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Smart glasses: Optic 2000 celebrates 50 years of innovation

Smart glasses: Optic 2000 celebrates 50 years of innovation
The last edition of Las Vegas’ global innovation exhibition has been marked with French eyewear specialist Optic 2000’s 50th anniversary. After decades of focusing mainly on optics and design, the French firm is now addressing the next era of glasses: technology integration.

Researchers Suggest Previous Studies On Smartphone Addiction May Be Flawed

Researchers Suggest Previous Studies On Smartphone Addiction May Be Flawed
Researchers are now suggesting the there are some serious flaws in a large majority of studies and surveys that have been conducted in recent times which examines the impact on the psychological...

Myth Of Positive Health Impact Of Moderate Drinking Debunked In New Study

Myth Of Positive Health Impact Of Moderate Drinking Debunked In New Study
Earlier studies which had given rise to the notion that one or two drinks a day might protect against stroke have been negated in the results of a major genetic study which has also claimed a very...
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Walmart US President Appointed As New Chief Executive Of Air New Zealand

Lyft Files Case Against New York City Over New Cruising Following Uber

Case Filed In Australia Against Bayer By A Local Farmer Over Alleged Cancer Caused By Its Weedkiller

Chilean Grocery Startup To Be Acquired By Uber After A Failed Attempt By Walmart

WeWork Burns More Cash By Fact Paced Opening Up Opens New Sites

VW Mulling Lamborghini Restructuring – A Sale Or IPO: Reports

Toyota Bets Strongly On Its Hydrogen-Powered Cars

Boeing And Porsche To Jointly Develop Electric Flying Cars

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WeWork Burns More Cash By Fact Paced Opening Up Opens New Sites

WeWork Burns More Cash By Fact Paced Opening Up Opens New Sites

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While WeWork is still to recover from a failed attempt to get publicly listed last month, recent reports have shown that the company has opened up more new sites and locations in the last three and half months than it had done for the first six months of the year. This shows that the company is burning up cash fast even as investors are becoming increasingly critical and skeptical about the...
VW Mulling Lamborghini Restructuring – A Sale Or IPO: Reports

VW Mulling Lamborghini Restructuring – A Sale Or IPO: Reports

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The strategy of the German car maker Volkswagen to more than double its market value and transform the largest auto company is reflected in the plans of the company to review options for its Lamborghini supercar division.   According to reports, the company is mulling to either publicly list the Italian brand or to sell it according to the plans of the company’s Chief Executive Officer...
Boeing And Porsche To Jointly Develop Electric Flying Cars

Boeing And Porsche To Jointly Develop Electric Flying Cars

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Flying cars may seem like something from a science fiction story. However the United States plane making giant Boeing is partnering with Volkswagen’s sports car brand, Porsche to design and develop a concept flying car that could be used for ferrying people in a city setting.   Boeing’s main rival Airbus and other companies are already in the process of development and introduction of...
Lyft Files Case Against New York City Over New Cruising Following Uber

Lyft Files Case Against New York City Over New Cruising Following Uber

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A case has been filed by the United States based ride hailing company Lyft Inc against the New York City in an attempt to seek to nullify a new rule that is aimed to reduce the period of time that the company’s drivers can spend cruising around Manhattan without any passengers on board, the ride hailing company said. A similar case had already been filed against the same rule by the NYC by Lyft’s...
Chilean Grocery Startup To Be Acquired By Uber After A Failed Attempt By Walmart

Chilean Grocery Startup To Be Acquired By Uber After A Failed Attempt By Walmart

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The Santiago, Chile-based startup online grocer Cornershop will have a investment from Uber against a major stake in the company which will allow the United States based ride hailing firm to expand its geographic reach and possibly enhance its profits by offering rides with food delivery.   The deal pending regulatory approval is also good news for the Chilean online grocer as it would the...
Toyota Bets Strongly On Its Hydrogen-Powered Cars

Toyota Bets Strongly On Its Hydrogen-Powered Cars

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While many of the largest auto companies of the world are engaged in a race to develop and roll out plug-in electric vehicles partly as a reaction to the demands of climate change, Japanese auto major Toyota is putting its bet by completely backing an alternative source of power for its cars.   Toyota stressed on the importance of the use of fuel cells in its cars which, the Japanese...
Case Filed In Australia Against Bayer By A Local Farmer Over Alleged Cancer Caused By Its Weedkiller

Case Filed In Australia Against Bayer By A Local Farmer Over Alleged Cancer Caused By Its Weedkiller

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An Australian farmer has claimed that he has developed a type of cancer that was caused by the weedkiller of Bayer AG’s agricultural chemicals unit Monsanto, following which the farmer has filed a legal case against the company, said the lawyer for the man on Friday.   According to Tony Carbone, of Melbourne-based Carbone lawyers, the lawyer of New South Wales farmer Ross Wild, last year...
Walmart US President Appointed As New Chief Executive Of Air New Zealand

Walmart US President Appointed As New Chief Executive Of Air New Zealand

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Walmart US president and CEO Greg Foran has been appointed as the new chief executive of the airline company Air New Zealand by the company’s board of directors.   Foran, a New Zealand-born, is currently in-charge of about 4500 retail stores United States of the largest retailer of the world along with managing more than one million employees of the company in the country. He was appointed...
Tesla To Start Production In Its China Factory By This Month: Reports

Tesla To Start Production In Its China Factory By This Month: Reports

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According to reports, the factory set up by the United States based electric car maker Tesla is slated to begin production as early as this month. However the reports, quoting unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter, also warned that it was not clear whether the company would be able to meet its production target for the tear because of uncertainties for orders for new cars in China and...
UK Court Clears Mass Case Filing Against Google Over Data Illegal Data Access

UK Court Clears Mass Case Filing Against Google Over Data Illegal Data Access

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Mass action against Google can now be taken by iPhone users of the United Kingdom following a ruling by the Court of Appeal in London to allow the cases. This ruling overturned an earlier court ruling by high court preventing the filing of the cases. The case is centred around allegations that personal data of more than 4 million iPhone users had been accessed illegally by Google.  ...
US Plans To Limit American Money Chinese Firms, Stocks Of Alibaba & Other Chinese Firms Drop

US Plans To Limit American Money Chinese Firms, Stocks Of Alibaba & Other Chinese Firms Drop

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Following reports from the United States that the US White House is planning and contemplating ways to reduce investments from the US in Chinese companies and in China, share prices of some of the well known global Chinese companies such as Alibaba dropped sharply.    According to reports in the media during the weekend, authorities in the White House are considering whether it is...
Fiat Chrysler To Settle SEC Charges Of Fudging Car Sale Numbers For $40 Million Fine

Fiat Chrysler To Settle SEC Charges Of Fudging Car Sale Numbers For $40 Million Fine

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Charges against Fiat Chrysler of allegedly lying for years to its investors about the number of cars it was selling will be settle after the auto company agreed to pay a $40 million fine.   According to a statement from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a data base related to unreported sales which was known internally with the company as the "cookie jar" was used...

World

Planned US Farm Visit By After Trade Talks By China Delegation Cancelled

Planned US Farm Visit By After Trade Talks By China Delegation Cancelled
The plan of a Chinese delegation that had come to Washington to take part in the face to face trade negotiations with United States to stay back after the talks to visit US farm areas has been...

‘Toughest Ever’ Sanctions On Iran’s Central Bank Imposed By The US

‘Toughest Ever’ Sanctions On Iran’s Central Bank Imposed By The US
The ‘toughest ever’ sanctions against Iran were announced by on Friday by the United States president Donald Trump while also indicating that there were no plans for any military actions against...

US Sanctions 3 North Korean Hacking Groups Responsible For Global Cyber Attacks

US Sanctions 3 North Korean Hacking Groups Responsible For Global Cyber Attacks
Three North Korean hacking groups have been identified by the United States to have been behind the "WannaCry" ransomware attacks as well as involved in the hacking of international banks and...

Argentina Appeals To Extend Terms Of Private And IMF Debt

Argentina Appeals To Extend Terms Of Private And IMF Debt
Amidst an increased business confidence over financial health of the country fueled by enhanced political tensions before the general elections in October, Argentina is planning to seek an extension...

Balanced Budget Or Aggressive Spending To Boost Economy, The Dilemma For Australia

Balanced Budget Or Aggressive Spending To Boost Economy, The Dilemma For Australia
Four years ago, the Prime Minister of Australia had warned that the country was heading towards “a Greek-style economic future”. He was referring to the economic policies that had been undertaken...

People

Study Claims Cancer Risk Increase From Consuming Sugary Drinks, including Fruit Juice

Study Claims Cancer Risk Increase From Consuming Sugary Drinks, including Fruit Juice
A study by French scientists has claimed that the risk of contracting cancer could be increased by consumption of sugary drinks such as orange juice or soda.   Consuming of sugary soft drinks...

Huawei Related Gov. Meeting Information Leak End In Sacking Of UK Defense Secretary

Huawei Related Gov. Meeting Information Leak End In Sacking Of UK Defense Secretary
Based on the findings of an incident of leak of information of issues discussed during a high-level government meeting over the issues of the Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer Huawei, the United...

Elon Musk And SEC In New Agreement About Discussion Of Tesla’s Finances

Elon Musk And SEC In New Agreement About Discussion Of Tesla’s Finances
An amended filing in U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York shows that an agreement over his use of twitter has been reached between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Securities and...

Japan Prosecutors Arrest Carlos Ghosn Again

Japan Prosecutors Arrest Carlos Ghosn Again
It was less than a month that former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, who has been arrested again, had been granted bail. Ghosn was arrested from his home in Tokyo on early Thursday morning over fresh...

Saudis Hacked Phone Of Amazon CEO Bezos To Access Private Data

Saudis Hacked Phone Of Amazon CEO Bezos To Access Private Data
According to the claims of an investigator, the phone of Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, was hacked by Saudi Arabia to access some of the personal dtat of Bezos....

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