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McLaren’s once-a-decade debut augurs hybrid supercar future

Bloomberg McLaren Automotive’s first new vehicle chassis in a decade will carry a big burden, underpinning the supercar maker’s transition to all-electrified powertrains. The first of the gas-electric hybrid models built off the carbon fiber architecture will debut next year, McLaren said in a statement. Its composites technology center in Northern England’s Sheffield region developed the chassis and will produce ...

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Google, Facebook dump plans for undersea cable

Bloomberg Google and Facebook Inc. dropped plans for an undersea cable between the US and Hong Kong after the Trump administration said Beijing might use the link to collect information on Americans. But the companies quickly submitted a revised proposal that includes links to Taiwan and the Philippines, as envisioned in the application that was withdrawn last week. The new ...

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Alphabet’s Verily to use big data for health insurance

Bloomberg Verily, the Alphabet Inc. life sciences unit that’s previously targeted mosquito-borne illness and launched Covid-19 testing programs, is getting into the health insurance business. The San Francisco Bay Area company announced a new subsidiary named Coefficient Insurance that will also be backed by Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance unit of Swiss Re Group. The company will sell ...

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