Corza Medical, a new venture forged by the financial firepower of private equity giant GTCR, is looking to build a surgical tool supplier that its executive chairman Greg Lucier says can compete with “almost monopolistic” leaders in the space. To mount the challenge, Corza acquired Surgical Specialties Corp., a supplier […]
Car & Mechanical
Why the U.S. still has a shortage of N95 masks
Although federal officials have not changed their guidance on medical masks, experts’ suggestions are prompting questions about whether and how to access these face coverings as the variants threaten the country’s progress against the virus. Do we have enough medical masks yet? The initial shortage has eased, but there still […]
Elder care, wireless AI, and the Internet of Medical Things
This article is part of a VB special issue. Read the full series: AI and the future of health care As we age, we gradually agree to medical exams and medications that would have been unthinkable in our youth, until we become senior citizens — the point at which we […]
Maybe Baby Yoda Ought To Be Adorned On The Hood Of Every Self-Driving Car
Should Baby Yoda be on the hood of all self-driving cars? ASSOCIATED PRESS Baby Yoda has taken the world by storm. Headlines have blared that resistance is futile when trying to defy the mind-force allure of Baby Yoda, and indeed some exhort that Baby Yoda managed to break the internet. […]
Ads over Right to Repair campaign full of misleading claims
There’s no question cars have become more complicated computers on four wheels.And like the computers we all carry around in our pockets, many cars are transmitting data wirelessly now. Access to that data is really what Question 1 is about, but it’s hard to sort through the facts from the […]
Olive Sees Increase in Online-Only Purchases for Extended Car Warranty Solutions
Get instant alerts when news breaks on your stocks. Claim your 1-week free trial to StreetInsider Premium here. Olive, a company based in Walnut Creek, CA, has seen a significant increase in online-only purchases for their extended car warranty solutions. After launching the first platform of its kind on April […]
Car Enthusiasts Need a Mechanical Watch, and the Seiko 5 Sports Line Is Worth a Look.
In today’s augmented reality packed with screens, infotainment, streaming services, social media, and electronic dependency, you need a mechanical watch. No, I’m not being a luddite fuddy-duddy—cut me off from my beloved screens and see how nasty my attitude becomes. Still, some purely mechanical interaction once in a while does […]
13 Cup cars to move to rear at start Sunday at Michigan
No surprise that Christopher Bell moves over to the No. 20 at Joe Gibbs Racing next season with Leavine Family Racing being sold and Erik Jones not remaining with JGR beyond this season. Joe Gibbs Racing made the announcement Monday. While JGR lets the 24-year-old Jones, who has 133 Cup […]
Loaded rifle, meth found in man’s car | News
Kings County Sheriff’s deputies found a loaded AR-15 rifle with a high capacity magazine which contained 23 rounds, 1.44 ounces of methamphetamine and a used glass smoking pipe in the car of 29-year-old […]
Fuelled by Volvo, China’s Geely seeks launchpad to enter auto giant orbit
TAIZHOU, China/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese carmaker Geely plans to use a platform developed with input from Volvo to build new models in Malaysia for its partly owned Proton brand, a strategy that shows how it aims to accelerate its push to become China’s first global auto giant. Workers are seen […]