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Huawei revenue holding up despite US sanctions
Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies estimated its 2022 revenue grew 0.4% annually, suggesting that its sales decline due to US sanctions had come to a halt. Read more…
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Meta accused of trying to buy dominance of the metaverse
The Biden administration has accused Meta Platforms Inc of trying to buy its way to dominance in the metaverse, kicking off a high-profile trial. Read more…
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Crypto fan tokens are a hot item at this year’s World Cup
The market for crypto-based fan tokens is heating up in Qatar at this years’s World Cup. Average daily trading volumes reached $300 million in November. Read more…
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BlockFi files for bankruptcy as the latest FTX casualty
Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after the firm was hurt by exposure to the spectacular collapse of FTX. Read more…
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Protests are rocking Foxconn’s iPhone plant in Zhengzhou
Hundreds of workers joined protests at Foxconn’s flagship iPhone plant in Zhengzhou, with some men smashing surveillance cameras and windows. Read more…
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TSMC founder reveals plans for 3-nm plant in Arizona
TSMC is planning to produce advanced 3-nm chips at its new factory in Arizona but the plans are not completely finalised yet, says founder Morris Chang. Read more…
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Solana is the biggest crypto casualty in FTX drama
Solana, a poster coin of the crypto future lauded by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, has been hit harder than any other major coin by the collapse of FTX. Read more…
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Secondhand iPhones are racking up big sales in Japan
A tumbling yen has put new iPhones out of reach for some Japanese shoppers and sparked a growing secondhand trade in a major market for Apple. Read more…
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The Twitter sackings begin as offices close for the day
Twitter temporarily closed its offices Friday after telling employees they would be informed by email later in the day about whether they are being laid off. Read more…
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Musk gets Twitter – but now comes the hard part
Overspending on Twitter for $44 billion was the easy part, now Elon Musk must prove why he believes that Twitter is worth 10 times that amount. Read more…
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Robot artist tells lawmakers it can indeed make art
“Robot artist” Ai-Da tells British lawmakers that although it was an artificial creation, it was still capable of producing art. What a time to be alive. Read more…
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Tesla reveals its ‘Optimus’ robot to mixed reviews
Elon Musk shows off a prototype of humanoid robot ‘Optimus’, predicts Tesla would be able to produce millions and sell them for under $20,000. It can’t walk. Read more…
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Pandemic sends Australia’s gambling problem online
Already the world’s biggest gambling nation in terms of loss per person, Australia has seen a shift in betting behaviour since the pandemic. Read more…
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NASA DART craft punches an asteroid in the face
NASA’s DART spacecraft successfully slammed into a distant asteroid in the world’s first test of a planetary defense system to deflect a doomsday meteorite. Read more…
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Cyborg cockroaches will save you in the future
Japanese researchers can mount “backpacks” of solar cells and electronics on cockroaches and control their motion remotely. Here’s why they want to do that. Read more…
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Twitter told by FBI it was employing Chinese agent
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko testifies that some Twitter employees were concerned the Chinese government would be able to collect data on the company’s users. Read more…
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Apple adds safety features to its latest gadget lineup
Apple avoided price hikes for its latest iPhones, focusing on safety upgrades rather than flashy new specs, with the exception of a new adventure-focused watch. Read more…
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No, Bitcoin isn’t dead – it’s just boring now
Bitcoin has been called lots of things. Buzzy, beguiling, baffling, even bogus. But never boring. Until now. And that’s opening the door to its archrival ether. Read more…
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JioMart customers can now shop and buy via WhatsApp
JioMart on WhatsApp allows consumers to browse JioMart’s grocery catalog, add items to their cart and pay for them without leaving the messaging app. Read more…
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Visa says network tokens now outnumber physical cards
Visa said it has issued over 4 billion network tokens worldwide via Visa Token Service (VTS), outpacing the total number of its physical cards in circulation. Read more…