Category: Disruptions
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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 flying insects were hard-wired to an … ›
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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 … ›
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Exxon halts work on PNG gas pipeline amid civil strife in highlands
Exxon Mobil Corp stopped construction on its Angore gas pipeline in Papua New Guinea’s strife-hit highlands late last month after … ›
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Shell Martinez, Calif. refinery hydrocracker shut after small compressor fire: official
A hydrocracker unit was shut at Royal Dutch Shell’s Martinez, California refinery after a small fire in a compressor was extinguished … ›
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Sinopec halts four gas wells in Shaanxi after water contamination investigation
Sinopec has halted drilling four wells in a gasfield near the city of Yulin in Shaanxi province, following a government investigation into … ›