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Finland pining for post-Nokia economic champion
AFP, Published on 16/11/2016
» ÄäNEKOSKI (FINLAND) - Nokia was once the motor of Finland's economy, but since the demise of the company's mobile phone business the Nordic country has struggled to find a new engine for growth.
Dubai port titan invests in futuristic Hyperloop train
AFP, Published on 14/10/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Shipping port industry colossus DP World Group of Dubai on Thursday joined backers of a US startup working on the futuristic super-speedy train concept Hyperloop.
'Internet economy' is six percent of US GDP: study
AFP, Published on 11/12/2015
» WASHINGTON - The Internet's economic impact has doubled since 2007 and now fuels at least six percent of the overall US economy, a study showed Thursday.
Apple to open $2 bn solar-powered Arizona data center
AFP, Published on 03/02/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Apple unveiled plans Monday to pump $2 billion over the coming decade into a data center "global command" facility in the southwest state of Arizona.
Internet price war launched in France as consolidation looms
AFP, Published on 27/02/2014
» French telecoms firm Bouygues Telecom on Wednesday launched a national price war to grab at-home Internet, TV and telephone customers, piling pressure on a cut-throat market that analysts say must now consolidate to stay profitable.
Delays hang over Pakistan 3G lifeline
AFP, Published on 07/08/2013
» Pakistan's cash-strapped government has promised to sell 3G mobile telephone licences to raise revenue, match regional rivals and drive prosperity, but the process has been beset by delays.
Google provides temporary Cornell science campus
AFP, Published on 22/05/2012
» Google on Monday agreed to provide a temporary home to a high-tech science college run by Cornell University in New York City.
Google turns up investment in solar power
AFP, Published on 21/12/2011
» Google on Tuesday ramped up its investment in clean energy by backing the construction of solar panels that will feed electricity to California's power grid.
Chinese developers plan online auctions: report
AFP, Published on 01/12/2011
» Twenty Chinese property developers, faced with slumping sales and prices, plan to hold online auctions in an attempt to attract more home buyers to their showrooms, state media said Wednesday.
Israeli innovators build new 'Silicon Valley'
AFP, Published on 29/06/2011
» With a concentration of start-ups just behind that of Silicon Valley and an impressive pool of engineers, Israel is becoming the new standard for high-tech, with a unique business model.