Mobile
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Magic Leap’s “augmented reality” glasses went on sale
Magic Leap raised $2 billion before its long-awaited “augmented reality” glasses went on sale last week, an unprecedented sum for a start-up before its first...
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Apple is not among the world’s top two smartphone makers
For the first time in seven years, Apple is not among the world’s top two smartphone makers. For the first time ever, a Chinese company is. Analysts...
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Is Apple’s fastest-growing division at risk?
Apple’s fastest-growing division, which includes Apple Watch, AirPods earphones and HomePod speaker, is at risk of being caught up in Donald Trump’s latest proposals to...
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Swatch leadership might be at risk
Swatch once proposed a new time system for the internet. Its eye-catching idea — forged ahead of the dotcom crash — of dividing the day into 1,000...
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Xiaomi’s IPO has been postponed and cut in half
A big build-up can ruin a good party. Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi’s IPO was supposed to carry a sky high valuation and act as a showcase...
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PayPal is paying $2.2 billion to buy iZettle
PayPal is paying $2.2 billion to buy iZettle, snapping up the Swedish payments start-up just before it was set to become the biggest fintech in Europe to...
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Xiaomi is set to be one of the world’s biggest IPO
Xiaomi today launched what is set to be one of the world’s biggest initial public offerings, filing a prospectus to raise up to $10 billion that...
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A Russian ride-hailing app has launched in the UK
A Russian ride-hailing app that five years ago pulled out of London’s lucrative private transport market, has launched again in the UK capital with plans to...
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Digital health via WeChat
Babylon, the British digital health start-up that uses artificially intelligent algorithms to assess illness, has struck a deal with Chinese internet giant Tencent to offer its technology...
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Huawei is among the world’s top spenders in R&D
Huawei spent a record $13.8 billion on research and development last year, ranking the Chinese tech giant among the world’s top spenders, and projects its budget...
