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Party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president takes large lead in parliamentary vote
Party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president takes large lead in parliamentary vote
Huawei Technologies gained more ground in mainland China's high-end smartphone segment in the third quarter, narrowing the gap with US rival Apple, which still leads that handset category, the latest data from research firm Canalys showed. Shenzhen-based Huawei's domestic shipments of premium-priced smartphones - handsets that cost more than US$600 - surged 34 per cent in the September quarter from a year earlier, resulting in a 33 per cent share, according to a report released by Canalys on Fri
NOK announces a two-year deal extension from Indosat to strengthen the latter's core network in Indonesia.
IDC, a market intelligence firm, notes that Indonesia is one of Apple's fastest growing markets in Southeast Asia.
Alphabet's expanding AI portfolio is strengthening its position in the cloud, search and smartphone domains despite increasing regulatory headwinds.
Ahead of Adobe (ADBE) and Oracle (ORCL) reporting earnings, BNP Paribas Exane global head of software research Stefan Slowinski joins Julie Hyman and Josh Lipton on Market Domination to discuss his strategy for navigating software stocks in 2025, which he expects to be the year of artificial intelligence (AI) agents. Slowinski says the software sector has made a "180-degree turn" in the last six months of 2024, with a "turn in sentiment" that "AI agents are finally the killer app that allows companies to monetize Gen AI." Among the software players, Slowinski names Salesforce (CRM) and Oracle (ORCL) as stocks still trading at "reasonable" valuations that are positioned to gain from the adoptions of AI agents and copilots. On the other hand, Adobe (ADBE) is one he has worries about. "Part of our concern around Adobe is just the increasing competition from the hyperscalers," like Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Meta (META), Amazon (AMZN), and Microsoft (MSFT). To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination here. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan.
A federal court in Washington, D.C., upheld the government’s TikTok ban today after the social media company filed a lawsuit against the federal government.
Apple (AAPL, Financials) is balancing government subsidies with iPhone 17 Air issues in China, a new note from analyst Jefferies. As these mixed elements play out, analysts forecast the shares of the IT behemoth will stay "range bound" in the short future. Consumer subsidies have lately been established in China by recent projects; provinces of Jiangsu and Guizhou have discounted cellphones and other goods up to 15%.
This week's best tech deals include $75 off the PlayStation 5, $70 off the Apple Watch Series 10 and a new low for Apple's AirPods 4 with ANC.
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The Biden years have planted land mines on many fronts for the incoming Trump team. Shamefully, rather than trying to repair the damage they’ve caused, they are racing to do more.
Bashar al-Assad’s family fled to Russia in the days after rebel forces launched a shock offensive that captured swathes of territory across northern Syria, it has been revealed.
"At this point, the dad leaned over and asked, 'Would you mind switching seats with her? She’s just a kid,' " the passenger says
A pair of cheeky macaques caused a stir at Singapore's Changi Airport on December 3 after they were spotted wandering around the Terminal 2 concourse. Comical footage of the incident has gone viral, with users praising a female employee who appeared to be politely talking with one of the primate invaders as she calmly escorted it out of the building.
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Reds will also be without an influential starter for their next Champions League contest against Girona in midweek
King Charles had a very special gift for Kate Middleton ahead of Christmas this year. See special gesture.
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are stepping out to support their mom's big night
The Democratic strategist slammed Biden for not exiting the presidential race sooner and lamented that his otherwise "stunning" legacy is now overshadowed.
Elon Musk may have spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars backing Donald Trump, but that was a drop in the ocean compared with what the world’s richest man has earned since the election.