September, 2023

• 18 September

  Apple taps new leader for team developing glucose tracker

  

  BLOOMBERG Apple Inc has named a new leader for its secret group working on a noninvasive blood sugar monitor, putting a veteran iPhone and Mac chip executive in charge of one of the company’s most ambitious forays into health technology. Tim Millet, Apple’s vice president of platform architecture, has taken charge of the project after it was left without a ...

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• 18 September

  Apple tech support staff urged to stay mum on iPhone 12 radiation issue

  

  BLOOMBERG Apple Inc, facing a controversy in France over the iPhone 12’s radiation levels, has advised tech-support staff not to volunteer any information when consumers ask about the issue.  If customers inquire about the French government’s claim that the model exceeds standards for electromagnetic radiation, workers should say they don’t have anything to share, Apple employees have been told. Staff ...

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• 18 September

  Apple iPhone 15 Pro deliveries slip to October in sign of demand

  

  BLOOMBERG Apple Inc’s new iPhone 15 Pro quickly saw initial delivery times slip into October as the new flagship device went on sale for pre-orders, suggesting strong demand for the most-expensive models. Four iPhone 15 models became available for pre-order in several countries. The Pro Max, which starts at $1,199, saw its first deliveries slip from Sept. 22 to as ...

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• 18 September

  Swatch Group CEO opens factory to show budget Blancpain isn’t plastic

  

  BLOOMBERG Bright spaghetti-like strands jiggle across a conveyor belt at a manufacturing plant in Grenchen, Switzerland, before arching into a cutting machine that spits a shower of yellow pellets into an industrial-sized sack.  Nick Hayek, the 68-year-old chief executive officer of Swatch Group AG, reaches in and pulls out a handful. “Look, they’re still warm.” The pellets, made of a ...

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• 18 September

  Amazon ‘going big’ to fill delivery void left by Shopify’s retreat

  

  BLOOMBERG Amazon.com Inc is targeting a logistics void left by Shopify Inc’s abrupt retreat from shipping services earlier this year, which created an opportunity for the online retailer to make money delivering products ordered on sites other than Amazon.com. The e-commerce giant is promoting Buy With Prime, which was introduced last year and offers online merchants fast delivery of customer ...

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• 18 September

  Qantas’ staff sacking hampers its reputation

  

  BLOOMBERG Qantas Airways illegally sacked 1,700 ground workers during the pandemic, Australia’s top court ruled, delivering a further blow to the reputation of the country’s most-complained-about business. The High Court of Australia dismissed Qantas’ appeal against an earlier judgment that found the airline axed the employees unlawfully. Qantas now faces penalties and compensation payments to affected workers. Qantas outsourced ground-handling ...

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• 18 September

  Airlines shares slump most as American cuts view

  

  BLOOMBERG US passenger airline shares sank by the most since July after American Airlines Group Inc and discount carriers warned that higher fuel costs, labour costs and flagging interest in domestic travel were hurting their bottom lines. American slashed its third-quarter earnings outlook on a jump in jet fuel prices and payment of roughly $230 million in retroactive salary under ...

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• 18 September

  70% of jet fuels at EU airports will have to be green by 2050

  

  BRUSSELS / WAM Members of European Parliament (MEPs) approved a new law to increase the uptake of sustainable fuels, such as advanced biofuels or hydrogen, in the aviation sector. The RefuelEU aviation rules are part of the “Fit for 55 package”, the EU’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels and ...

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• 18 September

  Abdullah bin Zayed to lead UAE delegation to 78th UN General Assembly in New York

  

  NEW YORK / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will lead the United Arab Emirates’ delegation to the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) in New York from September 18-26. HH Sheikh Abdullah will present the UAE’s policy priorities and vision for international peace, security, and cooperation in his  September ...

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• 18 September

  ZHO, Emirates Transport sign pact to unveil joint  initiatives

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination (ZHO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates Transport to enhance their partnership on providing the best services of ZHO’s members of determination. Under the MoU, the two sides will cooperate to carry out an initiative to sew uniforms for Emirates Transport’s bus drivers and supervisors by people ...

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