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Huawei’s China smartphone shipments leap while Apple share dips

BEIJING (Reuters) - Huawei's smartphone shipments jumped 41% year on year in the second quarter of 2024 while Apple Inc's market share slipped by about two percentage points in China, data from

Trump, Republicans court crypto votes and dollars at ‘Bitcoin 2024’

By Stephanie Kelly, Suzanne McGee and Hannah Lang NASHVILLE (Reuters) - Republican nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump once blasted cryptocurrency, calling it a "scam." Now, he is

Meta oversight board tells company to clean up rules on AI-generated pornography

By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) - Meta's Oversight Board on Thursday said the company's rules were "not sufficiently clear" in barring sexually explicit AI-generated depictions of real people and

Besi shares tumble as weak mainstream chip markets hit Q3 forecast

(Reuters) -Dutch chipmaking parts supplier BE Semiconductor Industries (Besi) forecast flat third-quarter sales on Thursday, below expectations, hit by weak growth in mainstream assembly markets,

Ether set for biggest daily fall in three months, no US ETF bounce

LONDON (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency ether dropped as much as 7% on Thursday as it got caught up in the broad market sell-off and failed to get a lift from this week's launch of the first U.S. exchange

IT provider Bechtle wins large order to provide German officials with secured iPhones

GDANSK (Reuters) - Bechtle has concluded a framework agreement with the German government to provide officials with up to 300,000 iPhones and iPads with an approved Apple security software, the IT

STMicro cuts full-year outlook for second time, shares tumble

By Nathan Vifflin (Reuters) -Chipmaker STMicroelectronics (STM) cut its full-year revenue and margins guidance for a second time on Thursday as industrial customer orders did not improve and

Revolut gets UK banking licence

LONDON (Reuters) -British fintech Revolut said on Thursday it had received a UK banking licence with restrictions from the Prudential Regulation Authority, ending a three-year wait. The authorisation

Siltronic upgrades full-year guidance despite weak demand

(Reuters) -German semiconductor materials supplier Siltronic upgraded full-year guidance on Thursday despite reporting first-half sales down 14% owing to weak demand for its products. The company,

Revolut gets UK banking licence, ending three-year wait

LONDON (Reuters) -British fintech Revolut said on Thursday it had received a UK banking licence with restrictions from the Prudential Regulation Authority, ending a three-year wait. The authorisation

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Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?