Venture capitalists said drones, largely used for military or scientific purposes, would be used for commercial purposes in the future.
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Lenovo hires Ashton Kutcher to challenge Apple with long-battery life
Tablet and mobile maker hired Ashton Kutcher to provide design and marketing inputs in attempt to steal away Apple consumers.
Tesla car offers free Mexico, Canada border pass for free
Owners of Tesla Model S cars could now drive from the Mexican border to Vancouver thanks to the Tesla Supercharger station network.
UPS into big data make navigation less fuel dependent
UPS' new navigation system helps drivers use less fuel. United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), one of the world's biggest package shipping company, uses customer data, drivers, and vehicles for its new route guidance system, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Google protects secret SFO bay project via confidentiality agreements as new barge shows up in Maine
Google Inc had been going to extreme lengths to keep the purpose of its new infrastructure secret. In a report by Reuters, Google Inc went to great lengths keeping its latest infrastructure project under wraps.
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According to tech website VentureBeat, professional networking service LinkedIn's mobile strategy helped the company capitalize on its minimal ad spending share in digital ads.
Twitter recently changed its design to give users a more direct experience. Twitter Inc has tweaked its design last Tuesday, Oct. 29, to provide its users direct image- and vide-sharing options within its timeline, according to a report from Reuters.
Rosneft Chief Executive Igor Sechin to President Vladimir Putin revealed plans of the oil company to acquire the government's 20% stake in Novorossiisk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP).
Honda Motor Co's stake sale in Honda Elesys Co would encourage the cooperation of the company and its buyer Nidec Corp in capitalizing the growing demand for car electronic controls.
Private equity firms had been seen selling its ownership stakes in small and medium companies in China to gain back equity.
CVC Capital Partners would be acquiring a 69% ownership stake in Chinese restaurant chain South Beauty Investment Co Ltd for USD300 million, sources said.
The hiring of two new Energy Future Holdings Corp board directors was seen as timely as the power producer needed to decide on making its USD270 million interest payment before November 1.
The source said China Construction Bank Corp's acquisition of BicBanco would be the easiest step in securing a license to expand in Brazil.
Sources told Bloomberg that hedge funds were asking the consumer bureau to investigate World Acceptance Corp.
