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Blackberry Ventures Into The Driverless Car Industry, Will Work Closely With Ford

BlackBerry is now venturing into the world of automated and self-driving cars.   The once mobile phone maker has struck a deal to cooperate with directly with Ford Motor for expanding the use of the QNX secure operating system of the car maker. This is part of Ford’s push to...

Changing U.S. Customer Preference Sees $6 Billion Acquisition Deal In Healthy Snacks Makers By Hershey, Campbell

As the appetite for healthy foods grows among Americans, food companies are striving to cater to tat changing preference.   This was reflected when deals worth $6 billion was unveiled by Campbell Soup Co and Hershey Co for purchasing of healthy packaged snacks makers.   Cape Cod...

Tesla Under Pressure In China After Local Car EV Maker NIO Launches Car At Half Price Of Model X

Offering competition for the likes of Tesla in the Chinese market for electric cars, the first mas-produced model was launched by NIO, China’s electric vehicle start-up.   One of the differentiating factor is the price of the vehicle which is half of the starting price of a Tesla electric...

Exchange Giant CME Launches Bitcoin Futures Setting The Stage Bigger For The Cryptocurrency

According to experts, there is more scope for further rally in bitcoin even after lukewarm reception was available after the launch of the bitcoin futures on the CME Group Inc on Sunday.   There was a drop of 6 percent in the CME bitcoin front-month futures contract even though it had open...

Dash Is One Cryptocurrency That Is Getting Quite Popular

The cryptocurrency boon is completely based on the technology of the blockchain. There are multiple cryptocurrencies that are available in the market today even though the most famous of them is bitcoin. One such alternative among the cryptocurrencies is Dash which has at least one important...

Electric Vehicle Battery Demands Sees Investors Rushing For Cobalt Mining Companies In Australia

As the Democratic Republic of Congo draws the interest of battery makers for electric vehicles in terms of cobalt that is produces – despite it being costlier but is less risky, Australia is witnessing a renewed interest in its cobalt projects which are likely to start production years from now....

Post-Smartphone World Could See Google And Amazon Race Ahead Of Apple Due To The Later's 'Innovation Complacency'

A study by a market research firm concludes that "innovation complacency" in Apple Inc. could result in the company lagging behind the likes of Amazon and Google in the "post-smartphone era".   An era, where there is need for the development of new, hands-free interfaces — such as those that...

Reduction In Risks To Environment And Human Health Could See Imposition Of Meat Tax

Could a taxation policy on meat be viable enough to reduce consumption levels which consequently would enable reduction in the negative impacts developed from its high consumptions including external impacts like climate change, water pollution and deforestation and personal impacts such as...

Bitcoin Nearing $17k As The Cryptocurrency Makes Futures Trading Debut

After bitcoin made its debut inn futures trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange during the weekend, the cryptocurrency continued its happy journey on Monday and gained about 25 percent in value even as trading had to be stopped at least twice.   It is believed that the...

PR Firm Ogilvy Says It Will Take Some Time To Change The 'Made In China' Brand Image

For mainland Chinese companies, the road to internationalization and entering into the homes of people outside of their home market so that they could become international household names, has been rocky to say the least.  Most of such companies, from Haier to Huawei, were already...

Labor Shortage Forces British Construction Industry To Request Special Permits For Foreign Worker Post Brexit

A special permit has been sought by UK housebuilders which would allow the free entry of construction workers from abroad and their recruitment into the segment after the official implementation of Brexit.   Morfe then one in five construction workers who are currently working on small land...

Investors To Face Opportunities in 2018 Due To Disruptive Trends

According to PineBridge Investments (PineBridge), a leading global investment manager, in 2018, opportunities would be generated by disruption right through the global markets and asset classes. This was revealed in the firm’s outlook for opportunities and risks for investors in 2018 in its annual...
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