In a significant development, self-driving carmaker Cruise stated, along with its majority shareholder General Motors Co, it is seeking U.S. regulatory approval for deploying a limited number of Cruise Origin vehicles which will not feature pedals or steering wheels. At the same time, it plans on withdrawing an exemption petition filed which it had filed…
In a statement Gilead Sciences Inc, the maker of the closely-watched experimental coronavirus drug remdesivir stated, it will continue to work with international partners to expand the production of its potential COVID-19 treatment. Gilead said, it expects to have more than one million remdesivir treatment courses manufactured by December, “with plans to be able to…
On Wednesday, Mercedes-Benz and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd stated, they would each invest $388.77 million (2.7 billion yuan) in a China-based venture to build “premium and intelligent electrified” vehicles under the smart brand. The 50:50 joint venture has already got regulatory approval and will be based in the Chinese coastal city of Ningbo,…
On Monday, South Korean restaurant owners expressed concern over food delivery giant Delivery Hero’s $4 billion planned acquisition of its local rival, Woowa Brothers, subject to regulatory approval. The move could undermine competition and lead to higher fees feel South Korean restaurant owners. In December 2019, Delivery Hero, the second-largest food delivery app operator in…
The likelihood of Amazon acquiring Boost is high given that it is already building experience in this industry by offering phone calls through its Echo Connect product which allows Alexa-enabled devices to make phone calls. According to two sources familiar with the matter at hand, Amazon.com Inc is eyeing to acquire Boost Mobile, a prepaid…
The deal is yet to be finalized since it has yet to get clearance from Linxens’s union, and regulatory approval from France and Germany. According to 5 sources with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd, China top state-controlled chip manufacturer has signed a deal with Linxens, a French smart chip components…
Coincheck’s statement comes in the wake of a cyber attack in which it lost $425 million of NEM coins, marking it as one of the biggest heists in the digital currency’s history. Coincheck Inc, a Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange stated it would return neqarly $425 million (46.3 billion yen) of virtual money it lost to a…
The roller-coaster ride that Toshiba is going through with its memory business, that is inextricably linked to its U.S. nuclear power business, could eventually result in the launch of an IPO for Toshiba Memory, if it fails to win regulatory approval for its sale to the Bain Capital0-led consortium before March 2018. On Monday, the…
HP had announced the deal in September 2016. Now that it has got all necessary regulatory approvals, it expects to close the acquisition by December 31. In a major development HP Inc has approved China’s regulatory approval for its $1.1 billion acquisition of Samsung Electronics’ printer business. However, the go ahead has come with a…
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