Why Aston Martin"s CEO is confident that turnround will succeed
Aston Martin's closer technology links with Daimler, a focus on efficiency, and promotion of the company through Formula One motor racing can help bring about sustainable profitability, Tobias Moers says. .....»»
As Google Eyes Australia Exit, Microsoft Talks Bing With Prime Minister
Software giant Microsoft is confident its search product Bing can fill the gap in Australia if Google pulls its search over required payments to media outlets, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday. From a report: Australia has introduced laws.....»»
Ferrari"s CEO search list said to include Gucci, Valentino bosses
Headhunters have started to assemble a preliminary list of contenders to succeed Louis Camilleri that include heads of luxury brands outside the automotive world, Bloomberg reported......»»
Aston Martin adds former Ford execs to board
The appointment of the high-profile auto executives, including Richard Parry-Jones and Anne Stevens, adds "great value" to Aston Martin, said the automaker's chairman, Lawrence Stroll......»»
LinkedIn launches LinkedIn Marketing Labs on-demand courses for advertisers
LinkedIn launched Marketing Labs video course to teach advertisers how to succeed on the platform. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article......»»
Finding Incremental Sales in Customer Experience Contextualization
The world is changing. Businesses can no longer rely on tried-and-true marketing approaches to reach customers, to succeed, they’ll need new strategies. Continue reading........»»
Tiger undergoes rare hip replacement surgery at Illinois zoo
A 10-year-old Amur tiger with arthritis underwent hip replacement surgery at a zoo outside Chicago on Wednesday, and her surgical team is confident the procedure will add years to her life......»»
Aston Martin’s new SUV is actually extremely good: The 2021 DBX review
It looks amazing and drives even better, but the downside is a crippling thirst. This is the $176,900 2021 Aston Martin DBX, the first ever crossover from the storied British brand......»»
Original Content podcast: Martin Scorsese and Fran Lebowitz have a good time in ‘Pretend It’s A City’
The concept behind the new Netflix documentary series “Pretend It’s A City” is pretty straightforward: Author Fran Lebowitz talks, while Martin Scorsese (who’s both director and an on-camera presence) listens and laughs. Lebow.....»»
Researcher discusses how social movements succeed
The summer of 2020 was not the first time activists marched in the streets of major U.S. cities, expressing their outrage over high-profile episodes of police brutality and demanding an end to racial inequities. Nor was it the first time that protest.....»»
“Shkreli Award” goes to Moderna for “blatantly greedy” COVID vaccine prices
Moderna used $1 billion from feds to develop vaccine, then set some of the highest prices. Enlarge / COVID-vaccine-maker Moderna (right), has been placed in the ranks of Martin Shkreli (left). (credit: Drew Angerer / Florian Gaertner / Getty Ima.....»»
Chemists succeed in synthesis of aminoalcohols by utilizing light
Whether in beta-blockers to treat high blood pressure or in natural products, so-called vicinal aminoalcohols are high-quality organic compounds that are found in many everyday items. However, their production is difficult, and for a long time, chemi.....»»
Imagine being blind and trying to attend a virtual event. Try that next time you stage one.
How do you make a virtual event accessible for people who are blind or visually impaired? When I started work on Sight Tech Global back in June this year, I was confident that we would find the answer to that question pretty quickly. With so many vir.....»»
The Lasting Lessons of John Conway"s Game of Life
Siobhan Roberts, writing for The New York Times: In March of 1970, Martin Gardner opened a letter jammed with ideas for his Mathematical Games column in Scientific American. Sent by John Horton Conway, then a mathematician at the University of Cambri.....»»
Tesla To Make India Debut "Early" Next Year
Tesla will begin its operations in India "early" 2021, a top Indian minister said on Monday, a day after the tech carmaker said it was confident it would enter the world's second most populated market next year. From a report: The American car compan.....»»
The World"s Most Loathed Industry Gave Us a Vaccine in Record Time
An anonymous reader shares a feature report: At the end of 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic started, the two best-known faces of the pharmaceutical business were the imprisoned Martin Shkreli and the lawsuit-laden opioid makers at Purdue Pharma......»»
MIT Electrical Engineer Selected For US Senate
oort99 writes: MIT Electrical Engineering graduate and California Secretary of State Alex Padilla has been selected by California governor Gavin Newsom to replace Kamala Harris. He will join Steve Daines and Martin Heinrich as one of three U.S. Senat.....»»
Despite economic downturn, space startup funding defies gravity
"We don't shy away from taking risks," said Spacefund's Meagan Crawford. The COVID-19 pandemic might have upended the global economy, but according to Meagan Crawford at Spacefund and Chris Moran with Lockheed Martin Ventures, it didn̵.....»»
Daily Crunch: Stimulus bill includes money for broadband and energy
We look at the tech implications of the new stimulus bill, Lockheed Martin makes a big rocket engine acquisition and Google Cloud expands. This is your Daily Crunch for December 21, 2020. The big story: Stimulus bill includes money for broadband and.....»»
Lockheed Martin acquires rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4B as space heats up
Lockheed Martin (LM), the U.S.’s largest defence contractor, will acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne (AR), a rocket engine and missile manufacturer, for $4.4 billion including debt and net cash, giving the company a larger stake in space and hypersonic tec.....»»
Lockheed Martin Acquires Aerojet Rocketdyne For $4.4 Billion
Lockheed Martin has agreed to buy Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion in cash (including assumed debt). From a report: This reflects how legacy defense companies are racing to keep up with Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in space, a dynamic that also helped.....»»