In a statement Bank of America Corp said it has begun rolling out a new digital financial planning tool – a development that sees the banking giant wade into a space that so far has been dominated by fintech companies. Launching Life Plan, Bank of America said, the tool can be used on its website;…
U.S. networking giant Cisco Systems Inc has been ordered, by a U.S. judge, to pay $1.9 billion to a Virginia-based company which had accused it of infringing on its cybersecurity patents. After a month of a non-jury trial, U.S. District Judge Henry Morgan in Norfolk, Virginia, found Cisco of infringing on four Centripetal Networks Inc’s…
In a statement electric vehicle startup Faraday Future’s Chief Executive Carsten Breitfeld said, it is aiming to go public through a reverse merger with a special-purchase acquisition company (SPAC). “We are working on such a deal … and will be able to announce something hopefully quite soon,” said Carsten Breitfeld of the potential SPAC deal.…
In a defining moment for SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space venture has won a $149 million contract to build missile-tracking satellites for the Pentagon, said the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) in a statement on Monday. The development marks SpaceX’s first government contract to build satellites. Known for its reusable rockets and astronaut capsules, SpaceX is…
On Tuesday, in a statement Toyota Motor Corp said, it will collaborate with Panasonic Corp to create a joint venture for producing batteries in Japan. To this end, the duo will establish a production line in Western Japan which will manufacture lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles starting from 2022. The production line will have a…
In a significant development, food manufacturers, supermarkets, and restaurant chains are coming under pressure from campaigners over the environmental impact the food chain is having on tropical forests midst calls to strengthen a plan to stop logging of trees in tropical forests to grow cocoa, palm oil and soy. With the food industry coming under…
In a significant development, Honda Motor stated, it will end its participation as an engine supplier in the FIA Formula One World Championship at the end of the 2021 season and will instead focus on zero-emission technology. The development was made by Honda Motor’s CEO Takahiro Hachigo during an online news conference. “This is not…
According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Roblox Corporation is working with investment banks for its potential market debut in the United State early next year, which could see the online gaming platform double its recent $4 billion valuation. Demand for video games has surged in the United States with consumers seeking home…
In a significant development, SoftBank-backed used-car platform Kavak has become Mexico’s first ever tech “unicorn”. The startup was valued at $1.15 billion in its latest funding round last month, said its CEO Carlos Garcia. Since its founding in 2016, Mexico City-based Kavak has raised more than $400 million in total funding with SoftBank, Greenoaks Capital…
On Thursday, U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc stated, it has trimmed the starting price for its China-made Model 3 vehicles by nearly 8% to $36,805.21 (249,900 yuan). The development comes in the wake of Tesla receiving subsidies from the Chinese government for its electric vehicles. Earlier the starting price for its Model 3 electric…
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