On Tuesday, Isuzu North America Corp and silicon Valley self-driving startup Gatik said, they will collaborate to build autonomous delivery trucks which will be used by Gatik to serve its retailer customers. Gatik works with Walmart Inc in Louisiana and Arkansas and with Loblaw Companies Ltd in Canada to deliver goods to stores from warehouses…
In a significant development, Amazon.com Inc, the world’s biggest e-commerce retailer, has received federal approval for testing commercial deliveries through its fleet of drones. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Amazon Prime Air, Amazon.com Inc’s special service delivering packages in 30 minutes or less, to test delivering orders using autonomous drones. With this…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use approval to state public health laboratories to start testing for China’s coronavirus using kits developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The approval will help speed up testing for the coronavirus, which has infected 11 people in the country as of…
Sources familiar with the matter have disclosed, U.S. chipmaker Nvidia is set to win an unconditional approval from the European Commission over its $6.8 billion acquisition bid to acquire Mellanox Technologies. Known for its powerful graphics chips, Nvidia is looking to boost its data center and artificial intelligence business; acquiring Mellanox will help it better…
Before they give a go-ahead to the merger, regulators will have to factor in the potential loss of competition which will lead to higher consumer prices against the prospect of a more powerful No. wireless carrier which can work to build a faster, better next generation 5G wireless network. According to sources U.S. regulators are…
Alcon will be listed in the New York Stock Exchange and on the Swiss Market. On Friday, Novartis stated, Alcon – its eye care business which it spun-off, is expected to be listed at the New York Stock Exchange and on the Swiss Market on April 9. “Alcon obtained approval for listing on SIX Swiss…
For Intel, Israel is an important country given that it develops some of its key technologies . In a significant development, Israel’s Finance Committee has informed the country’s parliament that it has approved a grant of $185 million (700 million shekel) to Intel Corp in return for a planned $5 billion expansion of its production…
The IPO is likely to be Japan’s biggest to date with the majority of investors likely to come from within Japan. As per a report from DealWatch, a capital markets newswire, SoftBank Group Corp is preparing for an IPO of its mobile unit, which it plans on listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on December…
The U.S. groceries market is likely to heat up further. In what is likely to be a milestone for Amazon.com, the world’s largest online retailer has managed to get an approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for its planned $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market Inc. In its statement, the FTC said it…
While Western Digital’s earlier stance may have resulted in increased litigation costs whereas its current stance is likely to give it access, in the form of a minority stakeholder, in Toshiba’s chip business. As per two sources familiar with the matter at hand, Western Digital Corp is likely to join a consortium of Japanese government…
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