By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) – Self-driving tech company Pony.ai, backed by Toyota Motor Corp, said on Monday its next-generation technology for robotaxis will be using lidars made by Luminar Technologies, Inc. Lidars are...
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BioNTech to build mRNA vaccine manufacturing site in Singapore
By Ludwig Burger and Caroline Copley BERLIN (Reuters) -BioNTech plans to set up a regional centre and a new factory in Singapore for its vaccines, it said on Monday, boosting its presence in Asia as a debate over patents rages and...
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Panasonic forecasts profit jump helped by Tesla batteries
TOKYO (Reuters) -Panasonic Corp expects operating profit to jump by almost a third this business year as economic recovery from coronavirus lockdowns spurs demand for equipment and components, including automotive batteries used by Tesla,...
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Investors chide Toyota’s Toyoda for questioning combustion car ban
By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) – Some Toyota Motor shareholders have criticized its President Akio Toyoda for questioning Japan’s plans to ban conventional cars only days after the firm said it was reviewing its climate...
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Australia’s Star eyes Crown in $7 billion play, vies with private equity
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian casino operator Star Entertainment Group on Monday proposed an all-stock buyout of larger rival Crown Resorts Ltd that it valued at A$9 billion ($7 billion), taking on two private equity giants...
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Japan’s first-quarter GDP likely slipped back into decline as new COVID curbs hit: Reuters poll
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy likely shrank in the first quarter as the hit to consumption from coronavirus curbs offset the boost from robust global demand, a Reuters poll showed, highlighting the...
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