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Electric cars are getting louder. Here's why
As electric vehicles continue to gain popularity, a conceivable problem is the lack of sound that their quiet engines make. Now, carmakers are trying to change that, to avoid mishaps, as governments around the world ask them to turn up the volume
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Why saving WeWork will be hard
As Softbank takes control of WeWork, it wants the coworking space company to slow its growth, focus on its core business — leasing office space, refurbishing it and renting it to "members" — and devote its energy to major markets like New York and San Francisco
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What happens if lenders can't resolve DHFL issue by December? Recognition of NPA
Lenders are seeking to acquire 61 percent stake in DHFL by conversion of debt, price to be decided under ICDR regulations
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HCL Tech's $1.8 billion software play gets off to modest start in Q2
Analysts say that revenue for the software unit, with products acquired from IBM, may have fallen short of projections
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Tesla reports profit for quarter, sending shares soaring
Tesla seems to have shaken off many of its troubles, and detailed a suddenly robust position when it reported $143 million in net income in the third quarter, defying analysts' expectations of a loss
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Big tech for Big Mac: McDonald's taps into AI, ML to drive sales
As fast-food sales decline across the increasingly competitive restaurant industry, McDonald's is looking for new ways to lure customers, and has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to acquire technology companies that specialise in artificial intelligence and machine learning
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WeWork accepts bailout from SoftBank
The multibillion-dollar takeover would enable SoftBank, which has already pumped billions into the company, to wrest control from Adam Neumann, WeWork's co-founder and former chief executive
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Nike's Chief Executive, Mark Parker, is stepping down
The announcement came hours after Under Armour's Kevin Plank resigned as CEO. Nike's Parker will be replaced by ServiceNow's John Donahoe early next year
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Total-Adani Gas deal gives boost to natural gas market
India is an "attractive outlet" for French oil major Total, and India's ballooning middle class could propel energy demand
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WeWork considers rescue plans from SoftBank and JPMorgan
The cash-starved shared office space startup could choose between two competing financial rescue packages as early as Tuesday, at a critical time for the company