Volkswagen, el primer productor automovilístico de Europa, sufrió en el tercer trimestre una pérdida de 1.673 millones de euros, frente al beneficio de 2.971 millones de euros del mismo periodo de 2014, tras el escándalo de manipulación de gases contaminantes en motores diésel.
El Ayuntamiento de la capital de Ecuador y la empresa Metro de Quito han adjudicado hoy al consorcio formado por Acciona y la brasileña Odebrecht la construcción de la segunda fase del metro de la ciudad por un importe de 1.538 millones de dólares (unos 1.390 millones de euros).
El proyecto de la primera línea de metro tiene un coste total de 2.009,8 millones de dólares e incluye la primera fase, también adjudicada a Acciona, y esta segunda fase.
Google today announced the launch of an early access program for Brillo, the open-source Android-based operating system intended for Internet-connected devices.
Ponen en marcha un sistema basado en el Internet de las cosas para mejora la rentabilidad de un negocio que moverá 61.000 millones de euros en 2020.
El tiempo que los trabajadores de Nueva York permanecieron esperando a los ascensores solo en 2010 equivale a 16,6 años. Esta cifra, traducida en horas de productividad, supone una pérdida de negocio extraordinaria para las compañías.
Budding programmers and tech tinkerers will be able to buy customized versions of the Raspberry Pi microcomputer, thanks to a partnership with Element14.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation’s commercial subsidiary, Raspberry Pi Trading, will offer the main Raspberry Pi board to third-party original equipment manufacturers who can create customized versions of the device to sell themselves. This may involve reconfiguring the layout, adding new interfaces, or boosting its memory.
Los 'padrinos' de Abengoa han comenzado a hacer su labor de 'lobby' para que la banca haga un último esfuerzo con el fin de salvar a la compañía. Según han confirmado altas instancias de las entidades acreedoras, el rey emérito Juan Carlos y miembros del Gobierno de Mariano Rajoyse han puesto en contacto con Ana Botín e Isidro Fainé, entre otros presidentes de bancos, para pedir sensibilidad hacia la empresa de ingeniería ante su grave situación financiera.
Chronic pain and tendon inflammation could be directly linked to high cholesterol, according to a study by the University of Canberra. EurActiv Spain reports.
The study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, found that inflammation caused by the accumulation of cholesterol in the cells of the immune system could be a major factor in tendinitis and chronic pain.
After analysing 1,607 scientific articles on the subject, published between 1973 and 2014, the researchers concluded that people with tendon problems tend to have higher levels of fat (lipids) in their blood.
GE employs people in 175 countries across a half dozen industries and in more time zones than we can keep track of. So you might think modifying the culture at a company this vast from a this-is-how-we’ve-always-done-it methodology to one that rewards risk taking would take a lifetime.
But it’s taken Janice Semper, who works in GE’s HR department, less than 18 months to significantly modernize the company’s processes. And now she’s evangelizing the radical shifts her innovation team has been able to implement at GE.
In just a few years, the sharing (or access or gig) economy is already casting a shadow over numerous industries. But while the “sharing” aspect is emphasized, data and analytics is critical to making the sharing actually work.
Yes, the basic idea of sharing is appealing and feels right. We’ve heard it promoted since we were toddlers with toys or cookies. As adults, the idea still resonates — why squander our unused resources that someone else can use (and give us money for!), if only we knew how to connect with a person who needs them? Not only are there potential monetary benefits, the idea of reduced waste (of time, natural resources, etc.) is enticing.
The world of superconductivity is in uproar. Last year, Mikhail Eremets and a couple of pals from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany, made the extraordinary claim that they had seen hydrogen sulphide superconducting at -70 °C. That’s some 20 degrees hotter than any other material—a huge increase over the current record.
