Vista, Blackstone buying software maker Smartsheet for about $8.4 billion
Private equity firms Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone are buying software maker Smartsheet for approximately $8.4 billion in cash.
Sep 24, 2024
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What the e-scooter ban tells us about Australia's circular economy
Over the last couple of years, e-scooters have become a staple throughout Melbourne's central business district, with the rent-and-ride model offering many Victorians a convenient, accessible and environmentally friendly ...
Sep 24, 2024
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How floating solar panels on wastewater ponds could help solve NZ's electricity security crisis
Wastewater ponds may seem an unlikely place to look for solutions to New Zealand's electricity security crisis. But their underutilized surfaces could help tackle two problems at once—high power prices and algal growth.
Sep 24, 2024
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Amazon workers in NC take big step toward union election
After more than two-and-a-half years of organizing, pro-union workers and advocates are advancing their campaign to unionize the massive Amazon warehouse in Garner, North Carolina.
Sep 24, 2024
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Scotland's net zero truck fleets need charging points on busy freight routes, report finds
Scotland's truck stops, fleet depots, lorry parks and ports can help road freight operators switch to all-electric fleets by installing vehicle charging points, new research from Heriot-Watt University suggests.
Sep 24, 2024
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Union says new Boeing pay offer 'missed the mark'
Union negotiators slammed Boeing's new offer to lift hourly wages for striking workers by 30 percent on Monday, saying it "missed the mark" and won't be voted on by members.
Sep 24, 2024
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The future of delivery with transformative drones for low-altitude economy
The emerging low-altitude economy brings unconventional opportunities for urban and economic development, including revolutionizing parcel delivery. Researchers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have utilized ...
Sep 23, 2024
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Clean technology mandates can slash prices and carbon emissions to spark cascade of positive tipping points
Governments can start a global cascade of "positive tipping points" to cut prices and carbon emissions by using mandates to switch investment from polluting fossil fuels to clean technologies, according to a new report launched ...
Sep 23, 2024
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Murdoch's REA ups offer for property website Rightmove
REA Group, the Australian online property website majority-owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp empire, said Monday it has made a third multi-billion-pound offer to buy British peer Rightmove.
Sep 23, 2024
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Biden administration seeks to ban Chinese, Russian tech in US autonomous vehicles
The Commerce Department said Monday it's seeking a ban on the sale of connected and autonomous vehicles in the U.S. that are equipped with Chinese and Russian software and hardware with the stated goal of protecting national ...
Sep 23, 2024
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