Robots rise in COVID era delivering in Ann Arbor
In Ann Arbor Refraction AI expands its three wheeled REV robots as COVID-19 boosts robot delivery demand. From four restaurants to about 400 customers, the autono mous startup aims to widen to groceries while enforcing safety measures like UV disinfection and door access by phone.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Refraction AI
Michigan
U.S
Matthew Johnson-Roberson
University of Michigan
Refraction Autonomous Revs
Refraction Electric Vehicles
Refraction
Johnson-Roberson
Rafraction al
Lon Horwedel
THE
Detroit News
TNS
Tyson Foods closes largest Iowa pork plant amid outbreak
Tyson Foods suspend operations at Waterloo Iowa plant amid a broad COVID-19 outbreak. The plant processes 19,500 hogs daily, about 4 percent of U.S. pork capacity, with over 180 linked infections and a worker death reported. Mass testing for 2,800 employees to begin later this week.
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Tyson Foods
Iowa
Iowa City
Waterloo
Tyson
U.S
National Pork Board
Smithfield Foods
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
JBS USA
Worthington
Minnesota
Tyson Fresh Meats
Steve Stouffer
Black Hawk County
Cedar Falls
Quentin Hart
Iowa Department of Public Health
Reynolds
Ras Smith
Columbus Junction
Jeff Reinitz
the Courier
Netflix adds 16 million subscribers in first quarter
Netflix reported about 15.9 million global subscribers added in Q1, lifting total to nearly 183 million. Revenue rose 17 percent to 5.8 billion as currency effects muted gains abroad while CEO Reed Hastings hailed streaming’s resilience during stay-at-home orders and projected another 7.5 million additions in Q2.
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Calif
Netflix
U.S
Reed Hastings
Canaccord Genuity
Walt Disney Co
Disney
Hastings
Elizabeth
United Kingdom