Bloomberg Xiaomi Corp. recorded its slowest pace of quarterly sales growth since early 2020 after supply chain mayhem choked off the flow of vital components and rivals like Apple Inc eroded its market share. Shares in China’s largest smartphone maker slid more than 5% in Hong Kong to their lowest since September 2020, reflecting lingering concern about a global chip ...
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Dell quarterly revenue tops estimates
Bloomberg Dell Technologies Inc posted revenue that beat Wall Street estimates, powered by corporate and consumer spending on personal computers, which both reached company records in the fiscal third quarter. Sales in the period ended October 29 rise 21% to $28.4 billion, the Round Rock, Texas-based company said in a statement. That compares with analysts’ average estimate of $26.8 billion, ...
Read More »Google’s next trillion would come from search, AI: CEO
Bloomberg While many other technology giants embrace the metaverse as the next frontier of growth, Sundar Pichai sees Google’s future in its oldest offering: internet search. “I feel fortunate our mission is timeless,†Pichai, who is chief executive officer of Google and its parent, Alphabet Inc, said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Emily Chang for the Bloomberg New Economy ...
Read More »Microsoft opens three Swedish data hubs using only green power
Bloomberg Microsoft Corp has turned on a series of data centers at three sites in Sweden that run entirely on green energy through a partnership with state-owned utility Vattenfall AB. The Swedish computer halls, covering a total area of nearly 900 acres, are the latest in the company’s expansion to meet the huge appetite from businesses for secure cloud services. ...
Read More »Rise of the robots speeds up in pandemic with US labour scarce
Bloomberg American workers are hoping that the tight pandemic labour market will translate into better pay. It might just mean robots take their jobs instead. Labour shortages and rising wages are pushing US business to invest in automation. A recent Federal Reserve survey of chief financial officers found that at firms with difficulty hiring, one-third are implementing or exploring automation ...
Read More »Southeast Asia’s digital economy set to double to $363bn by 2025
Bloomberg Southeast Asia’s booming internet economy is set to double to $363 billion by 2025, eclipsing the previous forecast of $300 billion, research from Google, Temasek Holdings Pte and Bain & Co. shows. E-commerce, travel, media, transport and food are driving the region’s digital growth, with online spending rising 49% in 2021 to $174 billion, the companies said in their ...
Read More »Sweden’s Spotify acquires audiobook firm Findaway
Bloomberg Spotify Technology SA agreed to acquire Findaway, an audiobook company that gives the Swedish streaming giant additional products to market alongside music and podcasts. Findaway is a distributor for many audiobook services, publishers and authors, and will continue to serve them after the deal closes, the companies said. The purchase marks Spotify’s most significant investment in audiobooks, and is ...
Read More »Meta to remove ad-targeting options linked to race, religion
Bloomberg Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc will remove thousands of ad-targeting categories that helped marketers reach users of a particular race, ethnicity and religion — categories the social network says “may be perceived as sensitive.†Meta’s Facebook and Instagram don’t ask users to share their race or religion, and don’t allow marketers to target consumers based on those topics. But ...
Read More »Facebook’s profit engine is proving irresistible for investors
Bloomberg A lot of the content on Facebook’s social-media services may be seen as being toxic, but that hasn’t stopped investors from pouring money back into beaten-down stock. Shares of the social media giant, now known as Meta Platforms Inc, posted their first weekly gain since early September, before a trove of internal data from a whistle-blower unleashed another round ...
Read More »Facebook changes name to Meta in embrace of VR
Bloomberg Facebook Inc is re-christening itself Meta Platforms Inc., decoupling its corporate identity from the eponymous social network mired in toxic content, and highlighting a shift to an emerging computing platform focused on virtual reality. “The metaverse is the next frontier,†Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said in a presentation at Facebook’s Connect conference, held virtually. “From now on, we’re ...
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