Bloomberg While many other technology giants embrace the metaverse as the next frontier of growth, Sundar Pichai sees Google’s future in its oldest offering: internet search. “I feel fortunate our mission is timeless,” Pichai, who is chief executive officer of Google and its parent, Alphabet Inc, said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Emily Chang for the Bloomberg New Economy ...

Bloomberg Microsoft Corp has turned on a series of data centers at three sites in Sweden that run entirely on green energy through a partnership with state-owned utility Vattenfall AB. The Swedish computer halls, covering a total area of nearly 900 acres, are the latest in the company’s expansion to meet the huge appetite from businesses for secure cloud services. ...

Bloomberg Audi is exploring deals with British sports car-maker McLaren Group as the German manufacturer looks for ways to enter Formula 1 racing and promote its electric-car technology. The manufacturer plans to study the financials of McLaren in the coming weeks to help decide on potential transactions, according to people familiar with the matter. Volkswagen AG’s premium brand previously floated ...

Bloomberg After seven years of false starts, delays and management changes, Apple is going full throttle on developing an electric car. Under its new leader, Apple Watch software chief Kevin Lynch, the team behind the car project is now pushing hard to debut a product by 2025. It’s trying to build a vehicle that, without a steering wheel and pedals, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the death of the country’s former president Frederick de Klerk. HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and HH Sheikh Mohamed bin ...

DUBAI / WAM The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) on Wednesday announced that it will host three country-focused conferences in partnership with the United Kingdom, Australia and Italy. The summit will highlight the main drivers of development in manufacturing, encourage greater cross-border investment, foster innovation, and drive global skills development. The conferences will draw on global leaders from government ...

DUBAI / WAM On the fourth day of the Dubai Airshow 2021, the Ministry of Defence announced the conclusion of seven deals worth AED1,742,429,000.00 with local and international companies. This brings the total deals concluded during the first four days to 23 deals, with a total value of AED22, 523,874,000.00. The deals of the first day amounted to AED5,239,207,000.00, the ...

DUBAI / WAM Edge Group entity, EPI, the precision engineering backbone of UAE’s aerospace and defence industry, on Wednesday announced renewal of its longstanding partnership with Airbus subsidiary Stelia Aerospace, to manufacture high-quality precision engineered metallic aircraft components for A320, A330 and A340 families. The signed contract renewal testifies to the synergies the two companies have shared in past and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Engineering, one of the world’s leading aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services provider based in Abu Dhabi, has been awarded a heavy maintenance contract by Virgin Australia for its Boeing 737 fleet. The scope of the contract covers heavy maintenance and modifications on more than 30 nose to tail aircraft for the largest airline ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), on Wednesday launched a new global renewable energy and green hydrogen venture between Adnoc ...