All of Apple’s facilities worldwide run from clean energy

Apple has reached a major milestone with this achievement. The next step is to encourage suppliers to follow suit. Apple has stated, it has achieved its goal of powering all of the company’s facilities, including data centers, retail stores and offices in 43 countries, with renewable energy. Many big U.S. companies, including Alphabet, Apple and…

Silicon Valley proposes a more pragmatic approach to suitably modify China’s trade policies

Although tech companies are on the same page as the Trump Administration on it’s findings on the Section 301 investigation, it is of the view that the current strategy is not sustainable and results could be better achieved through an international coalition that challenges China at the World Trade Organization. On Monday, a trade group…

Samsung Electronics slashes OLED output in response to weak iPhone X demand

Samsung Display has cut the production of its OLED panels by around 50%. Japanese business daily Nikkei has reported Samsung Electronics Co will slash its output of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels in response to Apple Inc’s decision to cut production of iPhone X midst weak demand. Apple Inc is Samsung Electronic’s customer. Samsung Electronic’s…

Apple allows Alipay in its app eco-system as it strengthens its foothold in China

Apple’s strategy is aimed at strengthening bonds with local Chinese suppliers and government bodies. Despite facing strong headwinds from China’s business practices, Apple is pushing to make headway with its CEO visiting the country frequently in recent times. With Apple Inc pushing to make headway in China, the world’s second largest economy, it boosted its…

Fujitsu in talks with Polaris Capital Group for sale of its mobile phone unit

The effort is in line with Fujitsu’s intent on offloading its non-core businesses. On Friday, Fujitsu Ltd stated it is holding talks with Polaris Capital Group to sell its mobile phone business to the investment fund, a deal which could fetch as much as $456 million (50 billion yen). Japan’s Nikkei news agency stated that…

House Fournie: a seamless mingling of haute couture and cutting edge technology

Here is how this France-based house of haute couture aims to make, a subtle and yet distinct statement, in tomorrow’s launch of the Paris’ Spring/Summer Haute Couture Week. French haute couturier Julien Fournie is one of those new age designers who effortlessly bridge the ancient art form of hand-stitched silk gowns with modern cutting-edge 3D…