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BenQ bets big on B2B segment, but its biggest opportunity may still be in home entertainment
BenQ is integrating on-device generative AI into Indian classrooms with its new RP05 interactive display, simplifying teaching tasks. Beyond education, the company sees significant growth in portable projectors for home entertainment, driven by evolving lifestyles.
Amazon stock jumps as AWS unveils new AI chip: Amazon claims Trainium 3 is 50% cheaper and 4.4× faster for AI training
Amazon stock jumps after AWS unveils its in-house AI chip, Trainium3. The company claims it is 4.4x faster than its previous generation. Energy efficiency improves fourfold, while memory bandwidth gets a major boost. Each UltraServer can hold up to 144 chips. Early tests suggest AI training costs drop up to 50% versus Nvidia GPUs. Investors cheered the news, pushing AMZN shares higher. Trainium3 promises faster, cheaper AI model training and inference.
Xiaomi hastens flagship smartphone release to take on iPhone 17
Xiaomi is set to launch its Xiaomi 17 series this month, directly challenging Apple in the premium smartphone market. This move includes updated branding and aims to compete with Apple's iPhone, the benchmark for high-end devices. Xiaomi's president expressed confidence in facing the challenge, citing a five-year premiumization strategy and recent success in electric vehicles as factors driving their ambition.
Beyond Nvidia, four things to know at Asia’s biggest tech show
Computex, Asia's big electronics show, is set to begin in Taipei. Nvidia's Jensen Huang and other tech leaders will attend. Discussions will focus on AI hardware and the impact of US trade policies. Chip manufacturing is shifting, with opportunities in the Middle East. Concerns about the AI payoff and Intel's new strategy will also be key topics.
Alibaba's strong year-end sales help to drive revenue rebound
Chinese retailers such as Alibaba have cut prices and intensified promotional offers to revitalise consumer spending and drive sales at their core domestic ecommerce businesses.
Nicknames bloom in China's tech renaissance
Technology stocks are soaring in Hong Kong thanks to buzz around AI startup DeepSeek and a meeting between President Xi Jinping and tech business leaders including Alibaba founder Jack Ma, which has been seen as a sign of implicit state support.
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China stocks seen ready for change as Xi's tech detente lifts sentiment
In addition to the Xi's meeting with China's tech VIPs, the mood-shift also owes much to the combination of buzz around DeepSeek, which says it has developed a cut-price AI model and relief that China has not been hit with big US sanctions.
How AI made Mark Zuckerberg popular again in Silicon Valley
Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, introduced an open-source AI system, challenging closed models like OpenAI. Jeffrey Emanuel, a hacker and AI enthusiast, initially skeptical, was impressed by Meta's move to make the code freely accessible.
From 'Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya' to 'Farray': Watch the latest OTT releases of this week
Explore a diverse array of captivating content with the latest OTT releases. From romantic comedies to thrilling mysteries, these releases offer something for every viewer. Highlights include 'Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya' on Prime Video, the high school thriller 'Farrey' on Zee5, and the gripping drama "Ripley" on Netflix. With stellar performances and engaging narratives, these releases are sure to keep audiences entertained and immersed in the world of streaming entertainment.
Tencent's next level up: fewer big foreign franchise games, more in-house
Since late last year, the world's largest video games company has, according to sources, redeployed hundreds of people from the team developing "Assassin's Creed Jade" for mobile - a multi-year project with France's Ubisoft.
Mukesh Ambani highest placed Indian, No.2 globally in Brand Guardianship Index 2024
Mukesh Ambani is ranked first among Indians and second globally in the Brand Guardianship Index 2024 by Brand Finance. The index recognizes CEOs who build business value sustainably and balance stakeholder needs. Ambani's BGI score is 80.3, just below Huateng Ma's 81.6. ESG is now the most important factor in CEO reputation, accounting for 14% of reputation scores.
While Maoists ruin China
China’s ideologically-created statis is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that India cannot afford to miss.
Meta unveils a more powerful AI and isn't fretting over who uses it
Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, said on Tuesday that he planned to provide the code behind the company's latest and most advanced AI technology to developers and software enthusiasts around the world free of charge.
The chatbot race has an Apple-sized gap
Apple Inc. may be biding its time for the technology to mature, as it often does, yet waiting too long could also put the iPhone maker in a position where it’s hard to catch up.
Jack Ma to give up control of Ant; Tata Neu CTO quits four months after launch
The news comes two years after Ma delivered a notorious speech that prompted furious regulators to halt Ant’s $34 billion IPO and demand that it split from Alibaba.
Working to boost compliance, 90% assessees filing returns: CBIC chairman Vivek Johri
"We can work out the system of scrutiny and we are going to shore up our audit strategy. This will help improve revenue productivity of returns as we will be able to check what is being filed."
View: China’s bullying is becoming a danger to the world and itself
Everything Xi is doing today is eroding trust among Chinese and foreign entrepreneurs about what the rules of business are now inside China, while at the same time eroding trust abroad that China — having swallowed Hong Kong — won’t soon move on Taiwan, which could trigger a direct conflict with the U.S.
For China’s business elites, staying out of politics is no longer an option
Beijing has made it clear that it is serious about keeping important data within its borders while pressuring its tech elites, who are among the biggest beneficiaries of globalization, to show their loyalty and obedience
Alibaba thanks Chinese regulators for imposing record $2.8 billion fine
It’s a sign of how odd China’s crackdown on the power of big tech has been compared with the rest of the world.
ETtech Morning Dispatch on 22 Jan. 2021: Top tech news to start your day
From Zomato's $500 pre-IPO funding round to Wingeeens's acquisition of Raw Pressery, here are the must-read top tech news today.
China’s got a new plan to overtake the U.S. in tech
In the masterplan backed by President Xi Jinping himself, China will invest an estimated $1.4 trillion over six years to 2025, calling on urban governments and private tech giants like Huawei Technologies Co. to lay fifth generation wireless networks, install cameras and sensors, and develop AI software that will underpin autonomous driving to automated factories and mass surveillance.
Samsung already working on Galaxy Fold successor; planning a clamshell-like device
The South Korean tech company plans to unveil the vertically folding phone late this year or early next year.
Berkshire Hathaway: One meeting, two calls clinched the deal for Paytm
The deal has caught many by surprise, as until a few years ago Berkshire had stayed away from tech cos.
Modi joins Putin, Jinping in Forbes top 10 most powerful people list
Chinese President Xi Jinping dethroned Russian President Vladimir Putin as the most influential person on the planet.
In move to Facebook, Barra leaves unfinished expansion at Xiaomi
Barra, 40, was hired in 2013 from Google, where he worked as head of product management for Android, to oversee Xiaomi's international expansion. While he helped boost device sales in India, the company aborted a push into Brazil and its other global efforts have largely stalled.
The one thing Bill Gates understood immediately but took 20 years for Steve Jobs to realise
Gates' ability to quickly grasp the value of an industry-spanning platform rather than merely products was what made Microsoft a dominant PC player within a few years.
Top IT cos hiring failed entrepreneurs, fighting spirit, keen understanding of profits make them invaluable assets
Fighting spirit, ability to face hardships and a keen understanding of profits make such entrepreneurs an invaluable asset.
India Inc prefers CEOs of diverse experience, global cos still conservative
The wider acceptance of expat CEOs in India is in sharp contrast to other global economies. The nationality of a CEO doesn’t matter anymore in Indian businesses, says KR Kim.
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