Pickle Robot adds Tesla veteran as first CFO

Pickle Robot adds Tesla veteran as first CFO

Pickle Robot, which builds autonomous unloading robots for warehouses and distribution centers, announced a new chief financial officer just days after a reports of a major deal with UPS. The Charlestown, Massachusetts-based company announced that it hired Jeff Evanson as its CFO on Thursday. Evanson had been consulting for the company since September and recently…

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#Sanders slams Senate hearing feud as ‘pathetic’  

#Sanders slams Senate hearing feud as ‘pathetic’  

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday slammed the near-brawl between GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) and International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Sean O’Brien, calling the encounter “pathetic.” Asked by CNN anchor Jake Tapper if he has seen a time like this before, Sanders said, “Well, it’s pretty pathetic. I mean we have a United States…

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#UPS tests tiny battery-powered cycles in congested cities

#UPS tests tiny battery-powered cycles in congested cities

“UPS tests tiny battery-powered cycles in congested cities” NEW YORK — The sleek four-wheeled carts look familiar enough, but not even UPS knows precisely how to describe what could be the delivery giant’s latest way to get packages to your door. UPS unveiled Tuesday a battery-powered, four-wheeled cycle to more efficiently haul cargo in some…

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#UPS tries out ‘eQuad’ electric bikes for urban deliveries

#UPS tries out ‘eQuad’ electric bikes for urban deliveries

“UPS tries out ‘eQuad’ electric bikes for urban deliveries” UPS said Friday it was trying out a four-wheeled “eQuad” electric cargo bike for deliveries in densely packed urban areas, where bikes have better and easier access, to complement its push into electric vehicles. The package-delivery giant is trialing around 100 of the electric bikes, designed and…

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