GE, BMW, and Nikon Just Poured Millions Into This Hot 3D-Printing Startup
Big manufacturers and auto companies see a promising future using 3D-printing technology. Carbon, a 3D-printing startup, said Thursday that it received $81 million from a group of investors, including...
View ArticleGE Wins $1.9 Billion Order from UK’s First New Nuclear Power Plant in Decades
General Electric said it will receive $1.9 billion for a contract to supply steam turbines, generators, and other equipment to the Hinkley Point C project, the United Kingdom’s first new nuclear power...
View ArticleGE Digs Deeper Into Biotech with New Irish Factories
General Electric ge is digging deeper into biotechnology with plans to build four prefabricated drug factories in Ireland, bringing to Europe a low-cost manufacturing concept it first pioneered in...
View ArticleGE Plans to Invest $10 Billion in Argentina Through 2026
U.S. industrial conglomerate General Electric will invest $10 billion in Argentina over the next decade, vice chairman John Rice said on Monday, the latest foreign company to announce new plans since...
View ArticleGeneral Electric Plans to Invest $150 Million in This African Country
U.S. industrial firm General Electric plans to invest around $150 million in Nigeria by 2017, a senior executive said on Monday. “There are development projects where we are investing,” Jay Ireland,...
View ArticleGE Is Buying This Wind Turbine Parts Maker for $1.65 Billion
General Electric said it would buy LM Wind Power, a maker of rotor blades used in wind turbines, from private equity firm Doughty Hanson for $1.65 billion, as it looks to boost output in its renewable...
View ArticleGE Is Looking for Partnerships With These Firms Along China’s ‘New Silk Road’
General Electric (GE) expects increased partnership with Chinese infrastructure firms along China’s ‘New Silk Road,’ which aims to link Asia with Europe and the Middle East to generate a significant...
View Article3 Proven Strategies That Let Big Companies Move as Fast as Startups
Together, General Electric, General Motors, and advertising agency DDB have been around for a total of 299 years. But amid a digital revolution and an era of “fail fast,” all three are trying to defy...
View ArticleGE Just Snapped Up This German 3D Printing Firm
U.S. conglomerate General Electric has agreed to buy privately held German 3D printing firm Concept Laser for 549 million euros ($599 million), it said on Thursday, after its bid for rival SLM...
View ArticleHow General Electric Is Upgrading the Railroad Industry
Developing the autonomous vehicles of the future is hard enough: just think about the complex systems and enormous bandwidth that will be required to make sure our connected cars run smoothly on roads...
View ArticleGE Is in Talks on a Deal with Baker Hughes
General Electric said on Thursday it was in discussion with the No. 3 oilfield services provider Baker Hughes on potential partnerships. “While nothing is concluded, none of these options include an...
View ArticleGE’s Roughly $30 Billion Deal with Baker Hughes Could Be Announced Monday
General Electric is nearing an about $30 billion deal to merge its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The combined entity will be controlled by GE ge...
View ArticleWhat the GE-Baker Hughes Deal Says About the Energy Sector
General Electric’s deal with Baker Hughes to create the world’s No. 2 oilfield services business is the clearest signal yet that consolidation is picking up in the energy sector as companies face...
View ArticleWhy Privacy Is a Big Obstacle In the Digital Health Revolution
Healthcare conferences can resemble pep rallies for the extraordinary technological advances in medicine. That’s hardly surprising, given the promise that innovations running the gamut from fitness...
View ArticleGeneral Electric Acquired These 2 Artificial Intelligence Startups
General Electric said on Tuesday it has acquired two tech startups to build its artificial intelligence capability, a move that helps it compete with IBM’s Watson product. GE ge said the acquisitions...
View ArticleGeneral Electric Just Signed Its Largest Power Plant Software Deal Yet
General Electric has signed up U.S. energy utility Exelon to use its full software set to analyze and manage power plants in 48 states, the largest GE deployment in the power sector so far, the...
View ArticleAmazon Cloud Isn’t Just for Startups Anymore
Amazon Web Services used to be the public cloud of choice for scrappy cash-strapped startups. Small companies liked that they could buy (or rent) computer servers, networking, and storage as needed,...
View ArticleThis Stealthy Startup Snags $2.5 Million to Make Factories Smarter
Modern factories are data rich environments bristling with controllers, sensors, and other computerized gear. The problem is there are too many data sources but not enough real-time flow of that data...
View ArticleThis GE Lamp Will Be The First To Come WIth Amazon’s Alexa
Since debuting last year, Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant--a voice-controlled helper that answers questions, plays music on command, and orders diapers--has only been available in Amazon devices. To...
View ArticleHow Teaming Up Can Help You Stand Out
The Fortune 500 Insiders Network is an online community where top executives from the Fortune 500 share ideas and offer leadership advice with Fortune's global audience. Today's answer to the question,...
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