Kings and dragons drive Apple in China, even as iPhone sales stall Apple Inc has a new China growth driver: animated dragons and warring royals. As sales of its iPhones slip in a fiercely competitive market, the U.S. company is seeing stronger growth in its services business – from lucrative […]
Apple to create $1 billion U.S. advanced manufacturing fund Apple Inc (AAPL.O) plans to create a $1 billion fund to invest in U.S. companies that perform manufacturing, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said on Wednesday, the iPhone maker's latest effort to show how it is creating U.S. jobs. The Cupertino, […]
Google success in U.S. schools forces Microsoft, Apple to scramble Microsoft Corp's announcement of a suite of new education products on Tuesday shows the company's determination to reverse a major shift that has taken place in U.S. classrooms in recent years: for most educators and school districts, Google's Chromebook is […]
Peugeot gears up with nuTonomy for self-driving car test French carmaker Peugeot is partnering with Boston, Massachusetts-based tech firm nuTonomy to test self-driving cars in Singapore. NuTonomy's software, sensors and computing platforms will be installed in Peugeot 3008 models as part of plans to develop the technology needed for large […]
Weak iPhone sales hit shares of Europe's Apple suppliers Shares of European suppliers of microchips, sensors and circuitry to Apple fell on Wednesday after the smartphone company's much-awaited iPhone sales missed expectations in the second quarter. Suppliers rely on strong iPhone sales for part of their profits, and in some […]
Apple posts surprise dip in iPhone sales, shares fall Apple Inc (AAPL.O) reported a surprise fall in iPhone sales for its second quarter on Tuesday, indicating that customers may have held back purchases in anticipation of the 10th-anniversary edition of the company's most important product later this year. Under pressure […]
Venezuela death toll rises as foes protest Maduro's power shakeup Venezuelan security forces battled protesters who lit fires and hurled stones on Wednesday in rage at President Nicolas Maduro's decree to create an alternative congress, with another fatality taking the death toll to 34 during a month of unrest. In […]
Squeezed by global powers, South Koreans seek 'Korea first' in new leader Jason Lim, a 36-year-old South Korean engineer living in Washington D.C., thinks it's important to try and maintain a solid alliance with the United States – but not at any cost. Lim and many other South Koreans say […]
No cause for alarm about Queen Elizabeth and Philip after royal staff called to meeting source There is no cause for alarm about the welfare of Queen Elizabeth or her husband Prince Philip after all senior royal staff were summoned to a meeting at Buckingham Palace, a well-placed source told […]
U.S. coaxes Mexico into Trump plan to overhaul Central America The United States is plotting an ambitious attempt to shore up Central America, with the administration of President Donald Trump pressing Mexico to do more to stem the flow of migrants fleeing violence and poverty in the region, U.S. and […]
