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Memory chip crunch could drive up smartphone prices
AFP, Published on 20/11/2025
» TOKYO - Shoppers could face higher prices for phones, laptops and other devices next year, manufacturers and analysts warn, as AI data centres gobble up memory chips used in consumer electronics.
ASML, Samsung ink 700mn chip plant deal as S.Korea president visits
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» VELDHOVEN (NETHERLANDS) - Dutch tech giant ASML and Samsung Tuesday signed a deal worth around 700 million euros to build a semiconductor research plant in South Korea, as President Yoon Suk Yeol wrapped up day one of a technology-focused visit.
Ford-backed electric battery venture approved for $9.2bn US loan
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» NEW YORK: A Ford joint venture to build three new electric vehicle battery plants is set to receive up to US$9.2 billion in US federal loans under a program backed by US President Joe Biden, officials announced Thursday.
At least 28 dead, 300 hurt in India rail crash: officials
AFP, Published on 03/06/2023
» NEW DELHI - At least 28 people have died, more than 300 were injured and many are feared trapped in a multiple train collision in eastern India's Odisha state, a medical officer said Friday.
Samsung Electronics logs worst quarterly earnings in 14 years
AFP, Published on 27/04/2023
» SEOUL: Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported its worst quarterly profits in 14 years, blaming slowing consumer spending on electronics and a global microchip glut that hit its core memory business.
Clones, noseprints, flying taxis: Sci-fi meets reality at expo
AFP, Published on 02/03/2023
» BARCELONA: The Mobile World Congress (MWC) is primarily a pow-wow for the big-wigs of the telecom industry, but far from the main thoroughfares of the vast conference there are always hidden tech gems.
Companies envision taxis flying above jammed traffic
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: As urban traffic gets more miserable, entrepreneurs are looking to a future in which commuters hop into "air taxis" that whisk them over clogged roads.
Wrong number: 'Squid Game' card triggers call deluge
AFP, Published on 07/10/2021
» SEOUL: Global streaming giant Netflix has edited a phone number that appears in its global hit series "Squid Game" after South Koreans who use it or similar combinations were deluged with calls — some asking to join the show's life-or-death games.
Ford announces $11.4 bn investment for electric vehicle production
AFP, Published on 28/09/2021
» WASHINGTON - US car manufacturer Ford said Monday it plans to invest $11.4 billion in electric vehicle production, building four new plants that will create 11,000 new jobs by 2025.
Jailed Samsung chief released on parole
AFP, Published on 13/08/2021
» SEOUL: The jailed de facto leader of the giant Samsung group walked free on parole Friday, the latest instance of South Korea's long tradition of freeing business leaders imprisoned for corruption or tax evasion on economic grounds.