Hermes testing ground delivery drones in London
Hermes, the consumer courier specialist, have started a pilot trial of ground delivery drones on the streets of Southwark in London, United Kingdom.
The self-driving,...
Dyson to build an electric car by 2020
Dyson is joining the industry rush to develop and make electric cars. The company, best known for its vacuum cleaners, will build an electric...
Microsoft is reportedly acquiring GitHub
Microsoft has reportedly agreed to acquire the software development platform Github.
According to a report by Bloomberg, the deal could be announced as soon as...
Spotify in talks to acquire podcast company Gimlet Media for over $200 million
Spotify is in talks to acquire the podcasting giant Gimlet Media for more than $200 million in cash, according to reports by Recode and...
Amazon to acquire mesh router maker Eero in latest smart home push
Amazon has entered a definitive merger agreement to acquire the mesh router company Eero for an undisclosed sum.
It is the latest move by Amazon...
BMW and Daimler announce €1 billion mobility partnership
BMW Group and Daimler AG have announced a €1 billion partnership in jointly developing car-sharing, ride-sharing, parking, charging and multimodal transport services.
The German automakers,...
New process turns used plastics into plastics of original quality
A group of researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have devised a new system that makes circular use of plastics possible.
The team experimented...
Microsoft announces $1bn investment in OpenAI
Microsoft has announced a $1 billion investment in the artificial intelligence (AI) startup OpenAI.
Microsoft said in a news release that the two companies will...
Rural startups go far away to get bank loans
Rural startups are badly serviced by local bank branches for loans and assistance, researchers at Baylor University reported in a new study.
Entrepreneurs and small...
Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline startup delayed by at least 90 days
The operation of the newly reversed Enbridge Inc.’s Line 9 pipeline has been postponed by a few months following the National Energy Board’s request...