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- BYD Growing Faster Than Tesla - EVs Good for Suppliers, ICE Not - GM Tops In R and D Spending - California To Ban ICE Trucks, Diesel Locomotives - Toyota #1 Trade-In for Used EVs - GM Adds Vice Admiral to Board - Stretch Limos Going Extinct - Toyota 6x6 Fights EV Fires - Uber Shares Strange Items Left in Its Cars
- BYD Growing Faster Than Tesla - EVs Good for Suppliers, ICE Not - GM Tops In R and D Spending - California To Ban ICE Trucks, Diesel Locomotives - Toyota #1 Trade-In for Used EVs - GM Adds Vice Admiral to Board - Stretch Limos Going Extinct - Toyota 6x6 Fights EV Fires - Uber Shares Strange Items Left in Its Cars
In this podcast, we take a look at how the publicly traded OEMs stack up when looking at R&D spend as a percentage of ag equipment sales. Noah Newman joins us from the FIRA show in Fresno, Calif., in the Technology Corner to discuss GUSS Automation. Also in this episode: Claas talks about their dealer network and we look at the first 9-months of large ag equipment sales for 2022.
- Mercedes Prepares for Natural Gas Shortage - GM Doubles Down on Autonomous Cars - Stellantis Lands Battery Plant in Canada - Tesla Still Faces Water Issues in Berlin - Mercedes To Focus More on Digital and Sustainable Solutions - Mercedes Shows Automated Valet Parking - Volvo XC60 Recharge T8 Extended Range Impressions - Ranking Global OEMs by R and D Spending
- Mercedes Prepares for Natural Gas Shortage- GM Doubles Down on Autonomous Cars- Stellantis Lands Battery Plant in Canada- Tesla Still Faces Water Issues in Berlin- Mercedes To Focus More on Digital and Sustainable Solutions- Mercedes Shows Automated Valet Parking- Volvo XC60 Recharge T8 Extended Range Impressions- Ranking Global OEMs by R and D Spending
In Today's Episode: We take a look back at the Black Arrow rocket, which flew Prospero to space 50 years ago this week; Space Forge cut the ribbon on a new facility; Astroscale team up with MDA and Thales Alenia Space on a UKSA funded feasibility study; Government announced R&D Spending increase with comment from the Minister; and ESA are looking to celebrate European space enthusiasts, educators and communicators. We'll talk about how you could win some incredible prizes. Today's #JoboftheWeek comes from Oxford Space Systems. Find us on https://Patreon.com/GiantLeap for unique membership perks such as access to our discord server and early roundup releases! If you'd like to feature your job as Job of the week, or you simply need to either visit our awesome space merch store; or find out more about other formats, head over to https://Giant-Leap.Space! #JoboftheWeek Link: https://oxford.zohorecruit.eu/recruit/Portal.na?iframe=false&digest=yvq63P39lvrWDf8ux5d0dN%405tAQ0enTMhYHZI4E.qa4
Tracking internal success in federal agencies Danny Werfel, former acting IRS commissioner and former OMB controller, discusses the latest numbers for the best places to work in the federal government and advice for agencies based on the results Reviewing the future of the defense budget request Mackenzie Eaglen, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses negotiations between Congress and the Defense Department about research, development and technology The debate over the future of the federal workforce Donald Kettl, Sid Richardson professor at the LBJ School, details four recommendations for revamping the federal workforce to focus primarily on the mission of government
Note: I accidentally uploaded Episode 74 again originally instead of this new episode. It's now been fixed. Apologies! --- This is Episode 75 of the Tech Narratives Podcast, for October 11, 2017. If you're enjoying the podcast, you might also enjoy a subscription to the Tech Narratives site just as much (or possibly even more). There's a 30-day free trial, and after that it's $10/month. You can read more about what a subscription gets you at www.technarratives.com/become-a-subscriber/ Below is a listing of the news stories covered, the Tech Narratives item, and the source for each: 1. Qualcomm Fined $773m by Taiwan for Antitrust Violations TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2XR Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-11/qualcomm-fined-773-million-in-taiwan-for-antitrust-violations 2. Amazon Debuts Way for Teens to Buy Stuff on Parents’ Accounts With Approval TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2XY Source Link at TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/11/amazon-introduces-a-way-for-teens-to-independently-shop-its-site-following-parents-approval/ 3. Oculus Announces $199 Standalone Headset, Other Hardware and Software News TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Y5 Source Link at Oculus: https://www.oculus.com/blog/pioneering-the-frontier-of-vr-introducing-oculus-go-plus-santa-cruz-updates/ 4. Indian Ride Sharing Service Ola Raises $1.1bn from Tencent, SoftBank, Others TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Yv Source Link at TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/10/ola-raises-1-1b-from-tencent-and-softbank/ 5. Alibaba Announces $15 Billion R&D Spending on AI, IoT, Quantum Computing TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2YC Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-11/alibaba-to-double-r-d-spending-to-15-billion-over-3-years 6. Amazon Adds Basic Voice Recognition and Personalization to Echo Devices TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2YJ Source Link at The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/10/11/16460120/amazon-echo-multi-user-voice-new-feature 7. California Amends Rules to Allow Testing of Cars Without Human Drivers on Roads TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2YV Source Link at The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/11/16458850/self-driving-car-california-dmv-regulations 8. AT&T Pre-Announces 300k DirecTV Now Adds, 90k Pay TV Losses in Q3 TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Z0 Source Link at AT&T: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732717/000073271717000086/oct_11.htm 9. Lyft Announces 500m Total Rides, 100m in Past Three Months TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Z8 Source Link at Lyft: https://blog.lyft.com/posts/2017/10/10/half-a-billion-rides-and-counting 10. Bloomberg Reports DoJ Lawyers Likely to View Sprint-T-Mobile Merger Skeptically TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Zg Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-11/sprint-s-revived-push-for-t-mobile-hurtles-toward-old-u-s-foes Five additional news items mentioned on the podcast: Facebook Russia Questions: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/technology/facebook-election.html?_r=1 CBS and Star Trek: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-10-11/are-trekkies-the-key-to-cbs-s-future Qualcomm Antitrust Backgrounder: http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2017/10/11/qualcomm-antirust-war-patent-licensing-issues/id=88891/ Evernote Interview: https://www.cnet.com/news/evernote-raised-prices-got-more-of-us-to-sign-up/ Uber Legal Troubles: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-10-11/uber-pushed-the-limits-of-the-law-now-comes-the-reckoning I welcome your feedback. You can find me on Twitter at @jandawson or @technarratives, or email me at jan@jackdawresearch.com.
- ZF Takes Over TRW - Tesla Wins MA Court Battle - Toyota Boosts Tacoma Production - GM Ups Mid-size Truck Production - R and D Spending per Cars Sold
- Recalls Hurt Hertz’s Bottom-line - Thieves Target EV Charging Stations - Honda Blasts Competitors - Car Sharing Going Luxury - OEM R and D Spending
Apple Full-Time Staff Up from 49,400 in FY2010 to 60,400 in FY2011 / Apple Grows R-and-D Spending from 1.8-Billion Dollars in FY2010 to 2.4-Billion Dollars in FY2011 / Apple Nearly Doubling CapEx to Eight-Billion-Dollars in FY2012 / Sprint CEO Says iPhone Deal is for Four Years; Valued at 15.5-Billion Dollars / Sprint CEO Praises Efficiency iPhone Data Use / Forrester Reverses Years-Long Stance; Suggests Enterprise IT Support the Mac for Those Who Want It / Apple Issues Aperture Update; Printer Driver Updates for HP and Epson Machines / NYT: Bilton Says Siri the Key to Steve Jobs Cracking the Connected TV Experience / Samsung Granted Appeal Hearing in Australian Galaxy Tab 10.1 Injunction / HP Decides to Stay in the PC Business / HP Plans to Get Back Into Tablets with Windows 8; Leaves Fate of webOS in the Air / Motorola Mobility Only Ships 100-Thousand Xooms in 3Q
The UAW is urging its colleagues to vote "no" on continuing the two-tier payment plan. The car market in China is cooling off faster than expected with one analyst expecting sales to grow just 1% this year. Heavy truck sales in the U.S. and Canada were up over 30% last month. All that and more, plus we take a look at which car company spends the most amount of money on research and development.
German assembly lines are humming even as new-vehicle sales slow down in Europe. With the exception of the United States, China now spends more money on research and development than any other country in the world. GM’s performance parts division just introduced the most powerful small-block V-8 it’s ever engineered. All that and more, plus a look at Lexus’ latest luxury hybrid, the CT 200h.