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Apple needs to break out of its comfort zone with bold mega deals à la Microsoft
Historically, large M&A hasn’t been Apple’s style. However, with its resources, the company can certainly take the risk to transform its business and expand its capabilities.
Apple stops sale of rival earphones and speakers, to launch its own new audio products
The first Apple-branded over-ear headphones could be announced as early as this year, and the company has also been working on a smaller version of its HomePod smart speaker.
Defence
The biggest challenges Nirmala Sitharaman will face as India’s new Defence Minister
Sitharaman, who is only the second woman defence minister in India's history, is expected to work closely with the Finance Minister to take key industry-related decisions
Modi vs non-BJP CMs: When most popular isn’t all-powerful & why Centre-state ties will worsen
Modi’s inability to win many states, and the huge popularity his rivals enjoy there, is pushing Indian politics in a more robustly federal direction.