In a statement Amazon Web Services said, it will open data centers in Israel. The announcement comes weeks after Tel Aviv signed a deal with AWS and Google for a more than $1 billion project to provide cloud services for its military and the public sector. Earlier this year in April, AWS and Google won a tender…
In a development that further fuels speculation of an impending deal between Volkswagen’s supercar brand Bugatti and electric hypercar maker Rimac Automobili, Porsche AG’s CEO told German weekly Automobilwoche that both companies make a good technological fit. Last year, British automotive magazine Car had reported that VW was on the brink of selling Bugatti to…
According to a report from South Korean media house IT News, Hyundai Motor and Apple Inc will be signing a partnership deal in the coming weeks on autonomous electric cars. A deal could be on the cards to start their production in the United States sometime in 2024. Earlier last week, another report had said,…
In a statement China’s Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group Co Ltd stated, it has signed a deal to supply battery-grade lithium hydroxide to Tesla Inc for the next five years. According to a filing in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Yahua has placed the total value of the contract, signed by its wholly-owned subsidiary Yaan Lithium, at…
In a statement social network firm Reddit said, it would acquire TikTok rival short-video platform Dubsmash. Although Reddit did not disclose the financial terms of the deal its spokeswoman said the acquisition was based on a combination of cash and stock. TikTok’s proliferance has led many social media companies to add short-video services to their…
According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Amazon.com Inc is in talks to acquire podcast startup Wondery which has a valuation of more than $300 million. Sources have cautioned that negotiations are ongoing and there is no certainty that a deal will be struck. Last month, Bloomberg News had reported that both, Sony…
On Tuesday, South Korean investment bank Mirae Asset Daewoo Co Ltd stated, it has won a U.S. lawsuit against China’s Anbang Insurance Group. The development comes in the wake of Mirae Asset affiliates scrapping a $5.8 billion deal to buy 15 U.S. hotels from Anbang, which then had filed a lawsuit against the South Korean…
On Wednesday, in a statement Sharp Corp said, German automaker Daimler has signed a licensing agreement with it following a settlement in a patent infringement lawsuit concerning in-vehicle mobile communications technology. In a court ruling last month, Sharp won the patent dispute with a German court allowing Sharp to enforce a sales ban against Daimler…
On Monday, in a statement Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp said, Nvidia Corp has agreed to acquire its chip designer Arm for $40 billion in a deal that is potent enough to reshape the global semiconductor industry. The acquisition places a vital supplier of Apple Inc and others under the control of a single player. The…
According to a report from Bloomberg citing sources with knowledge of the matter at hand, property technology startup Opendoor, is holding advanced talks to go public through a merger with blank-check company Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. The report states, Social Capital is negotiating with prospective investors to raise fresh equity to help fund its…
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