Middle-market private investment company Highlander Partners has acquired Gimbal Brothers, a manufacturer of gummy vitamins and gourmet jelly beans. Highlander Partners has also formed Bettera Brands to pursue confection and snack ...
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Google had two big announcements this week. After revealing Google Home would be launching in the UK on April 6, the company did the same for its Google Wifi router system. Google Wifi will launch at the same price as Google Home, too ...
German company Multivac said it will unveil integrated packaging solutions from a single source at the 2017 interpack, to be held in May, in Düsseldorf, Germany. The solution portfolio includes all types of automation tasks and ...
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Samsung's Gear VR proved to be the most popular of the VR headsets last year, with the company shipping 4.51 million units and outselling the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR combined. Which means Sammy will be keen to keep the ...
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The Carton Council of North America has announced the success of a program that is using artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic systems to collect cartons more efficiently at the Alpine Waste & Recycling's material recovery facility in ...
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New iPad 2017 vs iPad Pro 2016: Apple isn’t shy about launching 9.7-inch tablets, but which of its latest slates is the best? We compare the specs and tell you what you need to know. Apple dropped a surprise announcement on us in ...
HERE has launched HERE Mobility On-Demand, a flexible toolkit with built-in location-centric features for developers of on-demand app developers. HERE Mobility On-Demand is priced and packaged specifically for on-demand companies, ...
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Taiwan-based consumer IC suppliers are expected to report revenue growth of over 20% sequentially for the second quarter, while handset-related IC firms expect sales to recover from the bottom seen in the first quarter, according to ...
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The Honda NueV is a pure-electric concept car made its European debut at the Geneva Motor Show. The car has a unique ownership proposition and a state-of-the-art ‘emotion engine’ that can learn about its driver. The NeuV ...
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A network of smart hand pumps across the region could provide a way of monitoring groundwater reserves and improve the management and conservation of scarce water resources. Predicting groundwater depth Around 1 million hand pumps ...
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Inflation across the 19-country euro area hit a four-year high of 2.0 percent in February thanks to soaring prices of energy, said Eurostat, the statistical agency of the European Union (EU) on Thursday. The latest inflation figure is ...
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Swedish confectionery and nuts firm Cloetta has agreed to acquire Candyking, a concept supplier of pick and mix candy in the Nordic countries and the UK. The acquisition strengthens Cloetta’s position within pick and mix and creates ...
DGBAS reports Taiwan’s 2017 GDP growth forecast to stand at a three-year high of 1.92 percent, with annual export to show the strongest increase of 8.5 percent in the past six years (photo courtesy of UDN.com). In light of the ...
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Although the Lunar New Year holiday has ended, employees in China will have to wait until the Lantern Festival to return to work. In addition, power plant installation has been suspended in China during the Lunar New Year holiday, leading ...
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Hasbro is hoping to get Monopoly fans voting to select their next favourite token, by encouraging the UK electorate to vote outside the Houses of Parliament. Mr Monopoly has stationed himself outside Parliament with the polling station, ...
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