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Tech firm Cvent to go public in $5.3 billion blank-check deal
(Reuters) - Cloud-based meeting and event technology company Cvent will go public through a merger with a blank-check firm in a deal that gives it an enterprise value of $5.3 billion, the companies sa...
Jul 23, 2021
Volkswagen China sees chips crunch easing in Q3
BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen expects semiconductor supply bottlenecks in China to start easing over the coming weeks and to cover the needs of the carmaker's main brand by the end of the third quarte...
Jul 23, 2021
Exclusive-Vodafone exec emerges as favourite for Sky’s top job in Italy – sources
MILAN (Reuters) - Vodafone executive Andrea Duilio has emerged as a top candidate to lead the Italian operations of European pay-TV company SKY, two industry sources told Reuters on Friday. Sky kicked...
Jul 23, 2021
S.Africa’s Transnet says has identified and isolated the source of IT disruption
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's state-owned firm Transnet said on Friday it had identified and isolated the source of the disruption to its IT systems, which impacted its container terminals. ...
Jul 23, 2021
As Spain swelters and COVID cases grow, pool renting app thrives
By Silvio Castellanos and Michael Gore ARROYOMOLINOS, Spain (Reuters) - A cooling dip in the mid-July swelter of central Spain no longer requires owning a private pool, or risking COVID-19 contagion a...
Jul 23, 2021
White House sees YouTube, Facebook as ‘Judge, Jury & Executioner’ on vaccine misinformation
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has YouTube, not just Facebook, on its list of social media platforms officials say are responsible for an alarming spread of misinformation abou...
Jul 23, 2021
Explainer-Understanding structural EV batteries
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - The newest generation of structural batteries for electric vehicles comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. Structural battery packs are so called because they are designed...
Jul 23, 2021
Next step for EVs: Design batteries to strengthen car, extend range
By Paul Lienert and Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - Automakers and battery manufacturers are racing to develop new electric-vehicle batteries that can reinforce body structures and open the door to br...
Jul 23, 2021
Intel, TI split leaves chip outlook in doubt
By Stephen Nellis and Chavi Mehta (Reuters) - Two major chipmakers this week gave very different views of whether soaring demand for semiconductors will start to ease in the second half of the year, a...
Jul 23, 2021
Tesla lobbies India for sharply lower import taxes on electric vehicles – sources
By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Tesla Inc has written to Indian ministries seeking a big reduction in import duties on electric vehicles (EVs), a move it says will boost demand and generate revenu...
Jul 23, 2021
