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NASA expands purchase of commercial Earth-observation data with latest award
Maxar image posted Sept. 11, 2023, of New York City and One World Trade Center. Credit: Maxar Technologies SAN FRANCISCO — In a dramatic expansion of the Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program, NASA announced Oct. 2 that seven companies will compete for contracts with a maximum value of $476 million over five years. Airbus DS
How to Ship Equipment You Purchase Overseas
Daily Haulers Blog Daily Blog How to Ship Equipment You Purchase Overseas To The U.S. William Thomas Senior Logistics Manager Perhaps you have purchased pre-owned construction equipment from a seller located in a foreign country. Or you've placed the winning bid on some equipment at an auction overseas. There are various factors to consider while
Amazon’s MGM purchase made it one of the biggest Oscar contenders overnight
The competitive streaming landscape has been transformed in just the last few weeks, and those changes will be on display at the Academy Awards on March 27.Amazon’s acquisition of MGM and its Amazon Prime Video arm has vaulted the company into close competition with the likes of Netflix (27 Oscar nominations) and Apple Original Films/Apple…
Microsoft set to purchase Activision Blizzard in $68.7 billion deal
Microsoft announced plans on Tuesday morning to purchase gaming mega-publisher Activision Blizzard for a record-setting $68.7 billion. When finalized, the acquisition would bring franchises like Call of Duty, Overwatch, Diablo, World of Warcraft, Starcraft, and many more under the umbrella of the Xbox maker. Today's announcement follows Microsoft's $7.8 billion acquisition of Bethesda, announced just 15 months…
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What Influences a B2B Purchase Decision? [Infographic]
An article from What’s the best way for B2B-focused businesses to get their products and services in front of key decision-makers on social media, which is largely focused on B2C, and reaching general consumers with promotions and ads? The answer most would lean on is LinkedIn, which operates the largest interconnected network of professionals the…
Zillow’s purchase of ShowingTime closes
Zillow on Thursday completed its $500 million acquisition of ShowingTime, which real estate agents use to schedule home viewings, as federal regulators did not extend their window to review the deal. The Seattle-based home listings platform had announced buying the Chicago-headquartered schedule making app in February during the company’s annual earnings call. However, the Federal…
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is deploying a new retrospective facial-recognition (RFR) technology in the next three months, allowing the force to process biometric information contained in historic images from CCTV, social media and other sources. Unlike live facial-recognition (LFR) technology, which the MPS began deploying operationally in January 2020, RFR is applied to already-captured…