On Monday, in a statement Deliveroo said, it plans to sell around new shares worth $1.39 billion (1 billion pounds) in its upcoming initial public offering (IPO), in what is expected to be the biggest London listing in more than seven years. The British food delivery company, which has the backing of Amazon.com Inc, said…
WPP, the world’s biggest advertising company said, it would immediately relaunch its buyback scheme. The development comes in the wake of its efforts to help clients shift online to get through the worst of the pandemic. The company took a major hit in early 2020 because of the coronavirus-induced COVID-19 pandemic which triggered its clients…
In a statement, Dassault Aviation’s CEO said, the company expects to deliver the first Falcon 6X business jet towards the end of 2022. It will also make an announcement on Future Falcon in the coming “months or even weeks”. The Future Falcon line is Dassault Aviation’s initiative to refresh its civil line-up. Eric Trappier, Dassault…
A federal court has ruled that Intel Corp must pay $2.18 billion to a technology rival after a federal jury found that Intel had infringed on its patent. A federal jury came to the conclusion that Intel had infringed on two patents related to chip-making unit owned by VLSI Technology LLC. In a statement, Michael…
In a statement Fisker Inc’s chairman and CEO Henrik Fisker said, the electric vehicle startup is weighing options to set up a battery cell manufacturing facility with a major supplier in either Europe or the United States. The move is aimed at securing components in its supply chain. Earlier Fisker had struggled with the recall…
According to a report from Bloomberg News, Tesla Inc’s rival electric-vehicle startup Rivian is likely to go public later this year at a valuation of around $50 billion or more. The startup has the backing of Ford Motor Co and Amazon.com Inc. While Rivian has been in talks with bankers about its plans, its timeline…
In a significant development, General Motors Co said, all of its new cars, including light pickup trucks, and SUVs will have zero tailpipe emissions by 2035. The development marks a significant shift away from diesel and gasoline powered engines by the biggest U.S. automaker. GM has also said, it plans on becoming carbon neutral by…
In a statement on Tuesday, India’s Ministry of Technology said, it has told Facebook Inc-owned WhatsApp to withdraw the recent changes in its privacy policy since it they take away choice from Indian users. “The proposed changes raise grave concerns regarding the implications for the choice and autonomy of Indian citizens,” said Ministry of Technology…
In an interview, to Germany’s Wirtschaftswoche weekly magazine, Herbert Diess, Volkswagen’s CEO stated the carmaker expects autonomous vehicles to be ready for sale between 2025 and 2030. Improvements in artificial intelligence, as well as improvements in the performance of computer chips are speeding up the development of autonomous vehicles. “It is foreseeable that the systems…
In a significant development, Deutsche Bahn and Siemens Mobility have started developing hydrogen-powered fuel cell trains as well as filling station; trials for the same will commence in 2024. In time these will replace diesel powered train engines on Germany’s local rail networks. A prototype, which will be built by Siemens, will be based on…
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