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Giappone
Toyota, KDDI team up to develop global platform for networking cars
Toyota Motor Corp. and KDDI Corp. will establish a global communications platform to promote the spread of connected cars in Japan and elsewhere, the companies said Thursday. The automaker plans to develop a uniform data communication module that can be used globally by 2019, and that nearly all its vehicles ...
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Giappone
Bain, PAG Asia get in line for potential Takata purchase
Bain Capital and PAG Asia Capital are evaluating bids for Takata Corp., joining KKR & Co. among private equity firms with an interest in the Japanese air bag supplier behind a record safety recall, according to people familiar with the matter. Takata’s shares surged. The discussions are at an early ...
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Giappone
Suzuki HQ searched over fuel-efficiency scandal
Transport ministry officials searched Suzuki Motor Corp.’s headquarters on Friday after it admitted using unapproved methods to assess the fuel economy of its cars. Investigators descended on the company’s base in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, saying they were hunting for documents relating to the tests. “We are raiding Suzuki’s headquarters to ...
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USA Giappone
7-Eleven to buy stores and gas stations in U.S. expansion
Seven & I Holdings Co., the world’s largest convenience store operator, will buy 79 gas stations and convenience stores in California and Wyoming from CST Brands Inc. as it seeks to offset slowing demand at home. The purchase price was not disclosed. The Tokyo-based retailer’s U.S. unit, 7-Eleven Inc., entered ...
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Giappone
Shiseido to buy Gurwitch, adding U.S. beauty brands Mercier, ReVive
Shiseido Co. has agreed to buy U.S.-based Gurwitch Products LLC from closely held Alticor Inc., adding the Laura Mercier and ReVive brands as the more than 140-year-old cosmetics giant seeks growth overseas in the luxury and anti-aging products market. The Japanese company’s American unit will lead the acquisition, which will ...
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Giappone
Tech moguls declare era of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence and machine learning will create computers so sophisticated and godlike that humans will need to implant “neural laces” in their brains to keep up, Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told a crowd of tech leaders this week. While Musk’s description of an injectable human-computer link may ...
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USA Giappone
Apple services suffer outage in U.S., U.K., Asia
Apple users faced unexpected glitches Thursday, as the App Store, Apple TV and other key services were sidelined. An official Apple status web page confirmed the outage. Users in various countries, including the United States, U.K. and parts of Asia, flocked to social media reporting issues in purchasing and updating ...
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USA Giappone
Sorry bonito — Nagano brewer taps fish flakes for tasty export suds
Japan’s Yo-Ho Brewing Co. said Thursday that it has developed beer exclusively for export that uses dried bonito as one of its ingredients. The company, based in Karuizawa, a resort town in Nagano Prefecture, will start selling the product, Sorry Umami IPA, in the United States in July. Yo-Ho Brewing ...
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Etiopia Regno Unito
UK, Ethiopia to Strengthen Cooperation
[Ethiopian Herald] The officials have discussed ways of widening economic cooperation through investment and trade.
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Nigeria
Nigeria: Ekweremadu On Youth Investment
[Vanguard] In an environment such as our, one wonders how youths can come across platforms or avenues for investments or start-up businesses. Fortunately, there are fora such as summits, seminars, conferences, etc that come in handy where youth can get useful ideas in the area of their specific need.