On Tuesday, in a statement Honda Motor Co Ltd said, it plans on spend $64 billion on R&D over a span of 10 years. The development marks the Japanese giant laying out its ambitious target to roll out 30 electric vehicle… Read More ›
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Mercedes-Benz opens second R&D centre in Shanghai
On Friday, Germany’s Mercedes-Benz Group AG said, it has opened a research and development (R&D) centre in Shanghai which will focus on mobility technology. The opening of the new centre will be its second R&D facility in China. The centre will… Read More ›
Texas Governor Greg Abbott scheduled to make economic announcement on Tuesday on Samsung chip factory location
On Tuesday, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said, it has yet to make a final decision on the location of its new $17 billion chip plant in the United States, after the Wall Street Journal reported it has picked Taylor, Texas as… Read More ›
Pentagon awards Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon to develop missile defense system against hypersonic weapons
In a statement the Pentagon said, it has chosen Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon to develop a missile defense system that can protect the United States against hypersonic weapons. The three defense giants have been awarded separate contract agreements totaling to… Read More ›
Combining NDAA and USICA would benefit high profit defense contractors and chipmakers who shifted US manufacturing to China: Senator Bernie Sanders
In a statement U.S. House and Senate leaders stated, lawmakers will try to reach a final agreement on a bill aimed at boosting the competitiveness of U.S. technology vis-à-vis China’s semiconductor manufacturing. Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had sought… Read More ›
Indian startup Nykaa’s blockbuster stock market debut values it at $13 billion
Shares of Nykaa, India’s cosmetics-to-fashion platform, made a blockbuster debut valuing the company at close to $13 billion. With the news reaching the market, shares of FSN E-Commerce Ventures, the profit-making parent company that owns the Nykaa brand, soared by… Read More ›
GlaxoSmithKline expands England R&D facility, plans on raising $552.76M
On Friday, British pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline said, it plans to set up a new life sciences campus within its R&D site in Stevenage, England, by raising up to $552.76 million (400 million pounds) by selling some land at the facility. In… Read More ›
UK plans on capitalizing scientific breakthroughs for public good
In a statement the office of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, he would lead a new initiative to capitalize on scientific and technological breakthroughs made in the country with the purpose of directing research into areas that will benefit… Read More ›
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Eisai Co to jointly develop, market experimental cancer drug
In a statement, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Eisai Co said, they had entered into an agreement to jointly develop and market an experimental cancer drug worth up to $3.10 billion. Bristol-Myers would pay $650 million, including for research and development… Read More ›
Short-seller Hindenburg Research takes aim at Ebang International Holdings Inc
With short-seller Hindenburg Research stating that it was going short on China’s Ebang International Holdings Inc, shares of the Chinese bitcoin mining machine producer slumped by nearly 20% in early trading. “Ebang claims to be a “leading bitcoin mining machine… Read More ›