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Mercedes-Benz: Europe likely won’t be ready for all-electric sales by 2030

By Victoria Waldersee MUNICH (Reuters) -Mercedes-Benz does not expect its sales in Europe to be all-electric by 2030 but will have its line-up ready, Chief Executive Ola Kaellenius said in an interview at the Munich car show. The premium carmaker has long said it is targeting all-electric sales by 2030 “where markets allow”, saying customers …

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Binance global head of product Mayur Kamat resigns

(Reuters) -Binance’s global head of product, Mayur Kamat, has resigned amid a string of executive exits and job cuts at the cryptocurrency exchange, a spokesperson for the company told Reuters on Monday. Kamat’s exit follows a recent executive exodus from Binance that includes Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Hillmann and General Counsel Hon Ng. The cryptocurrency …

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Russian court fines Tinder, Twitch for refusing to localise data

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court on Monday fined Match Group, which operates Tinder, 10 million roubles ($104,000) and streaming service Twitch 13 million roubles ($135,000) for repeated failure to localise data in accordance with Russian law. ($1 = 96.4950 roubles) (Reporting by Reuters; writing by Felix Light)

Wood Group, Harbour Energy partner for UK North Sea operations

(Reuters) -British oilfield services firm Wood Group has signed an agreement worth around $330 million with UK North Sea oil and gas producer Harbour Energy that will create hundreds of jobs at its operations in Aberdeen, Scotland, and offshore. Under the agreement, Wood will provide engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services for a number of …

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Continental integrates Google Cloud into vehicle cockpit

MUNICH (Reuters) – Continental will integrate Google Cloud services into its vehicle cockpit system, the company said on Monday, enabling drivers to ask the vehicle for assistance such as context on nearby sights or information on the vehicle while driving. The two companies will use artificial intelligence to create a dialogue system in Continental’s high-performance …

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Permira to buy UK pharma services firm Ergomed for $886 million

(Reuters) -European private equity firm, Permira, has agreed to buy British biopharmaceutical services company Ergomed for about 703.1 million pounds ($886.40 million), the two firms said on Monday, in the latest UK healthcare deal this year. Shares in London-listed Ergomed soared as much as 28% to an eight-month high of 1,342 pence in early trade. …

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Volkswagen has set up half of EV fast chargers planned until 2025

MUNICH (Reuters) – Volkswagen, Europe’s largest carmaker, is making progress with the rollout of its network of electric vehicle fast chargers, the group’s board member in charge of technology said on Monday. Thomas Schmall told journalists at the IAA car show in Munich that half of the 40,000 fast chargers Volkswagen plans to install until …

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