Five months after its release, major Chinese third-party retailers JD.com, TMall, and Pinduoduo are fighting for customers by slashing prices on Apple’s iPhone 15, even if sales of the American tech giant are slowing down in China. The most recent round of reductions follows similar large discounts from internet merchants in October. Discounts of up…
Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) tool Gemini has got, to put it mildly, an absolute kicking online during the past several days. The cultural conflict between left- and right-leaning groups has thrown Gemini into a very big conflagration. In essence, Gemini is Google’s take on ChatGPT, the popular chatbot. It can produce images in response to…
Through a collaboration with Indian vaccine manufacturer Biological E, Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical plans to increase production of its dengue vaccine Qdenga, the firms announced on Tuesday. By 2030, governments in endemic countries will have access to these dosages for use in their national immunisation efforts. According to the firms, Biological E. will increase its production…
According to a top U.S. bank regulator, banks that collaborate with financial technology businesses to provide banking services ought to aggressively manage the risks connected to those partnerships. Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu has long voiced concerns regarding some regulatory vulnerabilities in the payments system, highlighting the regulators’ obligations to make sure banks…
Tech is going to have a huge year in 2024. Nvidia recently exceeded analyst earnings forecasts. The growth in artificial intelligence is still going strong. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index has increased by over 8% so far this year. The U.S. economy is also performing remarkably well; in January, it added 353,000 jobs, far more than…
Joe Tsai, a co-founder of Alibaba, has stated that the Chinese e-commerce behemoth is once again poised to dominate the market following a period of strain. After a number of internal reorganisations, a cancelled cloud computing IPO, and competition for its primary e-commerce business, concerns about Alibaba’s future have grown. The long-standing titan of Chinese…
Nearly 20 years after it first launched as an online message board, Reddit is going ahead with plans to offer shares to the general public. On Thursday, the business formally filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with US financial regulators. The amount of money the company hopes to raise by listing on the New…
At this week’s Singapore Airshow, the state-owned aircraft manufacturer COMAC from China outperformed Airbus and Boeing in the industry by showcasing its in-house-developed C919 and ARJ21 jets as it seeks foreign orders and international certifications. An advertisement on COMAC’s enormous stand in the middle of the show’s event hall declared it to be “A reliable…
No single company has better symbolised the artificial intelligence fervour of the American market than Nvidia Corp., leaving Wall Street dependent on the swings in its erratic shares.In one of the most eagerly awaited earnings reports in recent memory, the semiconductor manufacturer, whose chips are regarded as the industry standard in artificial intelligence, predicted fiscal…
The European Union will look into whether ByteDance’s TikTok violated online content guidelines meant to safeguard children and ensure transparent advertising. If found in violation, the social media platform might face a steep fine, according to an official. EU Industry Chief Thierry Breton confirmed earlier media reports by saying he made the decision after reviewing…
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