Category: Finance News

Oct 31

Global Agri-Food Advancement Partnership (GAAP) invests in ERGO, a startup developing plant-based proteins

Article content SASKATOON, Saskatchewan — A recent investment by the Global Agri-Food Advancement Partnership (GAAP) will give Saskatchewan a leading edge in the precision fermentation sector. The GAAP recently closed an undisclosed investment round into Ergo Bioscience (ERGO), an Argentina-based biotech startup that produces complex animal proteins through plant cell cultivation for use in plant-based […]
Oct 31

Ex-Disney worker accused of hacking computer menus to add profanities, errors

Article content ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former worker hacked servers at Walt Disney World after being fired in order to manipulate computer menus by changing prices, adding profanities and altering notifications to wrongly declare some items as safe for people with allergies, according to a federal criminal complaint. The former employee was arrested last […]
Oct 31

Aston Martin bleeding £1m a day as supply chain issues and china demand slump hit targets

Aston Martin Lagonda, Britain’s only carmaker listed on the London Stock Exchange, is grappling with substantial financial setbacks, missing all 2024 targets as production cuts, supply chain issues, and a steep drop in Chinese demand impact performance. The luxury automaker, led by new CEO Adrian Hallmark, is burning through cash at over £1 million a […]
Oct 31

Land Rover and Range Rover hybrid sales surge as EV uncertainty shifts buyer focus

Amid ongoing uncertainty around electric vehicle (EV) adoption timelines, demand for Land Rover and Range Rover plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) has surged. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the West Midlands-based, Indian-owned automotive group, has reported a 29% increase in global sales of its PHEV models for the first half of its financial year, ending in September. This […]