Tokyo (AFP) – As Japan celebrates the year of the dog, electronics giant Sony on Thursday unleashed its new robot canine companion, packed with artificial intelligence and internet connectivity. Old dog, new tricks: Sony unleashes ‘intelligent’ robot pet The sleek ivory-white puppy-sized “aibo” robot shook its head and wagged its tail as if waking from…
Sad news for those of us that have been around a while, I have had several Hobbico models and many many bits and pieces from them over the years. The NexSTAR model in RC Simulator RealFlight must have launched a thousand hobbyists. Hobbico announced today that they are filing for restructuring under Chapter 11 of…
BENGALURU: Paytm‘s parent company One97 Communications’ restructuring exercise wherein it separated its online retail from its payments business has helped it pare losses by over 40% to Rs 900 crore in financial year 2016-17 from Rs 1,548 crore in FY16, according to the company’s filings with the Registrar of Companies (RoC). The company had hived…
The government has made contingency plans for the collapse of Carillion, the UKs second largest construction company and a key provider of public services. The troubled contractor which has 20,000 UK staff and is an important supplier to the government, including a contract for work on the HS2 rail link held crunch talks with its…
Arash Massoudi and Nic Fildes in London and Harriet Agnew in Paris January 10, 2018 Shares in Altice NV, the acquisitive global telecoms group that is fighting to shore up investor support, dropped more than 7 per cent on Wednesday, as analysts focused on a revenue warning that overshadowed plans to break up the company.…
by Julia Payne and Ahmad Ghaddar Noble Group is closing down its London oil desk and winding down its Asia oil operations, sources familiar with the matter said, as heavy losses and high debt force what was once Asia’s biggest commodities trader to restructure. The closures follow the sale of its larger US oil trading…
JOHANNESBURG – Old Mutual is a step closer to restructuring its business after it was given the green light yesterday by the Competition Commission, on condition that it allocate R500 million to a new ring-fenced Enterprise Supplier Development Fund. Old Mutual Emerging Markets (Omem) said yesterday that the recommendation for approval by the Competition Commission to…
Shares of Magma Fincorp gained 3.5 percent intraday Wednesday as IIFL initiated coverage on the stock with buy rating for a target at Rs 220 per share. The firm believe that the companys business performance is at an inflexion point. The larger part of business restructuring is complete, while the disbursements growth is gradually improving,…
George Osbornes favourite burger chain is expected to close at least 15 restaurants under a restructuring plan. Byron, where the burgers are as posh as the former chancellor, has 67 restaurants plus nine non-operational leasehold sites, but it has struggled in a competitive market. It has submitted proposals to its landlords and other creditors seeking…
Image copyright Getty Images Burger chain Byron could close up to 20 restaurants as part of a financial rescue proposal. Accountancy firm KPMG, which is handling the restructuring, confirmed the plan, which would also involve cutting rent payments at other outlets. Any deal would need approval from Byron’s creditors, who will vote on the plan…