In recent weeks some of the biggest companies operating in Britain have been critical of a lack of clarity in Brexit’s outcome. On Thursday, Jaguar Land Rover, Britain’s biggest carmaker stated, if the negotiations between Britain and the European Union were to result in a so-called “hard Brexit” it would cost it $1.59 billion (1.2…
The ongoing battle between Comcast Corp and Walt Disney Co over control of Tata Sky, an Indian pay TV network, as part of their fight for Twenty-First Century Fox Inc, is indicative of the growth potential of the country’s more than 1 billion viewers. Upping the stakes against its peer, Amazon Prime, Netflix Inc premiered…
Although these negotiations are only exploratory in nature, according to sources, they are a pointer to Uber’s intention of expanding its market to the Middle-East. As per a Bloomberg report which cites 3 sources familiar with the matter at hand, Uber Technologies is in preliminary talks with its Middle Eastern ride-hailing services rival, Careem to…
ZTE’s U.S. ban has resulted in the Chinese firm losing $11 billion in market valuation. However, from Jefferies had placed a buy rating on its stocks on the Hong Kong stock exchange. In a significant development, ZTE Corp has received a temporary reprieve from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Services government. The…
While the automotive industry typically takes years of planning to place its assembly lines, Tesla accomplished the task in 2 weeks. According to an employee from Tesla Inc, the carmaker’s CEO Elon Musk, is doing all he can, even if it is disrupting the production of the Model S and X, in his drive…
The israeli startup uses advance mathematics in machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies to help financial institutions identify the earliest signs of money laundering. On Tuesday, Israel’s ThetaRay stated, it has completed a funding round in which it raised more than $30 million, bringing the total amount it raised to date to more than $60…
The wide-ranging partnership expands the Bollore Group’s and Alibaba’s logistics network such that it can help diversify their respective customer base. On Monday, Vincent Bollore, the CEO of French conglomerate the Bollore Group stated it had signed a global partnership with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. In a statement, both companies said, their partnership covers clean…
Much of the U.S. government’s stance can be traced back to a report prepared by the U.S. Department of Defense, which warns of Chinese venture investors accessing “the crown jewels of U.S. innovation.” Although the U.S. Administration is pushing to protects national security interests by blocking Chinese investments in the field of artificial intelligence, machine…
Its investors include KKR & Co, AllianceBernstein and Baillie Gifford. Lyft has a market share of 35% in the U.S. Following a funding round in which it raised $600 million, Lyft Inc said the its latest funding round was led by Fidelity Management which saw the ride-hailing firm’s valuation jump to $15.1 billion in little…
The partnership aims to collect data from vehicle communication, crash detection, and diagnostics and provide big-data analytics to corporate clients, insurers and emergency responders. In a statement, German auto supplier Robert Bosch GmbH and Canadian startup have said, the two firms have teamed up to collaborate on a wide spectrum of digital services in the…
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