According to a source familiar with the matter at hand, Hyundai Motor Group has agreed to acquire a 80% stake in Boston Dynamics from SoftBank Group in a deal worth around $736 million to $828 million (800 billion to 900 billion won). The development assumes significance since Hyundai can leverage the technology to expand automation…
On Monday, in a statement Amazon.com Inc said, it is ramping up its recruitment drive and will be hiring 100,000 more workers – its fourth hiring spree, to keep pace with surging e-commerce demand. The hiring positions will be full time and part time and will be based in its home country as well as…
In a statement, Toyota Motor Corp disclosed, its automated driving R&D unit plans on deploying advanced self-driving capabilities in mobility service vehicles before it does so in personal-use vehicles. “‘Level 4’ (driving capabilities) is really what we’re striving for to first appear in mobility as a service,” said James Kuffner, CEO of Toyota Research Institute-Advanced…
On Wednesday, Japan’s fashion group Fast Retailing Co Ltd stated, it has partnered with two robotics startups to help improve efficiency in its warehousing and distribution strategy. Fast Retailing, the owner of clothing chain Uniqlo and also Asia’s biggest fashion retailer by sales said, it plans on investing $916.59 million (100 billion yen) to increase…
The deal is aimed at expanding Axel Springer’s growth strategy through targeted online job recruitment advertisements. Axel Springer, a German publisher stated, Stepstone, its jobs portal, had acquired a 85% stake in Appcast for around $79 million. Appcast is a U.S. tech company that specializes in programmatic advertising. Programmatic advertising uses automation to serve job…
Demisto develops and markets automation tools for information security management, including a chatbot that assists in handling tasks. Palo Alto Networks Inc, a cyber security company stated it would be acquiring Demisto Inc, a U.S.-Israeli information security firm for $560 million using cash and stock. Founded in 2015 by four McAfee executives, Demisto develops and…
The development marks Blockchain’s technology’s growing traction in the financial industry. In a development that marks Blockchain’s growing traction in the asset management industry, HSBC stated it had settled forex trades worth $250 billion (£194.15 billion) using blockchain in 2018. The development assumes significance since until now this sector had hesitations on embracing blockchain technology.…
The alliance is weighing its options of extending their collaboration in various technologies including, autonomous vehicles, advanced batteries and mobility services. On Wednesday, Renault-Nissan and Daimler stated, they could possibly expand their cooperation to include autonomous cars, battery technology and mobility services. “The industry being in transformation in the area of connectivity, autonomous cars and…
Trump’s solar tariffs are likely to impose a high cost on the U.S. economy in the short term. In the long run, job creation is likely to be minimal since plants are increasingly moving towards automation. With U.S. President Donald Trump imposing stiff tariffs on solar panels, U.S. renewable energy companies have had to either…
Researchers at Singapire’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have programmed two robotic arms that can automatically assemble an IKEA chair. This opens up a new possibilities as well as improved cost savings for the Swedish company. In a significant milestone IKEA disclosed, it has installed robots in its Singapore plant which can assemble flat-packed furniture. As…
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