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ACRA Letter to Treasury Secretary Asks for COVID-19 Relief

Car rental companies provide – large and small – such services day-in and day-out to government agencies, other essential businesses, and the public in every community across the country. Screenshot via ACRA. The American Car Rental Association has penned a letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to advocate for the car rental industry being included… Continue reading ACRA Letter to Treasury Secretary Asks for COVID-19 Relief

Rate Pros to Lower April Rates

Photo via Depositphotos. In an effort to strengthen its partnership with its clients during the coronavirus pandemic, Rate Pros has announced plans to reduce April invoices. “We know that revenue management is now more important than ever, while budgets are more constrained than before, so we want to partner in the pain to help our customers preserve revenue and… Continue reading Rate Pros to Lower April Rates

Aluminium maker Hydro slashes output for auto, construction as virus spreads

Hydro was maintaining output at its giant primary metals plants, which turn raw materials into slabs of aluminium, but was slashing output at several facilities that turn those metal blocks into products for a wide range of industries. OSLO: Aluminium maker Norsk Hydro is reducing or halting production of some components for the auto and… Continue reading Aluminium maker Hydro slashes output for auto, construction as virus spreads

ProtoPie Raises Additional $6.3M in Series A Funding

ProtoPie, a Seoul, South Korea-based provider of prototyping software platform, raised $6.3m in Series A funding. Backers in the round, which brought total venture capital funding to date to $9.9M, included Vela Partners. The company intends to use the funds to grow ProtoPie in North America. Led by Tony Kim, Co-founder & CEO, ProtoPie provides… Continue reading ProtoPie Raises Additional $6.3M in Series A Funding

Anthony Levandowski Pleads Guilty to Stealing Waymo Secrets

Anthony Levandowski, the once-lauded engineer who cofounded Google’s self-driving car project and helped spark interest in autonomous vehicles, pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing a confidential Google document shortly before leaving the company. In the agreement, Levandowski agreed to a maximum fine of $250,000 and a maximum prison term of 10 years, though prosecutors expect to… Continue reading Anthony Levandowski Pleads Guilty to Stealing Waymo Secrets

Amazon Sellers ‘Hijack’ Listings to Sell Face Masks Despite New Rules

The 148th most popular book on Amazon Wednesday wasn’t actually a book at all: It was a package of 50 disposable face masks—the kind that shoppers have scrambled to buy amid the coronavirus pandemic. Surging demand for masks, as well as supplies like hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes, has emptied store shelves, and in some… Continue reading Amazon Sellers ‘Hijack’ Listings to Sell Face Masks Despite New Rules

Tesla suspends work at Fremont plant, will comply with shelter in place order

Sponsored Links NurPhoto via Getty Images Wide swaths of the Bay Area have been under semi-lockdown since Tuesday when seven counties issued shelter in place orders, barring residents from travel unless in need of essential supplies and effectively shuttering many businesses. Come March 24th, that will include Tesla’s plant in Fremont, California, the company announced… Continue reading Tesla suspends work at Fremont plant, will comply with shelter in place order