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Telecommunications in Iraq: A Promising Market Conditioned by Geopolitical & Social Factors

Iraq, one of the largest countries in the middle east, has been trying to recover from decades marred with war, internal conflicts, ethno-sectarianism and political tensions. As a result, it has witnessed a severe slowdown in the different vital and economic sectors. In particular, the telecom backbone has suffered significantly from the succession of adverse […]

Taiwan Raids Chinese Firms in Latest Crackdown on Chip Engineer-Poaching

Taiwan authorities raided ten Chinese companies suspected of illegally poaching chip engineers and other tech talent this week, the island’s Investigation Bureau said on Thursday, the latest crackdown on Chinese firms to protect its chip supremacy. Home to chipmaker giant TSMC and accounting for the majority of the world’s most advanced semiconductor manufacturing capacity, Taiwan […]

Amazon's Socially-Focused Shareholder Proposals Fall Short at Annual Meeting

A majority of Amazon.com Inc shareholders on Wednesday voted against each of 15 investor-led resolutions that challenged the company’s policies – including its treatment of workers and use of nondisclosure agreements, an executive said at its annual meeting. The total number of investor resolutions, including one introduced at the online meeting, was a record for […]

Tesla VS NIO: The EV Race to Sovereignty

Nowadays, and as the world welcomes the newly risen digital era when we think about the future of transportation, it won’t include gasoline-powered vehicles but electric ones. Furthermore, when we think about electric cars, the first company that crosses our mind is the only company bestowed the title EV giant, Tesla. But the thing being […]

Exclusive: China in Talks with Automakers on EV Subsidy Extension - Sources

China is in talks with automakers about extending costly subsidies for electric vehicles (EV) that were set to expire in 2022, aiming to keep a key market growing as the broader economy slows, three people familiar with the matter said. The move by policymakers comes as the world’s second-biggest economy has slowed sharply – and […]

China's Xiaomi Battles Probes in Key India Market

Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp faces legal headaches in India as a federal financial crime-fighting agency and tax authorities investigate its business practices. Xiaomi denies wrongdoing. But it recently hit the headlines with accusations that its executives faced intimidation from Indian enforcement officials, drawing public rebuttals from the agency and words of support from China. […]

Elon Musk Says Tesla Open to Buying a Mining Company

Tesla Inc is open to buying a mining company if producing its own supply of electric vehicle (EV) metals would speed up worldwide adoption of clean energy technologies, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Tuesday. Concern is mounting across the EV industry that there may not be enough supply of lithium, nickel, copper and […]