Are electronic cigarettes a safe alternative to smoking?The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no, but China’s largest e-cigarette brand Relx Technology thinks more research could prove otherwise.“E-cigarettes are sometimes viewed with suspicion beca...
The proposed marriage between US graphics chip giant Nvidia and UK-based chip design specialist Arm might face the same fate as Qualcomm’s failed bid for European chip maker NXP if Chinese regulators have their way, according to analysts.The US$40 bill...
The new US company that TikTok’s owner Bytedance Ltd. plans to form with Oracle Corp. intends to hold an initial public offering in about a year, according to people familiar with the matter.The new company, which would be called TikTok Global, accordi...
With the US presidential election fast approaching, experts are debating whether a victory for Democratic nominee Joe Biden in November will reverse a building tech war that threatens to split the global technology industry in half, from semiconductors...
Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings is expected to mitigate its recent setbacks in the United States and India, according to analysts, with the opening of a new office in Singapore, a move designed to broaden its operations across Southeast Asia.Es...
Apple rolled out a new virtual fitness service and a bundle of all its subscriptions, Apple One, focusing a holiday-season product launch on services that are the backbone of Apple’s growth strategy and that cater to customers working at home during th...
China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) has asked for approval from the United States to continue supplying Huawei Technologies, state media outlet Beijing News reported on Tuesday, citing the company. SMIC told the newspaper tha...
YouTube will be testing its new short-form video feature in India, where ByteDance-owned TikTok – often credited for popularising the format – has been banned since June.The new feature, called Shorts, will be part of YouTube’s existing app and allow c...
Nvidia Corp’s US$40 billion acquisition of chip designer Arm is set to catapult it into the fray of geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington, analysts and lawyers say.Arm’s blueprints for powering chipsets are a critical component for many ...
The head of Nvidia Corp vowed to step up investment in Britain and increase jobs there as part of its US$40 billion acquisition of chip designer Arm, following complaints from an Arm co-founder that the deal would destroy the company.Nvidia, the bigges...