Children aged four to seven are being targeted in a new online video campaign from the National Crime Agency (NCA). The series of videos called Jessie & Friends is intended to teach children how to keep themselves safe online, with a view to protecting them from sexual abuse and other threats. Children will be directed… Continue reading Online safety cartoons for four-year-olds
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Indian vehicle sharing startup Drivezy in talks to raise $100m financing
March 13, 2019 Close on the heels of raising a $20-million funding round, vehicle sharing marketplace Drivezy, formerly known as JustRide, is close to raising another $100 million in equity funding. The Bengaluru-based company is raising another $400 million in asset financing, which will help it enter new markets and integrate advanced services. In November last… Continue reading Indian vehicle sharing startup Drivezy in talks to raise $100m financing
Jaguar I-PACE Can Charge At 100 kW After Update
21 M BY MARK KANE Updated Jaguar I-PACE charges faster Software update for faster DC charging is finally coming to Jaguar I-PACE. Fastned already had the opportunity to charge the car after the update at its 175 kW fast charger and confirms that a level of about 100 kW is possible. The graph shown below shows… Continue reading Jaguar I-PACE Can Charge At 100 kW After Update
Press Releases – EU-US trade: auto makers urge MEPs to support talks
Brussels, 13 March 2019 – Ahead of a vote in the European Parliament tomorrow, auto makers are calling upon MEPs to back the European Commission’s request to start trade talks with the United States. Tomorrow, the European Parliament will issue a non-binding resolution on the draft negotiating mandate which the European Commission submitted to member… Continue reading Press Releases – EU-US trade: auto makers urge MEPs to support talks
Fisker to unveil ~$40,000 all-electric car
Fisker, a new electric car startup founded by famed designer Henrik Fisker, is going to unveil a new ~$40,000 all-electric car, according to the CEO. Over the last few years, Henrik Fisker has been trying to launch a new EV startup under his own name after his original effort failed in 2013 and other companies took… Continue reading Fisker to unveil ~$40,000 all-electric car
Volkswagen brand steps up pace of transformation
2019 is key year: electric offensive set for launch, significant efficiency increases planned Earnings improvement program to make sustained €5.9 billion contribution from 2023 Investment from 2019 to 2023 rises to €19 billion €4.6 billion investment to implement digitalization roadmap for administration Outlook 2019: growth in sales revenue of up to 5 percent – corridor of… Continue reading Volkswagen brand steps up pace of transformation
Vietnam Digest: Vingroup mulls $1b private placement; SocGen exits SeaBank
March 13, 2019 Vingroup has announced its plan to conduct a private placement offering to raise $1 billion while French Société Générale Group has fully divested 20 per cent stake in Hanoi-based lender SeABank. Vingroup to issue $1b private placement Vietnam’ biggest listed firm by market value, Vingroup, has announced its plan to conduct private placement to… Continue reading Vietnam Digest: Vingroup mulls $1b private placement; SocGen exits SeaBank
Hyundai Mobis Accelerates Global Open Collaboration with Strategic Investment
SEOUL, South Korea–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hyundai Mobis (KRX:012330) is accelerating for a full-scale collaboration with promising high-tech companies to become a global technology leader by reinforcing its competence in core technologies for future automotive vehicles. Hyundai Mobis announced on March 13 to push ahead equity investment to build a strategic partnership with China’s Deep Glint, which has… Continue reading Hyundai Mobis Accelerates Global Open Collaboration with Strategic Investment
Drivezy, India’s vehicle sharing startup, is raising $100M+ at a $400M valuation, eyes US expansion
Drivezy — the startup out of India that wants to turn private car usage on its head through a car-sharing network where people lend their cars and two-wheeled vehicles but also have options to use vehicles from a fleet managed by Drivezy — said it is raising more money as it gears up for the… Continue reading Drivezy, India’s vehicle sharing startup, is raising $100M+ at a $400M valuation, eyes US expansion
VW brand to cut up to 7,000 jobs for 5.9 billion euro annual savings goal
FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen badge on a production line at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo WOLFSBURG, Germany (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) on Wednesday said it will shrink its workforce by up to 7,000 staff, raise productivity and eke out 5.9 billion euros worth of annual savings at its… Continue reading VW brand to cut up to 7,000 jobs for 5.9 billion euro annual savings goal