Saudi crown prince accused of sending hit squad to Canada

Mohammed bin Salman has been accused of sending a hit-squad to kill a former Saudi official.

6 VCs on the future of Michigan’s startup ecosystem

The Michigan startup scene is growing and venture capitalists see several key areas of opportunities. What follows is a survey of some of the top VCs in the state and how they see COVID-19 affecting the growth of Detroit, Ann Arbor and all of Michigan’s start…

The trucking industry is in the midst of upheaval—and hype

E-commerce and self-driving cabs are among the potholes on the road ahead

3 of Bon Appétit's Test Kitchen stars of color are departing the video channel after failed contract negotiations

• Three of Bon Appétit's Test Kitchen stars are departing the famed video channel.
• Rick Martinez, Sohla El-Waylly, and Priya Krishna told Business Insider that they will no longer appear in Test Kitchen videos. They shared the details of their…
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Investors are piling into socially responsible ETFs at an unprecedented rate — and Morgan Stanley says these 4 stocks are best-positioned to profit from the trend

• As climate-change awareness grows, investors are increasingly investing in sustainable firms and exchange-traded funds.
• Morgan Stanley recommends four stocks to benefit from the booming trend.
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Google discontinues the Pixel 4, nine months after release

Days after announcing the Pixel 4a, Google has quietly discontinued sales of the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL. The move, noted early by the Verge, represents an extremely truncated lifecycle for a Google flagship — around half of the 18 months the company continued…

House Dems launch probe into Kodak's unexpected $765M drug manufacturing loan from the feds

The Trump administration’s surprising $765 million deal to help former photography giant Kodak to start making drug ingredients has yet to be finalized, and it’s already attracted plenty of controversy. First, insider trading allegations from the U.S. Senate—…

Valtteri Bottas signs new Mercedes deal for 2021

Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas secures a new contract to stay at Mercedes in 2021.

Valencia captaincy snub hastened exit, says City's Torres - Reuters Africa

Spanish winger Ferran Torres said Valencia's failure to hand him the captain's armband and make him one of their highest-paid players were key factors in his decision to join Manchester City.

Canadian dollar forecasts shift higher as commodity markets rally: poll - Reuters Canada

Strategists are raising their forecasts for the Canadian dollar as commodity prices rise and the domestic economy shows signs of recovery, according to a Reuters poll, with the loonie already gaining in recent months.

POLL-Canadian dollar forecasts shift higher as commodity markets rally - Reuters

Strategists are raising their forecasts for the Canadian dollar as commodity prices rise and the domestic economy shows signs of recovery, according to a Reuters poll, with the loonie already gaining in recent months.

Valencia captaincy snub hastened exit, says City's Torres - Reuters India

Spanish winger Ferran Torres said Valencia's failure to hand him the captain's armband and make him one of their highest-paid players were key factors in his decision to join Manchester City.

Valencia captaincy snub hastened exit, says City's Torres - Reuters India

Spanish winger Ferran Torres said Valencia's failure to hand him the captain's armband and make him one of their highest-paid players were key factors in his decision to join Manchester City.

Valencia captaincy snub hastened exit, says City's Torres - Reuters UK

Spanish winger Ferran Torres said Valencia's failure to hand him the captain's armband and make him one of their highest-paid players were key factors in his decision to join Manchester City.

Canada signs deals with Pfizer, Moderna to get doses of COVID-19 vaccines - Edmonton Sun

1. Canada signs deals with Pfizer, Moderna to get doses of COVID-19 vaccines  Edmonton Sun
2. Canada signs deals for millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines  CBC News
3. Feds strike deal with pharmaceutical firms for millions of doses of COV…
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Rethinking Sustainability In The Middle Of A Pandemic

2020 is making us rethink our lives, per the pandemic and other worldwide events, which is why sustainability is fast becoming the new business reality.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc (RYAM) Q2 2020 Earnings Call Transcript

RYAM earnings call for the period ending June 29, 2020.

CANADA: Feds sign deals with Pfizer, Moderna to get doses of COVID-19 vaccines - BarrieToday

1. CANADA: Feds sign deals with Pfizer, Moderna to get doses of COVID-19 vaccines  BarrieToday
2. Feds line up COVID vaccine supply, leave key questions unanswered  BNNBloomberg.ca
3. Canada strikes deals for vaccine candidates with Pfizer,…
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Feds line up COVID vaccine supply, leave key questions unanswered - BNNBloomberg.ca

1. Feds line up COVID vaccine supply, leave key questions unanswered  BNNBloomberg.ca
2. Canada inks deals with Pfizer, Moderna for coronavirus vaccine candidates  Global News
3. Feds sign agreements with Pfizer, Moderna for millions of dos…
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Feds reach new COVID-19 vaccine deal to produce millions of doses expected for 2021 - CTV News

The federal government is partnering with biopharmaceutical and biotechnology giants Pfizer and Moderna to help secure millions of vaccine doses to be ready for distribution across Canada in 2021.

Expert System raises $29.4 million for AI text extraction and analysis

Expert System has raised $29.4 million to bolster the development of its natural language processing technologies for enterprise customers.

African supply bottlenecks fuel cobalt price surge - Reuters Canada

Transport delays from South Africa against a backdrop of increasingly robust Chinese demand have fuelled a price rally for cobalt hydroxide, used to make chemicals for electric vehicle batteries.

Direct-to-consumer cat food startup Smalls raises $9M

While dog owners have plenty of direct-to-consumer options if they want to order pet food online, we haven’t seen a similar wave of startups for cats. But that may be starting to change. Earlier this year, I wrote about Cat Person, a startup backed by Harry’s…

Tesla Model 3 vulnerability: What you need to know about the web browser bug

Introduction In 2020, Jacob Archuleta, a researcher nicknamed Nullze, discovered an important information security vulnerability on the web browser of the Tesla Model 3 automobile. If a user of the... Go on to the site to read the full article

Zara owner Inditex pledges support for fashion supply chain as coronavirus bites - Reuters Canada

Spanish fashion group Inditex on Wednesday pledged to maintain workers' rights throughout its supply chains and the stability of payments to suppliers, as the garment industry wrestled with a plunge in orders during the COVID-19 crisis.

Creating A Static Blog With Sapper And Strapi

In this tutorial, we will build a statically generated minimal blog with Sapper, a Svelte-based progressive JavaScript framework, for our front end, and then use Strapi, an open-source headless content management system (CMS), for the back end of our applicat…

Top 20 Post-Covid Automotive Trends

Here is our pick of the top 20 trends that we believe will shape the future of the auto manufacturing industry in a Covid-defined 2020 and beyond.

Deutsche Post reports higher profit than preliminary figure - Reuters India

German logistics group Deutsche Post AG reported a bigger rise in second-quarter operating profit on Wednesday than when it originally published preliminary figures last month as it benefits from a big rise in ecommerce during the pandemic.

Clorox won't have enough disinfecting wipes until 2021, its CEO says - Reuters India

Grocery shelves won't be fully stocked with Clorox's disinfecting wipes until next year, CEO Benno Dorer told Reuters, as the world's biggest cleaning products maker struggles with overwhelming pandemic-led demand for its top product.

Halo Hooded down Jacket $129.99 @ Macpac (Requires Free Macpac Club Membership)

The legendary Halo down jacket — now with a hood. The hooded Halo is an excellent all-rounder, perfect for wearing while you're out exploring the city, travelling the world or camping in the wilderness. Filled with 600 loft Responsible Down Standard (RDS) duc…

Vulcan Materials Co (Holding Co) (VMC) Q2 2020 Earnings Call Transcript

VMC earnings call for the period ending June 30, 2020.

To Be Successful, Learn To Pivot

We shut down our furniture manufacturing operations on a Tuesday, and by Wednesday we were revamping our operations to make personal protective gear for hospitals and FEMA. To date, we have manufactured over 360,000 masks and 82,000 gowns, and also just recen…

Floods, Viruses, and Volcanoes: Managing Supply Chain in Uncertain Times

In this post, we're sharing an interview with our Senior Director of Supply Chain, Ariel Ellis, about how the global pandemic has challenged hard drive acquisition and how we've adjusted our supply chain strategies. The post Floods, Viruses, and Volcanoes: Ma…

Reshoring Jobs To The US Versus Made In China

Rising costs in China coupled with the need to diversify supply chains due to Covid-19 have required companies to pursue reshoring strategies. However, reshoring as a strategy does not equate to being competitive. China's insatiable consumer remains a compell…

Canadian factory activity resumes expansion in July as economy reopens - Reuters Canada

Canadian manufacturing activity expanded in July for the first time in five months as reopening of more parts of the domestic economy boosted output and new orders, data showed on Tuesday.

Japan Post to sell Australia's Toll Holdings: report - Reuters

Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd <6178.T> has decided to sell its Australian logistics arm Toll Holdings Ltd, a media report said on Tuesday.

Top fintech investors are piling into startups that are disrupting how people and companies pay their bills. Here are 8 newcomers on the verge of breaking out.

• Fintech investors see big opportunities in helping consumers and businesses manage bill pay.
• When Business Insider surveyed fintech investors on up-and-coming startups, more than 13% of the 60 fintechs highlighted were focused on managing bi…
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Clorox won't have enough disinfecting wipes until 2021, its CEO says - Reuters

Grocery shelves won't be fully stocked with Clorox's disinfecting wipes until next year, CEO Benno Dorer told Reuters on Monday, as the world's biggest cleaning products maker struggles with overwhelming pandemic-led demand for its top product.

UAE's ADNOC and Wanhua Chemical form shipping JV - Reuters India

ADNOC Logistics and Services (ADNOC L&S), a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said on Tuesday it had formed a shipping joint venture with Wanhua Chemical Group.

Swiss asset manager GAM says second-quarter outflows slow on-quarter - Reuters India

Outflows at GAM Holding were "materially lower" in the second quarter than in the first, the asset manager said on Tuesday, adding that its campaign to cut costs by at least 65 million Swiss francs ($70.8 million) this year was on track.

Playstudios HQ / RUST architects

Playstudios offices, planned and designed by RUST Architects, are located in a complex of three industrial buildings in south Tel Aviv, which served as an exhibition and events hall and an old sewing workshop of Kastiel, Israel's oldest high-end furniture com…

Creating A CAD Application In Java (JavaFX)

Interested to learn about CAD Application? Check our article explaining in a tutorial how to create a CAD Application in java.