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Self-Driving Truck Company Aurora Launches Pilot With Uber Freight

December 22, 2021 Loknath DasAurora, Company, Launches, Pilot, Self-Driving, Truck, Uber, With

Aurora said it began autonomously transporting loads for Uber Freight customers between Dallas and Houston last week. The company plans to launch its commercial autonomous trucking business by the end of 2023, starting in Texas. Uber is an investor in Aurora after the self-driving company bought Uber’s autonomous vehicle unit ATG last year and Uber acquired a 26% ownership interest in Aurora. Uber Freight is a platform that acts as a middleman in connecting shippers who need goods hauled with available truck drivers, oftentimes independent contractors in a highly fragmented…

LinkedIn launches ‘Open for Business’ globally for small businesses, freelancers

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 Loknath Dasbusiness, Businesses, for, Globally:, Launches, LinkedIn, Open, Small

Professional networking platform LinkedIn announced on Monday the global launch of Open for Business, a feature that allows freelancers and small business owners to add their services to their LinkedIn profiles, making them discoverable from a LinkedIn search. The feature is now live in India, following an initial roll-out in the US in July 2019, and is a great way for freelancers and small businesses to indicate they’re ‘Open for Business’. Open for Business allows small businesses and freelancers to showcase the services they provide, directly on their profiles. This…

TVS Motor launches racing gear and lifestyle products

October 19, 2019October 19, 2019 Loknath Dasand, gear, Launches, lifestyle, Motor, racing, TVS

Chennai-based TVS Motor Co, today at its maiden annual event for racing enthusiasts – MotoSoul 2019 launched the TVS Racing performance gear. MotoSoul 2019, a two-day event, was attended by over 2,500 people, is a congregation of Apache Owners Groups (AOGs) as well as riding enthusiasts from across the globe, which the company says makes it an ideal platform to launch the TVS Racing performance gear. The company says MotoSoul will be an annual event with this year being the first edition. Speaking at the launch, Sudarshan Venu, joint MD, TVS…

Deepika Padukone launches Live Love Laugh lecture series on mental health: Long way to go

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 Loknath DasDeepika, Health, Laugh, Launches, lecture, Live, long, love, mental, On, Padukone, series, to, Way

Deepika Padukone at the launch of Live Love Laugh lecture series Photo: Yogen Shah Mental health and promoting an empathetic discussion around it has been the centre of Deepika Padukone’s agenda ever since she came out with her story of dealing with depression. Deepika became one of the first celebrities in Bollywood to break the stigma and start an open dialogue around mental health. In fact, four years ago when she launched her project Live Love Laugh Foundation, aimed at doing the same, she received a lot of acclaim for…

Lifestyle launches multiple windows that present summer inspirations like poolside, tropical prints or even rain

July 13, 2019July 13, 2019 Loknath DasEven, inspirations, Launches, lifestyle, Like, Multiple, or, poolside, present, prints, summer, That, tropical, Windows

Linen, being an wardrobe essential in the summer, Lifestyle partners with linen brand Celio for these summer windows. One of the window schemes features poolside essentials while another presents plethora of colours in tropical prints. For Mumbai stores, Lifestyle even goes a step ahead to add a monsoon splash through their in-store VM presentations. Akash Kumar, Head – VM, Lifestyle, narrates to Indiaretailing.com, “In summer, linen is big. We wanted to create a strong communication that we have the most relevant merchandise to look fashionable this summer. A large pool gleaming with…

Virat Kohli Launches Own Lifestyle Brand, Urges Kids to Play More

November 10, 2017 Loknath DasBrand:, Kids, Kohli, Launches, lifestyle, More, own, Play, to, Urges, Virat

Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli on Thursday pushed the cause of physical fitness and encouraged kids to play outdoor sports while launching his personal athleisure line with a German sports lifestyle brand. After unveiling his personal One8 line, Kohli, who recently turned 29, said all health concerns will disappear if one is able to take care of one’s body. For the uninitiated, 18 happens to be the Indian skipper’s jersey number. “There is so much of technology that children nowadays don’t go out and play..they are more interested in…