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Flying water taxis highlight French startup frustrations
Aug 24, 2017News Hour French yachtsman Alain Thebault wants to turn a boat design he used to break a world speed sailing record in 2009 into a clean, fast taxi service for the waterways of major cities, reports... -
Wal-Mart to team up with Google to enter the nascent voice-shopping market
Aug 23, 2017News Hour: Wal-Mart Stores Inc is teaming up with Alphabet Inc’s Google to enter the nascent voice-shopping market, currently dominated by Amazon.com Inc, adding another front to Wal-Mart’s battle with the online megastore. Google, which makes... -
Whole Foods Market Inc shareholders cleared the way for proposed $13.7 billion sale to Amazon
Aug 23, 2017News Hour: Whole Foods Market Inc on Wednesday said shareholders in the natural and organic grocery chain cleared the way for its proposed $13.7 billion sales to Amazon.com Inc. The companies expect to close the deal... -
Google and Walmart announced a partnership
Aug 23, 2017News Hour: Google and Walmart on Tuesday announced a partnership that will make the retailer’s products available on the internet giant’s online shopping mall, reports BSS. “Starting in late September, we’ll be working with Google to... -
Asian stocks rose
Aug 23, 2017News Hour: Asian stocks mostly rose on Wednesday, extending a global equities rally driven by growing optimism over a US tax reform plan and as investors look ahead to a key central bankers meeting. Markets have... -
China’s Fosun invests in local version of bitcoin tech blockchain
Aug 23, 2017News Hour: Chinese conglomerate Fosun Group has made a foray into blockchain with an investment in the Shanghai startup behind Onchain, a local version of the much-hyped technology that underpins virtual currencies such as bitcoin. Fosun... -
Fujitsu is looking to offload its mobile operations
Aug 22, 2017News Hour: Fujitsu Ltd is looking to offload its mobile operations as the Japanese information technology company faces stiff competition from bigger rivals in a highly lucrative mobile phone market. The company, which spun off its... -
Tulip Retail raised $40 million in a funding round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Aug 22, 2017News Hour: Canada’s Tulip Retail, which makes an app for retailers, said on Tuesday it raised $40 million in a funding round led by venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The Series B funding,... -
Singapore’s ComfortDelgro entered into exclusive talks with Uber for a potential tie-up
Aug 22, 2017News Hour: Singapore’s biggest taxi operator, ComfortDelgro Corp Ltd, entered into exclusive talks with Uber Technologies Inc for a potential tie-up, it said on Tuesday, in a move that could help Uber in its fight with... -
BHP reported a return to profit
Aug 22, 2017News Hour: BHP reported a return to profit on Tuesday as strong commodity prices helped it bounce back from a large loss last year, with the mining giant also flagging the sale of its US shale...
