Nikon buys film camera maker RED

Ever heard of Oakley Sunglasses? The guy who founded that – Jim Jannard – became a billionaire after selling a lot of sunnies, then went on to found RED digital cinema, one of the first major digital cinema camera brands. Today, Nikon announced that Nikon Corporation has announced its agreement to acquire the camera manufacturer, … Read more

Boeing in talks to buy back fuselage maker Spirit Aerosystems

Airplane fuselages bound for Boeing’s 737 Max production facility sit in storage at their top supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc, in Wichita, Kansas, U.S. December 17, 2019.  Nick Oxford | Reuters Boeing is in talks to buy back Spirit AeroSystems, which makes fuselages for Boeing’s 737 Max jets, according to a person familiar with the … Read more

Another major phone maker is joining the smart ring competition, and it’s not Samsung

Kerry Wan/ZDNET While Samsung’s Galaxy Ring sparked most of the health and fitness chatter at the start of Mobile World Congress, one major phone maker wants its smart ring to be the last thing attendees remember. Also: I tried the Samsung Galaxy Ring and it beats the Oura in 2 meaningful ways Chinese technology company, Honor, announced … Read more

Four reasons Walmart wants to buy smart TV maker Vizio

A worker walks past televisions, including the Vizio brand, on display in a Walmart Supercenter on February 20, 2024, in Hallandale Beach, Florida.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images Walmart is doing some shopping of its own. The retail giant announced last week that it plans to buy smart TV maker Vizio in a $2.3 billion … Read more

U.S. set to become a major leading edge logic chip maker: Raimondo

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo testifies during the House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing titled “Chips on the Table: A one year review of the CHIPS and Science Act,” in the Rayburn Building in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 19, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Biden … Read more

The Ultimates are Ready to Avenge the Ultimate Universe

Image: Dike Ruan/Marvel The new Ultimate Universe has an intriguing start behind it: what if classic Marvel heroes like Spider-Man and Black Panther have only just stepped into their heroic identities? Instead of coming into heroism naturally, Tony Stark (aka Iron Lad) has been tracking down persons of interest and jump starting them into the … Read more

Amazon terminates iRobot deal, Roomba maker to lay off 31% of staff

Amazon said on Monday it would not move forward with a planned acquisition of vacuum-maker iRobot, with the two companies saying in a release there was “no path to regulatory approval for the deal.” The Roomba maker also announced it would lay off 31% of its employees, around 350 people, and that its chair and … Read more

Tesla (TSLA) shares fall after Musk’s EV maker warns of 2024 slowdown

Tesla and SpaceX’s CEO Elon Musk reacts during an in-conversation event with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London on Nov. 2, 2023. Kirsty Wigglesworth | Reuters Tesla shares closed down 12% Thursday, their biggest drop in over a year, a day after the company reported earnings that missed expectations and warned of a slowdown … Read more