In a significant development, the Volkswagen Group intends to more than double the market share of the VW brand in the fully electric vehicles market in Europe by 2030. The development marks an acceleration in the carmaker’s shift towards battery-powered cars. “Fully electric vehicles are expected to account for more than 70% of total European…
On Friday, in a world first Google launched a paid news platform in Australia after it struck content deals with publishers in a move aimed at complying with Canberra’s new legislation. Initially the News Showcase platform was slated for launch in June 2020, but Google delayed launching plans following Australia passing a new legislation which…
On Friday, Astanor Ventures, a backer French insect breeder Ynsect as well as Germany’s vertical farmer InFarm stated, it had raised a $325 million fund to invest in sustainable agriculture, food, and ocean technology startups. The new fund will back ventures that seek to make the food supply more resilient to climate change and attempt…
With most cities in Europe being in a lockdown so as to contain the Wuhan Coronavirus, air pollution is falling significantly in urban areas across Europe, shows new satellite images on Monday. Cities including Paris, Brussels, Frankfurt, Milan and Madrid have shown a reduction in average levels of noxious nitrogen dioxide from March 5 to…
On Tuesday, a senior executive from Airbus SE stated, the airplane maker is confident of selling more than 1,000 A321XLR aircraft over the next 10 years. The Airbus A321XLR aircraft has a longer range than the single-aisle A321neo. Francois Caudron, Head of Marketing at Airbus said, the forecast includes a mix of new orders and…
European carmaker Volkswagen electric vehicle strategy is playing itself out, with the carmaker’s electric offensive picking up speed, as planned. In September 2019, VW unveiled its new all-electric ID.3 and in November production commenced at its Zwickau electric vehicle plant. With this major milestone under its belt, the Volkswagen brand is set to play a…
On Tuesday, sources with knowledge of the matter at hand disclosed, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s board is scheduled to meet later this afternoon to consider taking the next steps toward a proposed merger with French automaker Peugeot SA. Peugeot’s board is also expected to meet this afternoon and is expected to consider a memorandum of…
On Tuesday, Balderton Capital, an European venture capital firm stated, it is launching a $400 million fund to invest in technology start-ups; its total funds under management now totals to $3 billion. In a statement, Balderton said, the total venture capital funding in European start-ups hit a record high of $27.11 billion (24.6 billion euros)…
On Tuesday, shares of chipmakers in European bourses rose in anticipation for a potential U.S.-China trade deal. Investors will be looking for clues in a key speech from U.S. President Donald Trump. The pan-European STOXX 600 index edged slightly higher by 0840 GMT, with technology stocks rising by 0.3%. Investors are keenly awaiting a speech…
Since it first fund raiser in 2006, 83North has invested in 70 companies and made 15 exits, three of which were in unicorns – startups that have been valued at more than $1 billion. On Monday, 83North, a London-based venture capital firm stated, it had raised $300 million for a new fund targeting European and…
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