As more companies announce their HomeKit plans, expect more surprising «I never would have thought of that» moments.
We'll be updating
as more companies announce their pressers, so stay tuned throughout May and June for more details.
Not exact matches
Former Viacom senior executive Tom Dooley was named
as Dauman's replacement, but he
announced last week that he will be leaving the
company soon, which leaves a leadership vacuum at the top of Viacom — a vacuum that makes a merger with CBS even
more likely, some believe.
Speaking to the influx of investment by the world's largest technology
companies into the U.K.
as Facebook, Google and Apple all recently
announced greatly expanded plans for London headquarters and staffing levels, Marshall said the technology sector is
more able to cope with the uncertainty wrought by Brexit.
The
company also
announced that it's revamping its thermostat and smoke alarm so that all the products work better together,
as well
as releasing a new app to make product integration
more seamless.
The plan has also provided
more details about the creation of a new, $ 30 - million patent collective, which was
announced in the budget and will enable
companies to pool and share their IP
as well
as their IP strategies.
After acquiring
more than 65 tech firms in the past five years, the mercurial CEO
announced in September that he would be «buying chip
companies,» suggesting that Oracle is positioning itself for what Bill Tatham, head of Toronto - based enterprise software firm NexJ Systems, describes
as «another level of world domination.»
Ford
announced the car's passing this week
as part of major restructuring plan aimed at focusing capital spending on
more popular SUVs and technology needed to morph Ford into a mobility
company.
April 3 - Tesla Inc sought to squash any speculation it might need to raise
more capital this year on Tuesday, driving the
company's battered shares higher
as it
announced it built 2,020 of its cheaper Model 3 sedans in the last seven days of March.
Meanwhile,
as the product line diversified, the
company simplified the brand itself by losing the mountain from its logo,
announcing the start of a
more inclusive era for outdoor retail.
The
company last week generated a ton of media buzz when it
announced Barbie would come in new shapes for the first time,
as well
as a second year to make the doll
more racially inclusive.
Manufacturers in Asia's export - oriented economies are rushing to
announce investment plans in the United States,
as U.S. President Donald Trump calls for
companies to build
more products in the country.
The tiny, little known stock had soared
more than 1,000 percent in two days after the
company announced in mid-December it was buying Ziddu, which says it's a microlending
company using the same blockchain technology
as bitcoin.
Kroger shares, for example, fell by double digits when Amazon
announced it would acquire Whole Foods, but the
company has
more than six times
as many locations
as Whole Foods.
Twitter shares soared
as more than 5 percent Tuesday morning after the
company announced it would eliminate 8 percent of its global workforce.
Last week, the
company announced a new capital raise, to get another billion in the bank
as it commits to spending $ 2 billion or
more in 2017.
The Obama administration has
announced a set of financial regulations that would force
companies to disclose
more information about their owners, part of an effort billed
as a crackdown on tax evaders and money launderers.
McDonald's Chief Executive Steve Easterbrook in May
announced plans cut $ 300 million in costs by the end of 2017
as part of a corporate reset that includes simplifying and streamlining operations to make the
company more nimble in an intensely competitive market.
CEO Kotick said in a statement, «We should emerge even stronger — an independent
company with a best - in - class franchise portfolio and the focus and flexibility to drive long - term shareholder value and expand our leadership position
as one of the world's most important entertainment
companies... The transactions
announced today will allow us to take advantage of attractive financing markets while still retaining
more than US$ 3 billion cash on hand to preserve financial stability.»
Cyber security software firm Tanium has raised $ 120 million from investment firms
as more U.S. federal agencies rely on its technology to fend off attacks from nation - states and hackers, the
company announced Wednesday.
Philadelphia Story The afternoon getting
more attention comes
as Starbucks already
announced plans to close all of its
company - owned U.S. shops the afternoon of May 29 for racial - bias training.
E-commerce
company Fab is
announcing another round of job cuts tomorrow, laying off between 80 and 90 employees to trim costs
as it shifts resources to focus
more on designing and developing products under its own brand name.
This week, after
more than three months of searching, Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA)
announced that IT industry leader Kristin Darby, CPA, MBA, will join the
company as its Chief Information Officer.
Her notable cases also include Ford Spark Plugs,
as well
as multiple cases against Hyundai for a dangerous safety defect in the side air bag system of its Tiburon model vehicles,
as well
as class - action lawsuit against Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motor
Company after regulators
announced the
companies overstated the fuel economy for many vehicles they sold in the United States, culminating in a settlement worth
more than $ 255 million.
After
announcing 2Q16 earnings, Southwest Airlines (LUV: $ 38 / share) fell nearly 12 %,
as investors seemed to care
more about Southwest's ability to hit analyst expectations, which have inherent flaws, and less about the
company's record profits.
On the heels of major exit announcements from our portfolio
companies ServiceMax (pending acquisition by GE Digital) and TubeMogul (pending acquisition by Adobe), we have
more big news from Trinity Family member and Real Estate tech
company VTS
as they
announce their merger with former competitor Hightower.
As the
company continues to grow, they have also
announced more product launches like the Radius Customer Exchange (RCX) and expanded their marketing solution to serve B2B enterprise marketers.
AXA Equitable, a leading financial protection
company,
announced today it has enhanced its indexed universal life product, IUL Protect, with a new feature that can potentially pay clients
more as interest rates increase.
Salesforce.com Inc. plans to hire
more than 800 people Downtown by 2021 and invest $ 40 million over 10 years
as part of its expansion, the
company announced Friday.
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WASHINGTON (AP)-- New financial regulations would force
companies to disclose
more information about their owners,
as part of a crackdown on tax evaders and money launderers, the Obama administration
announced on Friday.
In just the past year or so, top
companies such
as Amazon, Salesforce, Philips, Nielsen, Dell, and Cigna have all
announced they are expanding their remote work programs and hiring
more people to work from home.
The
company still has 30 stores to close
as part of a previously
announced cost - saving plan to reduce its fleet of
more than 800 locations by 100.
The Ferrero Group and its affiliated
companies («Ferrero»), a global confectionary group,
announced that it has completed its previously
announced acquisition of Nestlé USA's confectionary business, with
more than 20 iconic American brands, including chocolate favorites such
as Butterfinger ®, BabyRuth ®, 100Grand ®, Raisinets ®, Wonka ® and the exclusive right to the Crunch ® brand for confectionary and certain categories in the US,
as well
as sugar brands such
as SweeTarts ®, LaffyTaffy ®, and Nerds ®.
However, legislation is driving
companies to become
more sustainable
as they pay for packaging placed on the market and this has driven most
companies to
announce corporate sustainably targets which generally include (correctly or incorrectly) a requirement for packaging reduction.
In February, the editors of The Guinness Book of World Records
announced that the Infinity chili, grown by Nick Woods, the proprietor of a hot - sauce
company in Lincolnshire, England, was the hottest pepper ever —
more than 250 times
as hot
as Tabasco sauce.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo
announced in February that the state was taking tough new measures against energy marketing
companies, also known
as ESCOs, after data showed some were charging
more than utilities for gas and electricity supply.
Dubbing it a «Fair Shot for Everyone,» and using the words «fair» or «fairness» in
as many sentences
as they could, Senate Democratic leaders
announced they will focus on issues like raising the minimum wage, making college and child care
more affordable, and closing tax loopholes that encourage
companies to hire overseas.
But on Monday, the
company announced its retreat to a
more conventional model, entering into a licensing agreement with respected beauty behemoth Coty
as part of a wider strategic review of the Burberry business, aimed at improving operations and delivering # 100 million in cost savings by the end of fiscal 2019.
Investors appear to be concerned about this possibility,
as the stock for IAC / InterActiveCorp — the parent
company of Match and OkCupid — dropped by
more than 2 % after Facebook
announced Graph Search on Tuesday.
The
company knows its market well, and to further target them
as the industry gets even
more crowded, they have just
announced the launch of eHarmony Premium.
Yesterday it was
announced that Don Mattrick, president of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business division, would be leaving the
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That's why it was so great when it was
announced that the Better Together update would also include the Switch,
as Nintendo is typically seen
as the one to be
more stubborn than the other
companies.
When Hideki Hayakawa took over
as Konami's new head honcho, the
company announced a «corporate restructuring» so they could focus less on creating stunningly ambitious works of interactive art that go on to define entire console generations so they could churn out
more mobile games.
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Alphabet's self - driving - car subsidiary, Waymo, has
announced that it's placed an order for «thousands»
more Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans, to be outfitted for autonomous driving,
as the
company marches closer to launching a self - driving taxi service in certain localities later this year.
As companies like Amazon announce same - day delivery in the UK, Sunday delivery, and more, booksellers have been feeling the pinch as consumers click - to - buy and find their packages waiting for them after wor
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announce same - day delivery in the UK, Sunday delivery, and
more, booksellers have been feeling the pinch
as consumers click - to - buy and find their packages waiting for them after wor
as consumers click - to - buy and find their packages waiting for them after work.
Towards that, the
company has
announced they will now be releasing
more parts of the webOS 3.0.5 for developers to be able to modify
as they see fit.
Acer has
announced two new Windows 8 tablets at the Computex tradeshow in Taipie on Monday,
as the
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