Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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Emissions-free truck prices need to drop by 50% to compete with diesel, study says

Prices of emissions-free trucks need to fall by as much as half to make them an affordable alternative to diesel models, a study by consultancy firm McKinsey published on

Emissions-free truck prices need to drop by 50% to compete with diesel, study says
Business|Finance|Technology

Amazon to invest $10 billion in UK data centres

Internet giant Amazon's cloud computing arm, Amazon Web Services, said on Wednesday that it plans to spend 8 billion pounds ($10.45 billion) in the United Kingdom

Amazon to invest $10 billion in UK data centres
Business|Technology

Samsung Elec plans global job cuts of up to 30% in some divisions, sources say

Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of smartphones, TVs and memory chips, is cutting up to 30% of its overseas staff at some

Samsung Elec plans global job cuts of up to 30% in some divisions, sources say
Asia|Business|Technology

Huawei's tri-foldable phone stirs Chinese pride but $2,800 price tag panned

Huawei's new tri-foldable smartphone has ignited nationalistic pride in China with social media abuzz with what supporters see as its ability to out-innovate Apple despite U.S.

Huawei's tri-foldable phone stirs Chinese pride but $2,800 price tag panned
Business|Economy|Fashion and Beauty|Technology

UK's Boohoo to stop supplying US customers locally

Online fashion retailer Boohoo said on Wednesday it would stop supplying U.S. customers from a site in Pennsylvania and return to fulfilling orders from Britain, in a

UK's Boohoo to stop supplying US customers locally
Asia|Economy|News|Technology|Travel

Indonesia kicks off Japan-funded expansion of capital's train network

Indonesian President Joko Widodo launched construction on Wednesday for a new line on Jakarta's mass rapid transit (MRT) system, funded by a loan of nearly $1 billion from Japan,

Indonesia kicks off Japan-funded expansion of capital's train network
Asia|Business|Technology

Thailand's EV makers seek to renegotiate govt incentives as sales slow

As sales of electric vehicles miss expectations in Southeast Asia's largest market, Thailand's main group of manufacturers, comprising large Chinese and

Thailand's EV makers seek to renegotiate govt incentives as sales slow
Business|Finance|Technology

Chinese-Swedish Lynk & Co brand will not raise prices because of tariffs, Europe CEO says

Chinese-Swedish EV brand Lynk & Co, which will launch its first China-made battery-electric car in Europe next month, said it did not intend to pass on the

Chinese-Swedish Lynk & Co brand will not raise prices because of tariffs, Europe CEO says
Science|Technology

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission just made history. But the riskiest part is still to come

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission just made history. But the riskiest part is still to come

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission just made history. But the riskiest part is still to come
Business|Entertainment|Technology

GameStop reports fall in revenue, files for 20 million share offering

GameStop said on Tuesday it had filed for an offering of up to 20 million shares, sending its stock down more than 10% in extended trading after the videogame retailer's second-quarter

GameStop reports fall in revenue, files for 20 million share offering
Business|Economy|Technology

BMW braking system recall of 1.5M cars contributes to auto maker's decision to cut back 2024 outlook

BMW is lowering sales and earnings targets for the 2024 fiscal year, in a move the luxury German car maker said was partially triggered by hefty expenses of addressing a braking system recall that impacts more than 1.5 million vehicles worldwide

BMW braking system recall of 1.5M cars contributes to auto maker's decision to cut back 2024 outlook
Business|Finance|Technology

REA Group makes initial takeover offer for UK property giant Rightmove, Bloomberg News reports

Rupert Murdoch-owned property listings firm REA Group has made an initial takeover offer for Britain's Rightmove, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter.

REA Group makes initial takeover offer for UK property giant Rightmove, Bloomberg News reports
Business|Finance|Technology

News Corp would have lost $9 million in 2017 by ditching Google ads, ex-exec testifies

News Corp in 2017 estimated losing at least $9 million in ad revenue that year if it had switched away from Google's massive advertising apparatus,

News Corp would have lost $9 million in 2017 by ditching Google ads, ex-exec testifies
Technology|Lifestyle

Viral TikTok calls out City of Sacramento for replacing damaged streetlamps with traffic cones

Viral TikTok calls out City of Sacramento for replacing damaged streetlamps with traffic cones

Viral TikTok calls out City of Sacramento for replacing damaged streetlamps with traffic cones
Business|Technology

Trump Media shares rally ahead of debate clash

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, majority-owned by former U.S.

Trump Media shares rally ahead of debate clash
Business|Europe|Technology

ASML needs licence to service some equipment in China, Dutch government says

The Dutch government on Tuesday clarified that ASML needs a licence to provide spare parts and software updates for computer chipmaking equipment it has

ASML needs licence to service some equipment in China, Dutch government says
Business|Economy|Technology

California passes requirements on carmakers and domestic violence

Lawmakers in the most populous U.S. state approved a proposal that requires automakers selling internet-connected cars to do more to protect domestic abuse

California passes requirements on carmakers and domestic violence
Business|Technology

New iPhone will use Arm’s chip technology for AI, FT reports

Apple’s latest iPhone with its A18 chip, which is set to be unveiled at an event on Monday, has been developed using SoftBank-owned Arm’s newest V9 chip design, the Financial Times

New iPhone will use Arm’s chip technology for AI, FT reports
Technology

Social media platform X back up after brief outage, Downdetector shows

Social media platform X was back up on Saturday after it suffered an outage that lasted less than an hour, according to outage tracking site Downdetector.com.

Social media platform X back up after brief outage, Downdetector shows
Asia|Business|Finance|Technology

Alibaba shares jump 4% on its addition to mainland Stock Connect Scheme

Shares in Alibaba Group jumped 4.2% on Tuesday as investors cheered its inclusion on China's mainland stock exchanges after the e-commerce giant upgraded its Hong

Alibaba shares jump 4% on its addition to mainland Stock Connect Scheme
Europe|Technology

Airbus CEO upbeat on new engine technology, but says jury still out

The head of European planemaker Airbus said novel open-rotor technology being tested by engine maker CFM International offers promising

Airbus CEO upbeat on new engine technology, but says jury still out
Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Rubrik shares fall as Microsoft-backed firm nears IPO lockup expiry

Shares of Rubrik fell more than 6% on Tuesday, as the markets braced for the expiry of a lockup period tied to its initial public offering, clouding the Microsoft-backed cybersecurity

Rubrik shares fall as Microsoft-backed firm nears IPO lockup expiry
Health|News|Technology

42 state attorneys general demand a Surgeon General warning label for social media apps

42 state attorneys general demand a Surgeon General warning label for social media apps

42 state attorneys general demand a Surgeon General warning label for social media apps
Business|Technology

Boeing delivers 40 jets in August, up 5 from a year ago

Boeing said on Tuesday it delivered 40 commercial jets in August, up five from the same month in 2023 when it struggled with a manufacturing defect on its 737 MAX, as the U.S. planemaker

Boeing delivers 40 jets in August, up 5 from a year ago
Business|Technology

Americans used record 100 trillion megabytes of wireless data in 2023

Americans used just over 100 trillion megabytes of wireless data in 2023, up 36% over the prior year in the largest single-year increase in wireless data

Americans used record 100 trillion megabytes of wireless data in 2023

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