cent in the first quarter. Company profits grew up mostly by it network business. (OP01/RU/17/July/15)

Google Shares Rally.

Google advertising revenue boosted company profit. Stock rises up 11 percent after company reported its second-quarter earnings up from US$15.96 billion to US$17.73 billion. Reuters analyst expected total revenue from share class A and class C respectively US$6.70 and US$ 6.74 at US$17.75 billion. Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat said that the range of products in line with mobile demand application and YouTube advertising helped the company growth. (OP02/CB/17/July/15)

UNDERPERFORM

Toshiba Accounting Scandal Leads to CEO resign.

Toshiba CEO Hisao Tanaka and Vice Chairman Norio Sasaki accused of inflating profit around 152 billion yen, about three times of company’s estimate. Company stock surged at 6 percent on Tuesday but director of Japan equity sales said that it was driven by investor short-covering. While Japan technology analyst at Macquarie said that in the wake of the scandal, any recommendation on Toshiba shares was primarily wrong. (UP01/CB/22/July/15) 

Microsoft Reported the Biggest Loss Ever of its Business.

The quarterly net loss US$3.2 billion related with the company restructuring Nokia mobile and unsuccessful sale of Windows 8 operating system. According to Microsoft CEO, company would focus it business on software and cloud services as demand for Windows operating system begins to slow. Windows installation on computer manufacturer fell 22 percent. However, company expected the launching of Windows 10 could generate revenue from its search engine and game Windows interface.  (UP02/RU/21/July/15)

Aetna Takeover of Humana is Under Scrutiny.

Federal antitrust authorities to review Aetna takeover of his rival Humana whether US$ 33 billion acquisition creates negative impact on consumers. Some experts said that consumers are likely to pay insurance premium more expensive and might lost access to healthcare provider. Aetna purchase of the same line business pushed US insurance regulators and state attorney to investigate the proposal. With the purchase, Aetna would have 33 million customers in two-third of the United States. (UP03/RU/10/July/15)    

McDonald’s Franchisee Low Performance.

McDonald’s performance seem couldn’t much better in the months ahead. It’s about 208 McDonald’s restaurants in the United States gave the lowest score in survey conducted by Mark Kalinowski. The survey contains some issues range from marketing, customer perceptions and corporate performance. Typically issues out of internal from increasing high level of minimum wage and tough competition from the same business like Shake Shack, Sonic and Whataburger. (UP04/CB/17July/15)  

HIGH DIPLOMACY

Iran Nuclear Programme Restrained for a Decade.

Tuesday 14, 2015 marked the important step of US and Europe reaching the deal on Iran nuclear program which suspected by the West to produce nuclear weapons. Under the deal, Iran agreed to halt uranium enrichment for decade. Some sceptics supposed the deal is a mistake by giving Iran opportunity to develop nuclear capacity when their economy became stronger. Different reaction came from British Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond who said that engages Iran with Western countries opening new opportunities for trade and investment. The deal still has to pass the US Congress as Republican-controlled Congress condemns the agreement. (HD01/RU/14/July/15)     

POLITIC AND ECONOMY

Russia, China and India Formed New Eastern Block to Counterbalance the West Predominance.

New Eastern Block’s members embrace half population of the world which is unknown to the West. SCO (the Shanghai Cooperation Organization) full members consist of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Russia expected the next members of SCO are India and Pakistan. Turkey with uncertain prospect as EU member was in consideration to leave and join SCO. Dmitry Mezentsev, the Russian Secretary-General of the SCO said that some more countries such as Syria, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Bangladesh had applied to be observer while US application as observer was denied by SCO. (PE01/NW/9/July/15)

CNN, Financial Times, Guardian and Reuters United to Challenge Google.

An alliance was set up by CNN International, Financial Times, Guardian and Reuters to manage their advertisement to challenge Google, Microsoft and Facebook. The company would give direct access to advertisers to buy ad space.  By using programmatic advertising technology, advertisers are able to buy space in their website. In 2015, according to CEO WPP Plc, company advertisements through Google alone spent at US$5.9 billion. (PE02/BL/18/March/15)   

TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

Travelling at Speed of Sound?

Hyperloop is steel tube filled with a capsule as a passenger vehicle travelling at speed 760mph (1,220 km/h). Hyperloop Transportation Technologies said that travelling inside the tube create environment much safer and with low pressure similar to an airplane. Travelling without barrier can travel very fast with very little energy. The project now is undergoing in California with hundreds employees in different speciality working part time. The company has unique payment system to employees by paying them with shares as return.  (TI01/RE/8/July/15) 

Pull Data Out of Touch Screen with User Fingertips.   

New touch screen technology is being developed by universities in the United Kingdom, Holland and Denmark. With his fingertips, user would be able to drag data out of touch screen displays, bringing it into the air, feel and touch data like a physical object. The research project named GHOST (Generic, Highly-Organic Shape-Changing Interfaces) works on advances in deformable screen with ultrasound levitation technology. (TI02/FO/8/July/15)

Internet Connection Using Lights

Professor University of Virginia and Harvard University developed device to carry signals to wireless devices at 300 megabits per second by using light waves. It’s working like Wi-Fi system in your device but with more access points than using radio waves.  With LED lights data be transmitted faster without using more energy than the lights which already used. (TI03/PH/3/July/15)    

3D Printing Technology to Build the Car, the Car of the Future: Customised Car.

The car of the future will be available at the first quarter of 2016. The Arizona-based company is to build two versions; low speed and full speed car. Low speed car or neighbourhood electric vehicle will be the first to produce priced at US$18,000 and US$30,000. The design enables customers to add colour or replace of the body panels. (TI04/PH/9/July/15)

Becoming Superhuman is Not a Fiction.

A group of researchers has testified human night vision to see in the dark over 50 meters away. A member researcher, Gabriel Licina has story after an hour 50 microliters of Ce6 dripped into his eyes, he was able to see in the dark. Licina’s night vision was successfully recognizing 100% the objects at distant 10 meters and then 50 meters away. Biohack or hacking the human body converged science and biology aims to provide temporary night vision. (TI05/SM/25/March/15)  

POLITIC ALERT

US-Russia Military Conflict Leads to the Brink of War.

The military aircraft movement US and Russia recently raised concern over accidentally war. US warplanes B-2 and B-52 bombers, F-15Cs and A-10 including F-Raptor was in exercise with allies over the sky of Europe. The most advanced military aircraft rotated over Europe in a show of force, said U.S. Secretary of the Air Force. In response of US aircraft maneuver, Russia announced 40 additional intercontinental ballistic missiles. Russia’s foreign minister reminded that NATO provocation may lead to military confrontation with massive destruction. (PE01/CN/19/June/15)

POLITIC AND ECONOMY

China is in Weapon Race Against US.

Vice chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission, Xu Qiliang said that China is to increase military technology capacity to become fully independent. While The Pentagon said China military development in technology has challenged US military superiority in air and space. China was capable of filling the gap in military technology by developing war equipment in radar, missile and advanced reconnaissance planes. (PE01/RU/23/June/15) 

Greece Rejected Austerity and Pushed Creditors to Renegotiate.

Greek finance minister step down soon after voters say no to further austerity as demanded by its creditors. Creditors set the terms including put on hold early retirement and sales-tax increases.  Whilst it is unclear whether Greece creditors come to terms with no austerity insistence, JP Morgan Chase & Co. predicted after rejection that Greece leaves Euro zone quite possible. (PE02/BL/6/July/15)

TAX AND REGULATION

China Authorities Relaxed the Rules to Stop Panic Selling.

   

Investors will not be required by China Securities Regulatory Commission to add more guarantees at ratio 130 per cent of their margin or force to liquidate their shares. Fund managers are also allowed to roll over margin trading contracts with clients. (TI01/RU/2 July/15) 

ECONOMY ALERT

Avoid to Buying Chinese Stock!

Morgan Staley fund manager said china stock market is doomed with down 7.4 per cent on Shanghai Composite and Shenzhen 7.8 per cent.  In March to middle of June The Shanghai Composite was up to more than 60 per cent and Shenzhen raised 77 per cent. The cycle of the top has now taken place on Shanghai, Shenzhen and ChiNext, the expert added. (EA01/CB/26/June/15)    

IMF Warned the Fed!

International Monetary Fund warned the Fed of being risky for raising interest before 2016. An interest rise would increase dollar value could pose negative impact on domestic growth and emerging market which was in unstable condition. IMF reiterated that in volatile market, investors face panic selling and forced to liquidate their shares. (EA02/BC/7/July/2015)         

TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

German TV and Huffington Post Creates Outspeak.

German TV Broad Band service, RTL group cooperates with giant media Huffington post to develop Outspeak. The two companies will combine their clients to join Outspeak with opportunity for users to commercialize their posting. They plan to target young users over all from two companies of BBTV 4.5 billion viewers and Huffington Post 214 million readers. (TI01/RE/9/June/15)

Dubai is the First in the World to Build First 3D-Printed Office.

Giant printer 20 feet tall is used to build 2,000 square feet structure. The printer will produce 3D-printed Office just in a few weeks. Dubai is also to build construction with three dimensional printer technology on its strategic location in some areas.  The 3D printing technology has given impact on reducing cost by 50-80 percent on labour and 50-70 percent time efficiency. (TI02/DM/1/July/15)