Amazon has plans to drop off packages directly into shoppers’ homes. The world’s largest online retailer on Wednesday announced Amazon Key, a lock and camera system that users control remotely to let delivery associates slip goods into their houses. Customers can create temporary passcodes for friends and other services professionals to enter as well. The move, in the … [Read more...]
75 Years on the Job American Airlines Mechanic Still Shows Up Early to Work
Azriel “Al” Blackman got his first job at an airline, he was a 16-year-old high school graduate making $0.50 per hour as an apprentice in the sheet metal shop. Seventy-five years and countless airplanes later, Blackman, an employee of American Airlines, was recognized Tuesday with a celebration in New York and the dedication of one of American’s Boeing 777s in his … [Read more...]
McCormick to buy French’s Mustard in $4.2B deal
Spice maker McCormick & Co. Inc. has announced it will buy French's Mustard for more than $4 billion. The Baltimore-based company said Tuesday it will acquire the French's, Frank's Red Hot Sauce and Cattlemen's brands from British food company Reckitt Benckiser. The acquisition of French's and "other beloved products enables McCormick to become a one-stop shop for … [Read more...]
CH-53K King Stallion flight testing moves to Naval Air Station Patuxent River
July 5 (NAP) -- The CH-53K King Super Stallion has completed its first phase of test flights from West Palm Beach, Fla. to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD. as it transitions to its next test phase, Lockheed Martin announced on Wednesday. The flight was over 800 miles with a total flight time of six hours and is the first of a planned series of long-range flight tests … [Read more...]
Reckitt Benckiser pays $16.6 billion dollars for Mead Johnson
Reckitt Benckiser acquired the American producer of baby food Mead Johnson for $16.6 billion dollars, in a transaction which would lead the British Group in a new direction and it would increase the business in the emerging markets, informs Reuters. Reckitt Benckiser, which produces things like the Nurofen tablets, the deodorant Air Wick and the condoms Durex, announced that it … [Read more...]
Kylie Minogue wins the battle against Kylie Jenner for the brand name ‘Kylie’
The Australian artist Kylie Minogue obtained a victory in the dispute with the American reality-star Kylie Jenner about the use of the common name Kylie as a registered trademark in the advertising campaigns on the territory of the USA, writes UPI. The trademarks and patent office in the USA rejected the request of Kylie Jenner, reports the Global News, but the television star … [Read more...]
The graphene from soybean oil, discovered by scientists to be viable soon
A discovery performed recently by a team of scientists from Australia through which the graphene (which is the most resistant material in the world) is obtained from the oil of soybeans will become 'viable from a commercial point of view', as announced the representatives of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO). The CSIRO researchers saluted … [Read more...]
Facebook wants to introduce advertising to Facebook Messenger
Facebook tests the introduction of advertising in the Messenger communication service, and the first simulations will take place in the following weeks in Thailand and Australia, write theverge.com and engadget.com. Announced a year ago on the social networks, this form of advertising has the role to make the users to interact more easily with the known brands on the messenger … [Read more...]