Category: Disruptions
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UPS Freight avoids strike, plans to accept new volumes ‘immediately’
UPS Freight will avoid a strike now that its workers voted yes on the "last, best and final" contract from the company Sunday, Kris Taylor, co-chairman of the national UPS Freight … ›
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Apple warns on holiday sales, sending value below $1 trillion
Apple Inc on Thursday warned that sales for the crucial holiday quarter would likely miss Wall Street expectations, which Chief Executive … ›
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Uber seeks OK to resume self-driving tests in Pennsylvania
Uber Technologies Inc has asked Pennsylvania for permission to resume self-driving car testing on public roads and has improved the … ›
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Slightly heavier than a toothpick, the first wireless insect-size robot takes flight
Engineers from the University of Washington have created the first wireless insect-size robot, powered by a laser beam. Until now, robotic … ›
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Amazon plans to release at least 8 new Alexa-powered devices, including a microwave, an amplifier, and an in-car gadget
Amazon plans to release at least 8 new Alexa-powered devices before the end of the year. The new devices include a microwave oven, … ›
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Chinese Women Are Driving a Global Fertility Industry Boom
For companies in the business of helping women conceive, China is a booming market. Chinese women are fueling a “fertility … ›
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Amazon reportedly looks to offer checking accounts for customers via JP Morgan, other banks
The e-commerce giant is in early talks with financial institutions including J. P. Morgan Chase to help launch accounts aimed at younger … ›
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Low-profile Tesla rival begins autonomous-drive road tests in California
Chinese-funded SF Motors is now testing autonomous-driving technology on California roads. The company plans to roll out a concept vehicle … ›
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Ripple hints its cryptocurrency product will go live ‘in the next month or so’
Ripple's Sagar Sarbhai says he's "confident" cryptocurrency product xRapid will go into commercial application soon. Ripple has so far not … ›
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Uzbekistan’s Uz-Kor Gas Chemical to shut polymers production in October
Uzbek producer Uz-Kor Gas Chemical plans to take off-stream its production of polymers for a turnaround in October, according to ICIS-MRC … ›