Allianz, a German multinational financial services company, has entered into an agreement with Brazilian insurance company SulAmérica to acquire the latter’s automobile and other property-casualty operations for €667 million. Through the acquisition, Allianz will grow its geographical presence in Brazil, becoming one of the top three insurers with a market share of around 15% in […]
Gaming hardware manufacturing company Razer will open RazerStore Las Vegas (LV) next month at The LINQ Promenade, marking its retail expansion into Las Vegas. RazerStore Las Vegas opening date will be 7 September 2019. RazerStore Las Vegas is considered to be the world’s biggest RazerStore to date and its second in the country after San […]
PetroChina Guangdong Petrochemical Company, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), has selected Honeywell UOP’s advanced heavy oil processing technology for its integrated Chinese petrochemical complex in Guangdong province. Honeywell UOP will provide process technology, engineering design, key equipment, catalysts and adsorbents, operator training, technical services for startup and continuing operation. Bryan Glover – […]
US pizza restaurant chain Domino’s Pizza has opened a new workspace called Domino’s Innovation Garage at Domino’s Farms in Ann Arbor, Detroit. Domino’s Innovation Garage will enable the cross-functional teams of the pizza restaurant chain to collaborate, create and test new ideas to take the brand to the next level. The two-story building features an […]
US-based Tampa General Hospital, in partnership with GE Healthcare, has opened CareComm, a new center to improve patient care and decrease costs using human and artificial intelligence (AI). CareComm uses GE-developed technology and consists of 20 artificial intelligence apps, video walls with 38 large screens, 32 work stations, multiple computer systems, and a multi-disciplinary clinical […]
Sodexo through its strategic venture capital vehicle, Sodexo Ventures, has invested in corporate catering platform Meican to further strengthen food services of Sodexo, and boost the Chinese food service industry. Meican is a Chinese technology company focused on digital food solutions in the corporate environment. On the other hand, Sodexo is a French food services […]
Image-enabled health information exchange (HIE) solutions provider eHealth Technologies has released a new technology to make prior medical images available to clinicians, radiologists, and specialists when a patient is scheduled or presents for treatment. eHealth Connect Image Exchange Automated Imaging Workflow will make all external, relevant images available immediately in a local picture archiving and […]
Global private equity firm OpenGate Capital has acquired a majority stake in US software company InRule Technology which provides a decision management platform and business rules management system (BRMS). The acquisition of a majority stake in InRule Technology marks OpenGate’s fifth investment in 2019 through its second institutional fund. InRule Technology’s BRMS is designed for […]
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe (SMBC) has selected Exiger’s artificial intelligence-powered technology DDIQ to strengthen the bank’s know your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) requirements in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. DDIQ platform, deployed throughout SMBC’s client onboarding and monitoring processes, comprehends and evaluates content with cognitive reasoning to improve […]
Japanese video game company Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has agreed to acquire its long-time partner and game developer Insomniac Games to further improve gaming experience and innovation in game development exclusively for the PlayStation platforms. The developer of PlayStation 4’s Marvel’s Spider-Man and PlayStation Spyro the Dragon, Ratchet & Clank, and Resistance franchises will join […]