Thoughts & Updates
Amazon Courting CPG Firms. Big Box Retailers Should Be Very Worried
Jeff Bezos has just become world’s second richest person in the world, thanks to Amazon’s recent stock surge propelled by the company’s plan to purchase Middle East online retailer Souq.com. There are essentially two inorganic ways to expand an already large company:...
Boeing 737 MAX Takes First Flight
Fifty years after its first flight, the Boeing 737 line of aircrafts is taking in an infusion of fresh blood. The new 737-MAX 9 took its first flight last Thursday. It is Boeing’s new fuel-efficient, long-range successor to the 737-900. Boeing has committed to making...
Android Pay Joins The Mobile Payment Party
According to a Google Blog entry, Android Pay now integrates with cards from Bank of America, Bank of New Zealand, Discover, mBank, and USAA. Customers of these banks don’t have to download the Android Pay app. They can use Android Pay from banking apps. Android Pay...
Toshiba Inside?
Once the shining star of a prized Japanese industrial giant, Toshiba now doubts its ability to survive, thanks to the failure of its American nuclear subsidiary. Westinghouse Electric filed for bankruptcy last month after repeated miss of deadlines and loss of...
GM To Add 1100 Jobs In California
GM is testing more than 50 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles with self-driving capabilities these days. You can see those vehicles in San Francisco, Detroit metro area, and Scottsdale, AZ. GM acquired Cruise, a startup in San Francisco, for over $1 billion last year....
T-Mobile, Dish, Comcast Win FCC Auction
Today, the FCC has announced the results of the world’s first broadcast incentive auction. By making valuable “low-band” airwaves available for wireless mobile use, the FCC intends to ease the congestion of wireless networks, preparing for the arrival of the fifth...