The making jeans is getting automated and speeded up by the use of lasers and by Levi Strauss. The process of fading, distressing and ripping would be made more efficient and the use of chemical would be reduced by the… Read More ›
Month: February 2018
Apple Hands Over Its iCloud Data To Chinese Firm Under Ne Cybersecurity Rules There
Human rights groups and privacy advocates have become worried by the latest move of Apple in China. The iCloud accounts that are registered in mainland China are being moved from the company servers to state run Chinese servers by Apple… Read More ›
Robotics, Vision and Motion Control Industries Set New Growth Records in 2017
New records are being set by the North American robotics, machine vision and motion control markets according to the annual report of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) – an organization that advocates advantages of automation. “What I find most… Read More ›
U.S. Study Claims Conception Rates Can Predict An Economic Recession
In a period of several months before a recession, there is a fall in the overall rates of women getting according to an academic research done in the US. Economic downturns and recessions can be helped to be predicted by… Read More ›
Sam’s Club partners with Instacart for delivering groceries to shoppers
Shopper can buy a wide range of goods and groceries, even without a Sam’s Club membership, and have it delivered it to them within the hour. Incidentally, the online grocery market in the U.S. is expected to grow $41.7 billion… Read More ›
China’s growing assertiveness rekindles German fears of foreign firms accessing its high-tech know-how
Geely’s agressive moves to access German sensitive high technology underscores a broader Chinese strategy of one-sided trade: attempts by German companies to gain full control over Chinese companies have repeatedly come to nought since it remains prohibited. China’s Geely’s purchase… Read More ›
U.S. to emerge as the world’s biggest oil producer by 2019: International Energy Agency
Soaring U.S. crude oil production has upended global oil markets since it comes at a time when Russia and OPEC have cut their production volumes in order to slim the glut in the global oil pool. On Tuesday, the International… Read More ›
Consumer Boycott Forces Firms To M Move Away From NRA As A Fallout Of The Florida Shooting
Following the tragic Florida school shooting, calls against companies that have businesses linked to the US gun lobby to be boycotted have been given in the country even as relationship with the National Rifle Association have been cut by an… Read More ›
JPMorgan Survey Concludes Shortage Of Skilled Labor To Restrict U.S. Business From Growth In 2018
While there is a sense of hope for American business owners following partly due to the regulatory reforms done recently, a reduction in corporate tax and an economy that is steadily getting better, there are also concerns about the availability… Read More ›
AB Volvo drops Geely-linked Hakan Samuelsson from its board of directors
The move is not as simple as it seems – the Chinese company appears to have preempted the move and has taken strategic steps of its own. Following China’s Geely’s claiming a 10% stake in Daimler, AB Volvo, a Truckmaker… Read More ›