Schaeffler Technologies AG acquires Space Drive from Paravan GmbH

Schaeffler is acquiring the the drive-by-wire technology since it thinks it will play an key role in the coming self-driving range of vehicles. On Monday, Schaeffler Technologies AG, a German automotive supplier disclosed it was in the process of acquiring Space Drive, a drive-by-wire technology provider, from Paravan GmbH since it would play a key…

MGM Resorts International enters into JV with GVC Holdings Plc for online betting platform in U.S

The deal comes ahead of the crucial upcoming American football season. On Monday, GVC Holdings Plc has agreed to enter into a joint venture with MGM Resorts International, a U.S. hotel and casino operator, to set up an online betting platform in the U.S. ahead of the upcoming American football season. Initially, GVC Holdings Plc…

Israel’s Mantis Vision raises $55 million in latest funding round

China-based Luenmei Quantum Co and Samsung Catalyst Fund led investors in Mantis Vision’s latest funding round. On Monday, Mantis Vision, a high-tech Israeli firm which is in the business of providing 3D content and sharing technologies, stated it had raised $55 million in a funding round led by Samsung Catalyst Fund and China-based Luenmei Quantum…

SoftBank Group deepens investment in Yahoo Japan by $2 billion

The 3-way deal, ahead of SoftBank’s planned listing of its domestic telecoms unit – likely to be the largest Japanese IPO in nearly two decades, could boost demand for online shopping and mobile payments among Japan’s tech-savvy shoppers. In a move that sees Japan’s SoftBank Group tightening its grip over Yahoo Japan, the conglomerate disclosed…

Utility-scale batteries set to be a multi-billion dollars market by 2022

The nenewable energy market in the Asia Pacific region is to boom with utility-scale batteries replacing expensive power grids. In a strategic move, Japan’s JERA, is set to collaborate with a U.S.-German joint venture along with an Australian firm in order to develop battery projects in the Asia-Pacific region. The move targets a market expected…

Chinese electric vehicle market to grow by 40% in 2018

Germany’s Infineon Technologies AG and China’s SAIC Motor Corp are to collaborate on making power modules for this booming electric vehicle market. On Friday, German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG and China’s SAIC Motor Corp, a carmaker, agreed to set up a joint venture, SAIC Infineon Automotive Power Modules, to make power modules for the Chinese…

Sony Corp joins the stream of competition vying for dominance in Japan’s ride hailing market

Sony Corp is the latest tech firm vying for market share in Japan’s highly regulated ride-hailing market and is set to partner with Daiwa Motor Transportation and 4 other domestic Japanese taxi firms for the same. On Tuesday, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reported, Sony Corp is to become the latest tech firm which is jockeying for…