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Taiwan's Foxconn Raises Full-Year Outlook on Strong Tech Demand

Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, raised its full-year business outlook on Monday thanks to strong sales of smartphones and servers despite concerns of slowing demand due to rising inflation. Like other global manufacturers, the Taiwanese firm has grappled with a severe shortage of chips, which has hurt smartphone production including for its […]

Tata Motors Aims to Sell 50,000 EVs in This Fiscal Year

Tata Motors aims to sell about 50,000 electric vehicles (EVs) in the fiscal year to March 31, and double that in the 2023/24 period, Chairman N Chandrasekaran told a shareholders’ meeting on Monday. In 2021/22, Tata Motors sold 19,105 EVs, a growth of 353 percent from the previous fiscal year. Chandrasekaran also said that his […]

Singapore-Based Crypto Lender Vauld Suspends Withdrawals

Singapore-based crypto lending and trading platform Vauld said on Monday it would suspend withdrawals and trading and seek new investors, the latest sign of stress in the embattled crypto industry. Vauld CEO Darshan Bathija said in a blog post that it was facing “financial challenges” due to: “the volatile market conditions, the financial difficulties of […]

Soccer-Semi-Automated Offside Technology Approved by FIFA for 2022 World Cup

Semi-automated offside technology will be used at this year’s World Cup, promising decisions that are more accurate and a lot quicker, world soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Friday. In what can be considered an extraordinary development in the officiating of the game, technology will be able to resolve contentious offside calls with a speed […]

UK Launches Data Centre for Critical Minerals

Britain on Monday launched a centre to gather data and analyse information on the supply of critical minerals such as cobalt and lithium, key for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The centre, to be run by the British Geological Survey, will use the data to help to find ways to source minerals needed for green technologies […]

Back to The Future? Cargo Giant Cargill Turns to Sails to Cut Carbon

In a new take on ancient technology, Cargill, one of the world’s biggest charterers of ships, is to add state-of-the art sails to a vessel early next year to test whether wind power can cut its carbon emissions, a top company executive said. With about 90 percent of world trade transported by sea, shipping accounts […]

China Cyberspace Regulator Cracks Down on Counterfeit Investment Platforms

China’s cyberspace regulator said on Friday that it has cracked down on counterfeit investment platforms, as part of the country’s campaign to combat such telecom network crime. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said it has investigated and cracked down on some 42,000 counterfeit apps since the start of this year, and incorporated them into […]

Exclusive-Meta Slashes Hiring Plans, Girds for 'Fierce' Headwinds

Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc has cut plans to hire engineers by at least 30 percent this year, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Thursday, as he warned them to brace for a deep economic downturn. “If I had to bet, I’d say that this might be one of the worst downturns that we’ve seen in […]

Micron's Weak Outlook Sparks Concerns of Chip Down Cycle

A significantly weaker than expected business outlook by memory-chip firm Micron Technology Inc on Thursday raised concern that following nearly two years of strong demand the industry was turning toward a down cycle. Micron forecast adjusted revenue for the current quarter at $7.2 billion, plus or minus $400 million, while Wall Street’s outlook was an […]

Apple Eyes Fuel Purchases From Dashboard as it Revs Up Car Software

Apple Inc wants you to start buying gas directly from your car dashboard as early as this fall, when the newest version of its CarPlay software rolls out, accelerating the company’s push to turn your vehicle into a store for goods and services. A new feature quietly unveiled at Apple’s developer conference this month will […]