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Apple Supplier Foxconn Steps up Investment Outside China, as Consumer Electronics Demand Dips

Apple Inc supplier Foxconn on Wednesday said it plans to ramp up investment outside of China and efforts to attract automakers to its contract manufacturing business, as the company reported weaker demand for consumer electronics. Foxconn, which assembles around 70% of iPhones, has been diversifying production away from China, whose strict COVID restrictions disrupted its […]

Analysis-China, North Korea Loom Large as South Korea and Japan Try to Make Amends

South Korea’s willingness to resolve historical disputes in the name of improving relations with Japan is largely driven by concerns over North Korea’s growing capabilities, and managing any rivalry with China, officials and analysts say. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit Tokyo on Thursday for a summit with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the […]

Twitter Rival Koo Integrates ChatGPT to Help Users Create Content

Koo, an India-based social media app that aims to rival Twitter, has integrated OpenAI’s ChatGPT to help users more easily create posts, the company’s co-founder told Reuters. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence bot that can create prose in response to prompts and has set off a tech industry craze over generative AI. Koo users will […]

US Marshalling 'material action' to Stem SVB Fallout -Sources

U.S. authorities were preparing “material action” on Sunday to shore up deposits in Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and try to stem any broader financial fallout from the sudden collapse of the tech startup-focused lender, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Biden administration officials worked through the weekend to assess the impact of SVB Financial […]

Reliance Jio to Buy U.S.-based Mimosa Networks for $60 Million

Jio Platforms, owned by Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd, will buy communications equipment maker Mimosa Networks for $60 million to bolster its expanding 5G and broadband services, the companies said on Thursday. The deal is between Radisys Corp, a unit of Jio Platforms, and US-based Airspan Networks Holdings, which owns Mimosa. Mimosa has a portfolio […]

Biden to Host Australian, British Leaders on AUKUS Defence Pact

U.S. President Joe Biden will host leaders of Australia and Britain in San Diego next week to chart a way forward for provision of nuclear-powered submarines and other high-tech weaponry to Australia, sources familiar with the plans said. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said before leaving on a visit to India on Wednesday he would […]

Marketmind: Inflation ‘Blip’ or Brave New World?

There was a sense of hesitation in world markets on Friday about whether dramatic re-pricing of U.S. and European interest rate horizon over the past month was an overreaction and a New Year economic burst might prove to be a temporary fillip. Many central bank officials certainly seemed less quick to judgment. U.S. Federal Reserve […]

Demystifying China

Ah, the charms of the legacy western propaganda machine. Generations of us are indoctrinated with the insidious, perfidious nature of China’s goal of world domination. Hmmm, it would be nice if we just embraced the truth of what China can offer the world rather than being forced into a mindset about which another economy suffers […]

Nokia Changes Iconic Logo to Signal Strategy Shift

Nokia announced plans on Sunday to change its brand identity for the first time in nearly 60 years, complete with a new logo, as the telecom equipment maker focuses on aggressive growth. The new logo comprises five different shapes forming the word NOKIA. The iconic blue color of the old logo has been dropped for […]