C'est du jamais vu depuis 1991, c'est-à-dire depuis l'expansion économique et la frénésie de consommation qui avait suivi la réunification. L'Allemagne, championne mondiale de l'export depuis trois décennies, a affiché un commerce extérieur des biens dans le rouge au mois de mai pour la première fois en trente et un ans. Le déficit commercial de l'Allemagne a atteint 1 milliard d'euros, alors que le pays avait enregistré un excédent de 13,4 milliards d'euros il y a exactement un an.
Schneider Electric, has entered into an agreement with Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company, a global producer of complete industrial thermal systems for the sale of its Eurotherm business unit. Eurotherm is a global provider of temperature and power control and measurement solutions, with a headcount of about 650 people.
They’re everywhere you look — pinkies intertwined on a playground, trusting handshakes, loving vows.
Most, if not all, of our collaborative efforts and therefore most of our major successes as a species have come to fruition because of the promises we make to one another.
While we may not think much of them at first, each kept promise throughout history has acted as a brick of trust in the greater relationship we have built as humans. Just the same, broken promises are behind some of the most painful experiences known, from heartbreak to war.
The capability, unveiled at Amazon's Re:Mars conference in Las Vegas, is in development and would allow the virtual assistant to mimic the voice of a specific person based on a less than a minute of provided recording.
Rohit Prasad, senior vice president and head scientist for Alexa, said at the event Wednesday that the desire behind the feature was to build greater trust in the interactions users have with Alexa by putting more "human attributes of empathy and affect."
Tesla Inc. laid off hundreds of workers on its Autopilot team as the electric-vehicle maker shuttered a California facility, according to people familiar with the matter, one of the larger known cuts amid a broad workforce reduction.
Affected employees were notified Tuesday, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private information. Teams at the San Mateo office were tasked with evaluating customer vehicle data related to the Autopilot driver-assistance features and performing so-called data labeling.
Revenues of $1.2 billion reflect strong aftermarket performance and 21 aircraft deliveries, well on track towards full year guidance of more than 120 deliveries.
Adjusted EBITDA(1) rose to $167 million, a 36% year-over-year improvement fueled by Global 7500 margin expansion, execution of cost reduction plan and higher contributions from aftermarket. First quarter reported EBIT from continuing operations was $85 million.
The German operator association Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe (NWL), which manages part of the rail transport services in the North Rhine-Westphalia region, has placed its trust in CAF once again, with an agreement to extend the contract awarded last year. In this case, the extension consists of the supply of 10 battery-powered trains, as well as fleet maintenance for a term of 33 years. This extension amounts to a value of approximately €170 million.
The body shop specialist thyssenkrupp Automotive Body Solutions is acquiring a stake in cap-on GmbH, a start-up company from Bavaria specializing in digital "pay-per-use" services. Together, the two companies aim to establish new financing and digital usage concepts in the capital-intensive plant and industrial goods business in the future. thyssenkrupp Automotive Body Solutions has acquired a minority stake in cap-on for this purpose and is advising the startup company on the design of its service offering for industrial customers.
