In a significant development U.S.-headquartered digital currency exchange CrossTower has set up a local unit in India and has launched a trading platform to increase its traction in the burgeoning domestic crypto market. The development comes at a time when the fate of cryptocurrency is still unclear in India. CrossTower India has hired 35 people…
On Monday, Oliver Blume, the CEO of luxury sports car maker Porsche AG said, the carmaker is attracting huge demand for its all-electric coupe Taycan model, causing wait times to stretch to up to six months. “Our original production capacity for the Taycan was 20,000 units this year – we’ve sold that many in the…
On Friday, China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp said, it will invest $8.87 billion to build a chip plant in Shanghai. The development underscores Beijing’s efforts to boost its independence in the chip manufacturing sector. The development comes at a time when global chipmakers are struggling to fulfill orders from the electronics and automotive industries triggering new…
In a statement the CEO of global cryptocurrency exchange Binance said, its U.S. arm could potentially see an initial public offering in the next three years. “Binance.US is just going to do what Coinbase did,” said Zhao. He went on to add, Binance.US is set to close on a large private funding round in the…
On Wednesday, in a statement Royal Dutch Shell announced its plans to significantly expand its network of electric vehicle charging points in Britain. Shell plans on installing 50,000 on-street charging stations by 2025; it plans on implementing its plan through ubitricity, an on-street charging point company that it acquired earlier this year in February. Incidentally,…
Elon Musk announced on Friday that his $44 billion cash purchase for Twitter Inc is “temporarily on pause” till the social media company provides statistics on the proportion of fraudulent accounts. Twitter shares plunged more than 20% in premarket trade, although they recovered some ground after Musk, the CEO of the electric vehicle market Tesla…
Tesla Inc has put plans to sell electric vehicles in India on hold, abandoned a search for showroom space, and transferred some of its domestic staff after failing to achieve reduced import duties, according to a report published by Reuters based on sources familiar with the matter. The decision comes after more than a year of impasse…
Foxconn, an Apple supplier, warned that revenue for its electronics sector, which includes smartphones, could fall in the current quarter as growth slowed owing to rising inflation, cooling demand, and escalating supply chain challenges, partly due to Chinese lockdowns. Like other worldwide manufacturers, the Taiwanese firm, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, has been dealing…
Walt Disney Co soothed fears about the future of streaming television by adding 7.9 million new Disney+ subscribers, though the firm warned that supply chain interruptions and rising salaries could put financial strain on the company. From January to March, Wall Street expected 5.3 million additional Disney+ subscribers. Disney still has a long way to…
Apple has announced that the iPod Touch, a music player that was warmly hailed for revolutionising how people listen to music, will be discontinued. The initial iPod, released in 2001, had a 1,000-track capacity. Apple’s streaming service now has over 90 million songs available. The iPod Touch was created by the same team that eventually…
Panasonic Corp estimated flat operating profits this fiscal year on Wednesday, citing component shortages and increased material costs as risks to profitability. The Japanese company forecasted an operational profit of 360 billion yen for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, down from 357 billion the previous year. According to Refinitiv data, the prediction is…
Bitcoin investors are panicking as the terraUSD stablecoin continues to drift away from its intended $1 peg. Late Monday, TerraUSD, or UST, fell below 70 cents for the first time, as holders fled the token in what some have dubbed a “bank run.” According to Coinbase data, the coin plummeted as low as 62 cents…
Philip Morris International Inc is currently in negotiations for acquiring rival Swedish Match AB, as the Marlboro producer aims to expand its smoke-free options despite growing global scrutiny of traditional cigarette sales, according to statements issued by the companies. The businesses were in talks, but it was unclear whether they would make an offer, Philip Morris said in…
Demand for BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, which it developed with Pfizer, more than tripled first-quarter revenues and earnings, but the German biotech business is still anticipating a full-year fall in vaccine sales. Revenues more than tripled from a year ago to 6.37 billion euros ($6.73 billion), while net income increased to 3.70 billion euros, according to…
According to a report from CNBC, Uber Technologies Inc will decrease recruiting and spend less on marketing and incentive programmes, citing a letter from Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi. After Facebook-owned Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) said last week that it will scale down its employee development, the ride-hailing business is the latest to cut expenditures…
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