manufacturing

Volvo Partners With Baidu To Mass-Produce Self-Driving Cars
Volvo Partners With Baidu To Mass-Produce Self-Driving Cars
November 01, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Volvo Cars announced Thursday (November 1) that it reached an agreement with Baidu, the Chinese internet search provider, to jointly develop electric and fully autonomous...

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Mastercard Tackles ‘Greening’ Plastic Cards
Mastercard Tackles ‘Greening’ Plastic Cards
October 26, 2018  |  Mastercard

The world has a plastic problems — a fact illustrated earlier this week when researchers from the Environment Agency Austria and the Medical University of...

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AT&T Delves Into Enterprise Blockchain With IBM, Microsoft
AT&T Delves Into Enterprise Blockchain With IBM, Microsoft
September 28, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Telecommunications conglomerate AT&T is diving into the world of enterprise blockchain with a new suite of services for corporates, a result of collaborations with Microsoft...

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Bitcoin Daily: AT&T Unveils Blockchain Suite; Ripple Expands Social Giving By $25M
Bitcoin Daily: AT&T Unveils Blockchain Suite; Ripple Expands Social Giving By $25M
September 28, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Ripple is expanding its social impact program, dubbed Ripple for Good, and will focus its efforts on education and financial inclusion, the company said in...

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Bitcoin Daily: Mastercard Files For DLT Patents, SBI Holdings Plans Ripple-Infused App
Bitcoin Daily: Mastercard Files For DLT Patents, SBI Holdings Plans Ripple-Infused App
September 18, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has found 65 different applications for blockchain technology to tackle the world’s environmental challenges, CoinDesk reported. To that end, the...

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Footwear, Apparel Industries Could Be Disrupted By Tariffs
Footwear, Apparel Industries Could Be Disrupted By Tariffs
August 24, 2018  |  Economy

With U.S. tariffs on imports from China, an industry association leader has said that American shoppers will be faced with higher prices for purchases. American...

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US Retail Sales Rose Higher In July
US Retail Sales Rose Higher In July
August 16, 2018  |  Retail

U.S. retail sales rose higher than expected last month — a sign that the economy remained strong early in the third quarter. According to Reuters,...

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US Manufacturers Abandon Hiring, Investment Plans
US Manufacturers Abandon Hiring, Investment Plans
May 07, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Small manufacturers in the U.S. are taking a cautious approach to the market as they pull back on hiring and investments in response to trade...

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Apple iPhone X Gets Production Cuts As Demand Slows
Apple iPhone X Gets Production Cuts As Demand Slows
January 30, 2018  |  Apple

Eyeing weak demand, tech giant Apple has cut production for its iPhone X planned for the current quarter. The Wall Street Journal reported news on Tuesday...

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